diff --git a/bashcols b/bashcols
index 324f2c4..fb0adc1 100755
--- a/bashcols
+++ b/bashcols
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ function colthis {
 # default colors
 defcol red      1
 defcol green    2
-defcol browni   3
-defcol bluei    4
+defcol brown    3
+defcol blue     4
 defcol magenta  5
 defcol cyan     6
-defcol whitei   7
+defcol white    7
 defcol grey     8
 defcol redl     9
 defcol greenl   10