diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py b/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py
index 07fa943b724f..738af15440db 100644
--- a/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py
+++ b/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 =============
 scatter(x, y)
 =============
-A scatter plot of y vs. x with varying marker size and/or color.
+A scatter plot of y versus x with varying marker size and/or color.
 
 See `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.scatter`.
 """