1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/getc_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/getc_spec.rb
index f7e98d2a33..263d418316 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/getc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/getc_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require 'stringio'
-require File.expand_path('../shared/getc', __FILE__)
+require_relative 'shared/getc'
 
 describe "StringIO#getc" do
   it_behaves_like :stringio_getc, :getc
 
-  it "returns the charactor at the current position" do
+  it "returns the character at the current position" do
     io = StringIO.new("example")
 
-    io.send(@method).should == ?e
-    io.send(@method).should == ?x
-    io.send(@method).should == ?a
+    io.getc.should == ?e
+    io.getc.should == ?x
+    io.getc.should == ?a
   end
 end