diff --git a/checkers/exceptions.py b/checkers/exceptions.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/checkers/exceptions.py
+++ b/checkers/exceptions.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MSGS = {
               'Used when except clauses are not in the correct order (from the '
               'more specific to the more generic). If you don\'t fix the order, '
               'some exceptions may not be catched by the most specific handler.'),
-    'E0702': ('Raising %s while only classes, instances or string are allowed',
+    'E0702': ('Raising %s while only classes or instances are allowed',
               'raising-bad-type',
               'Used when something which is neither a class, an instance or a \
               string is raised (i.e. a `TypeError` will be raised).'),
Amend the message for raising-bad-type, by not specifying strings.