diff --git a/src/examples.jl b/src/examples.jl
index 57817243..40acf561 100644
--- a/src/examples.jl
+++ b/src/examples.jl
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ const _examples = PlotExample[
         tuple `(x, y, text)`, a vector of annotations, each of which is a tuple of `x`, `y`
         and `text`. You can position annotations using relative coordinates with the syntax
         `((px, py), text)`, where for example `px=.25` positions the annotation at `25%` of
-        the plot's width.
+        the subplot's axis width.
         `text` may be a simple `String`, or a `PlotText` object, which can be built with the
         method `text(string, attrs...)`.
         This wraps font and color attributes and allows you to set text styling.