diff --git a/requests/api.py b/requests/api.py
index 232b01d9..88cfdceb 100644
--- a/requests/api.py
+++ b/requests/api.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from . import sessions
 def request(method, url, **kwargs):
     """Constructs and sends a :class:`Request <Request>`.
 
-    :param method: method for the new :class:`Request` object: ``GET``, ``OPTIONS`, ``HEAD``, ``POST``, ``PUT``, ``PATCH``, or ``DELETE``.
+    :param method: method for the new :class:`Request` object: ``GET``, ``OPTIONS``, ``HEAD``, ``POST``, ``PUT``, ``PATCH``, or ``DELETE``.
     :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
     :param params: (optional) Dictionary, list of tuples or bytes to send
         in the query string for the :class:`Request`.