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@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ The above usage of `:meta` will produce the following:
 }
 ```
 
-If you would like to change the meta key name you can use the `meta_key` option:
+If you would like to change the meta key name you can use the `:meta_key` option:
 
 ```ruby
 render :json => @posts, :serializer => CustomArraySerializer, :meta => {:total => 10}, :meta_key => 'meta_object'