1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
index 1015285e04..40af908386 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe :date_parse, shared: true do
     d.day.should == 23
   end
 
-  it "can parse a 'mmm DD YYYY' string into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a 'DD mmm YYYY' string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("23#{@sep}feb#{@sep}2008")
     d.year.should == 2008
     d.month.should == 2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe :date_parse, shared: true do
     d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
   end
 
-  it "can parse a year, day and month name into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a day, month name and year into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("5th#{@sep}november#{@sep}2005")
     d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
   end