diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index 863f43fd..5d786d4c 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
     return $(selector, this.el);
   };
 
-  // Set up all interitable **Backbone.View** properties and methods.
+  // Set up all inheritable **Backbone.View** properties and methods.
   _.extend(Backbone.View.prototype, {
 
     // The default tagName of a View's element is "div".
diff --git a/test/view.js b/test/view.js
index e69de29b..aba3c939 100644
--- a/test/view.js
+++ b/test/view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+$(document).ready(function() {
+  module("Backbone View");
+  
+  var View = Backbone.View.extend({
+    className : "view",
+    render : function(){
+      $('body').append(this.el);
+    }
+  });
+  
+  var view = new View();
+  view.render();
+  
+  test("view: setMode", function(){
+    view.setMode("active", "test");
+    ok(view.el.hasClass("active_test"), "View should set modes");    
+  });
+});
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