diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2562df8..1b88a34 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ exports.chain = function(fn) {
   }
 }
 
-exports.inspect = function(obj) {
+exports.stringify = function(obj) {
   var root = obj
 
   switch (kindof(obj)) {
diff --git a/must.js b/must.js
index 23ebccd..799b8c4 100644
--- a/must.js
+++ b/must.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ var AssertionError = require("./lib/assertion_error")
 var kindof = require("kindof")
 var defineGetter = require("./lib").defineGetter
 var lookupGetter = require("./lib").lookupGetter
-var inspect = require("./lib").inspect
+var stringify = require("./lib").stringify
 var chain = require("./lib").chain
 exports = module.exports = Must
 exports.AssertionError = AssertionError
+exports.stringify = stringify
 
 /**
  * The main class that wraps the asserted object and that you call matchers on.
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ Must.prototype.instanceof = function(expected) {
 }
 
 function instanceofMessage(expected) {
-  var type = expected.displayName || expected.name || inspect(expected)
+  var type = expected.displayName || expected.name || stringify(expected)
   return "be an instance of " + type
 }
 
@@ -748,7 +749,7 @@ Must.prototype.property = function(property, expected) {
   if (ok && arguments.length > 1) ok = this.actual[property] === expected
 
   var msg = "have property \"" + property + "\""
-  if (arguments.length > 1) msg += " equal to " + inspect(expected)
+  if (arguments.length > 1) msg += " equal to " + stringify(expected)
   insist.call(this, ok, msg)
 }
 
@@ -772,7 +773,7 @@ Must.prototype.ownProperty = function(property, expected) {
   if (ok && arguments.length > 1) ok = this.actual[property] === expected
 
   var msg = "have own property \"" + property + "\""
-  if (arguments.length > 1) msg += " equal to " + inspect(expected)
+  if (arguments.length > 1) msg += " equal to " + stringify(expected)
   insist.call(this, ok, msg)
 }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1025,7 @@ Must.prototype.gte = Must.prototype.least
  */
 Must.prototype.between = function(begin, end) {
   insist.call(this, begin <= this.actual && this.actual <= end, function() {
-    return "be between " + inspect(begin) + " and " + inspect(end)
+    return "be between " + stringify(begin) + " and " + stringify(end)
   })
 }
 
@@ -1032,10 +1033,10 @@ function insist(ok, message, expected, opts) {
   if (!this.negative ? ok : !ok) return
 
   var not = this.negative ? "not " : ""
-  var msg = inspect(this.actual) + " must " + not
+  var msg = stringify(this.actual) + " must " + not
   msg += typeof message == "function" ? message(expected) : message
   if (typeof message != "function" && arguments.length >= 3)
-    msg += " " + inspect(expected)
+    msg += " " + stringify(expected)
 
   opts = opts ? Object.create(opts) : {}
   opts.actual = this.actual
diff --git a/test/lib/index_test.js b/test/lib/index_test.js
index 883b8d7..30882f4 100644
--- a/test/lib/index_test.js
+++ b/test/lib/index_test.js
@@ -1,96 +1,96 @@
-var inspect = require("../../lib").inspect
 var assert = require("assert")
+var stringify = require("../..").stringify
 
-describe("inspect", function() {
+describe("Must.stringify", function() {
   it("must return undefined", function() {
-    assert.strictEqual(inspect(undefined), "undefined")
+    assert.strictEqual(stringify(undefined), "undefined")
   })
 
   it("must return null", function() {
-    assert.strictEqual(inspect(null), "null")
+    assert.strictEqual(stringify(null), "null")
   })
 
   describe("given Number", function() {
     it("must show 42 as 42", function() {
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(42), "42")
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(42), "42")
     })
 
     it("must show Infinity as Infinity", function() {
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(Infinity), "Infinity")
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(Infinity), "Infinity")
     })
 
     it("must show -Infinity as -Infinity", function() {
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(-Infinity), "-Infinity")
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(-Infinity), "-Infinity")
     })
 
     it("must show NaN as NaN", function() {
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(NaN), "NaN")
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(NaN), "NaN")
     })
   })
 
   describe("given Date", function() {
     it("must show ISO string representation", function() {
       var date = new Date(Date.UTC(1987, 5, 18, 2))
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(date), "1987-06-18T02:00:00.000Z")
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(date), "1987-06-18T02:00:00.000Z")
     })
   })
 
   describe("given RegExp", function() {
     it("must show source with flags", function() {
       var regexp = /abc[de]./i
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(regexp), "/abc[de]./i")
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(regexp), "/abc[de]./i")
     })
   })
 
   describe("given Function", function() {
     it("must show source", function() {
       function awesome() { return 42 }
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(awesome), "function awesome() { return 42 }")
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(awesome), "function awesome() { return 42 }")
     })
   })
 
   describe("given Object", function() {
     it("must show recursively", function() {
       var obj = {a: {cool: 42}}
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(obj), '{"a":{"cool":42}}')
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(obj), '{"a":{"cool":42}}')
     })
 
     it("must show inherited properties", function() {
       var obj = Object.create({a: 42})
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(obj), '{"a":42}')
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(obj), '{"a":42}')
     })
 
     it("must show circular objects as [Circular]", function() {
       var obj = {name: "John", likes: {sex: true}}
       obj.self = obj
       var str = '{"name":"John","likes":{"sex":true},"self":"[Circular]"}'
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(obj), str)
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(obj), str)
     })
 
     it("must show nested circular objects as [Circular]", function() {
       var obj = {name: "John", likes: {}}
       obj.likes.likes = obj.likes
       var str = '{"name":"John","likes":{"likes":"[Circular]"}}'
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(obj), str)
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(obj), str)
     })
 
     it("must show circular arrays as [Circular]", function() {
       var obj = [1, 2, 3]
       obj.push(obj)
       obj.push(5)
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(obj), '[1,2,3,"[Circular]",5]')
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(obj), '[1,2,3,"[Circular]",5]')
     })
 
     it("must show circular inherited objects as [Circular]", function() {
       var obj = Object.create({name: "John"})
       obj.self = obj
       var str = '{"self":"[Circular]","name":"John"}'
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(obj), str)
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(obj), str)
     })
 
     it("must include undefined values", function() {
       var obj = {name: "John", age: undefined}
-      assert.strictEqual(inspect(obj), '{"name":"John","age":"[Undefined]"}')
+      assert.strictEqual(stringify(obj), '{"name":"John","age":"[Undefined]"}')
     })
   })
 })