diff --git a/source/intro.tex b/source/intro.tex
index d309ed55be..57a2c3726b 100644
--- a/source/intro.tex
+++ b/source/intro.tex
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
 }
 \end{codeblock}
 
-contains four separate memory locations: The field \tcode{a} and bit-fields
+contains four separate memory locations: The member \tcode{a} and bit-fields
 \tcode{d} and \tcode{e.ee} are each separate memory locations, and can be
 modified concurrently without interfering with each other. The bit-fields
 \tcode{b} and \tcode{c} together constitute the fourth memory location. The