diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98f5812045..d19adb1fc5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat Dec 19 14:23:59 2015  Jake Worth  <jakeworth82@gmail.com>
+
+	* lib/csv.rb (CSV#initialize): [DOC] Fix double-word typo.
+	  [Fix GH-1161]
+
 Sat Dec 19 10:33:33 2015  Martin Duerst  <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp>
 
 	* enc/iso_8859_2.c, enc/windows_1250.c: separate Windows-1250
diff --git a/lib/csv.rb b/lib/csv.rb
index 6456da8103..ba9d62c706 100644
--- a/lib/csv.rb
+++ b/lib/csv.rb
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ class CSV
   # a String for +data+, you can later retrieve it (after writing to it, for
   # example) with CSV.string().
   #
-  # Note that a wrapped String will be positioned at at the beginning (for
+  # Note that a wrapped String will be positioned at the beginning (for
   # reading).  If you want it at the end (for writing), use CSV::generate().
   # If you want any other positioning, pass a preset StringIO object instead.
   #