diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3561a7f..6b252ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Between title and group or lines, we can set meta data in markdown by key-value
 - age: show
 - date: 2014/01/01
 - author: @hotoo
-- memtion: https://twitter.com/{@memtion}
+- mention: https://twitter.com/{@mention}
 
 ----
 
@@ -128,19 +128,19 @@ Now we support meta data:
   ```markdown
   - age: show
   ```
-* `memtion`: set memtion enable, and memtion base url. default memtion is disable.
+* `mention`: set mention enable, and mention base url. default mention is disable.
 
   ```md
-  # @Memtion Demo
+  # @Mention Demo
 
-  - memtion: https://github.com/{@memtion}
+  - mention: https://github.com/{@mention}
 
   ----
 
-  - 2014 @hotoo memtion @lizzie
+  - 2014 @hotoo mention @lizzie
   ```
 
-  `{@memtion}` is placeholder for memtion name.
+  `{@mention}` is placeholder for mention name.
 
 * `hashtag`: custom hashtag styles.
 
diff --git a/examples/data.mdown b/examples/data.mdown
index 04fa442..a52032c 100644
--- a/examples/data.mdown
+++ b/examples/data.mdown
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - date: 2014/09/20
 - author: @hotoo <hotoo.cn@gmail.com>
 - age: show
-- memtion: https://twitter.com/{@memtion}
+- mention: https://twitter.com/{@mention}
 - tags:
   - job: #fff, #f00
   - life: #fff, rgba(255,0,0,0.5)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ## @Memthon and #HashTags
 
-- 1998 @hotoo memtion @lizzie
+- 1998 @hotoo mention @lizzie
 - 1998 this is my #life
 - 2013/05/07~2014/10/04 Fall in Love with @lizzie #hashtag
   - 2014-09-30 Married
diff --git a/markline.js b/markline.js
index 814a596..0e4d7e5 100644
--- a/markline.js
+++ b/markline.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var Timeline = require("./timeline");
 var $ = require("jquery");
 
-var DEFAULT_MEMTION_URL = "https://github.com/{@memtion}";
+var DEFAULT_MENTION_URL = "https://github.com/{@mention}";
 
 function isString (object){
   return Object.prototype.toString.call(object) === "[object String]";
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ function parseMarkdown(markdown, meta){
   var RE_STRONG = /(\*\*|__)(.*?)\1/g;
   var RE_EM = /(\*|_)(.*?)\1/g;
   var RE_DELETE = /(\~\~?)(.*?)\1/g;
-  var RE_MEMTION = /(^|[^a-zA-Z0-9])@([^\s\t,\(\)\[\]\{\}]+)/g;
-  var RE_MEMTION_PLACEHOLDER = /\{@memtion\}/ig;
+  var RE_MENTION = /(^|[^a-zA-Z0-9])@([^\s\t,\(\)\[\]\{\}]+)/g;
+  var RE_MENTION_PLACEHOLDER = /\{@mention\}/ig;
   var RE_HASHTAG = /(?:^|[\s\t])\#([^\s\t]+)/g;
 
 
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ function parseMarkdown(markdown, meta){
   html = html.replace(RE_EM, '<em>$2</em>');
   html = html.replace(RE_DELETE, '<del>$2</del>');
 
-  // memtion:
-  if (meta.memtion) {
-    html = html.replace(RE_MEMTION, function($0, prefix, memtion_name){
-      var memtion_url = meta.memtion || DEFAULT_MEMTION_URL;
+  // mention:
+  if (meta.mention) {
+    html = html.replace(RE_MENTION, function($0, prefix, mention_name){
+      var mention_url = meta.mention || DEFAULT_MENTION_URL;
       return prefix + '<a href="' +
-        memtion_url.replace(RE_MEMTION_PLACEHOLDER, memtion_name) +
-        '" target="_blank">@' + memtion_name + '</a>';
+        mention_url.replace(RE_MENTION_PLACEHOLDER, mention_name) +
+        '" target="_blank">@' + mention_name + '</a>';
     });
   }