diff --git a/panda/src/putil/stringStream.h b/panda/src/putil/stringStream.h
index b4e0fc61a7..0f284ffefe 100644
--- a/panda/src/putil/stringStream.h
+++ b/panda/src/putil/stringStream.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //       Class : StringStream
 // Description : A bi-directional stream object that reads and writes
-//               data to an internal buffer, which can be appended to
-//               or read from as a string.
+//               data to an internal buffer, which can be retrieved
+//               and/or set as a string.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA StringStream : public iostream {
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