diff --git a/ewah/bitcounter.go b/ewah/bitcounter.go
index 5c73903..53ee0cf 100644
--- a/ewah/bitcounter.go
+++ b/ewah/bitcounter.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ func newBitCounter() BitmapStorage {
 
 var _ BitmapStorage = (*bitCounter)(nil)
 
-func (this *bitCounter) add(newdata uint64) {
+func (this *bitCounter) addWord(newdata uint64) {
 	this.oneBits += popcount_3(newdata)
 }
 
 func (this *bitCounter) addStreamOfLiteralWords(data []uint64, start, number int32) {
 	for i := start; i < start + number; i++ {
-		this.add(data[i])
+		this.addWord(data[i])
 	}
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (this *bitCounter) addStreamOfEmptyWords(v bool, number int64) {
 
 func (this *bitCounter) addStreamOfNegatedLiteralWords(data []uint64, start, number int32) {
 	for i := start; i < start + number; i++ {
-		this.add(^data[i])
+		this.addWord(^data[i])
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ewah/bitmap_storage.go b/ewah/bitmap_storage.go
index 8717f99..c4e4a79 100644
--- a/ewah/bitmap_storage.go
+++ b/ewah/bitmap_storage.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 package ewah
 
 type BitmapStorage interface {
-	add(uint64)
+	addWord(uint64)
 	addStreamOfLiteralWords([]uint64, int32, int32)
 	addStreamOfEmptyWords(bool, int64)
 	addStreamOfNegatedLiteralWords([]uint64, int32, int32)
diff --git a/ewah/bitops.go b/ewah/bitops.go
index 53b0ecc..5ff563a 100644
--- a/ewah/bitops.go
+++ b/ewah/bitops.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (this *Ewah) andToContainer(a *Ewah, container BitmapStorage) {
 		if leftOverLiterals > 0 {
 			// for each of the left over literals, we will AND them and put the result in the contanier
 			for k := int64(0); k < leftOverLiterals; k++ {
-				container.add(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) & jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
+				container.addWord(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) & jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
 			}
 
 			// Move the cursors forward
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func (this *Ewah) andNotToContainer(a *Ewah, container BitmapStorage) {
 
 		if leftOverLiterals > 0 {
 			for k := int64(0); k < leftOverLiterals; k++ {
-				container.add(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) &^ jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
+				container.addWord(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) &^ jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
 			}
 
 			iCursor.moveForward(leftOverLiterals)
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func (this *Ewah) orToContainer(a *Ewah, container BitmapStorage) {
 
 		if leftOverLiterals > 0 {
 			for k := int64(0); k < leftOverLiterals; k++ {
-				container.add(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) | jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
+				container.addWord(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) | jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
 			}
 
 			// Move the cursors forward
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ func (this *Ewah) xorToContainer(a *Ewah, container BitmapStorage) {
 
 		if leftOverLiterals > 0 {
 			for k := int64(0); k < leftOverLiterals; k++ {
-				container.add(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) ^ jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
+				container.addWord(iCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k) ^ jCursor.getLiteralWordAt(k))
 			}
 
 			// Move the cursors forward
diff --git a/ewah/ewah.go b/ewah/ewah.go
index 489dbd3..d4cb53b 100644
--- a/ewah/ewah.go
+++ b/ewah/ewah.go
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ func (this *Ewah) printDetails() {
 //
 
 
-// add is used to add words directly to the bitmap.
-func (this *Ewah) add(newdata uint64) {
+// addWord is used to add words directly to the bitmap.
+func (this *Ewah) addWord(newdata uint64) {
 	this.addSignificantBits(newdata, wordInBits)
 }