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@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ For example:
 There are a number of values you can assign to your variables, as of Omega 1.0, only primitive values are possible. Such types are:
 - `string`, a basic piece of text, defined as followes: `"String here"`.
 - `char`, contains a single character, defined as follows: `'c'`
-- `i8` (or usually short), a basic 8-bit integer value, such as `3` or `11`.
+- `i16` (or usually short), a basic 16-bit integer value, such as `3` or `11`.
 - `i32` (or usually int), a basic 32-bit integer value, such as `3` or `11`.
 - `i64` (or usually long), a basic 64-bit integer value, such as `3` or `11`.
 - `f32` (or usually float), a basic 32-bit float value, such as `1.5` or `6.32`.