diff --git a/Source/Common/std string.cpp b/Source/Common/std string.cpp
index 927e18bda..694716042 100644
--- a/Source/Common/std string.cpp	
+++ b/Source/Common/std string.cpp	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 
-void stdstr::InternalFormat(const TCHAR * strFormat, va_list & args)
+void stdstr::ArgFormat(const TCHAR * strFormat, va_list & args)
 {
 	if (strFormat != NULL) {
 		// declare buffer (default max buffer size = 32k)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void stdstr::Format(const TCHAR * strFormat, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, strFormat);
-	InternalFormat(strFormat,args);
+	ArgFormat(strFormat,args);
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Common/std string.h b/Source/Common/std string.h
index 073626fab..ea1be7baa 100644
--- a/Source/Common/std string.h	
+++ b/Source/Common/std string.h	
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ typedef std::vector<stdstr> strvector;
 
 class stdstr: public tstring 
 {
-protected:
-	void InternalFormat(const TCHAR * strFormat, va_list & args);
 public:
 	stdstr();
 	stdstr( const tstring & str );
@@ -32,6 +30,8 @@ public:
 //	stdstr(	const TCHAR * strBuff, size_t buffSize);
 
 	void Format(const TCHAR * strFormat, ...);
+	void ArgFormat(const TCHAR * strFormat, va_list & args);
+
 	//stdstr& operator=(const TCHAR * rhs);
 	void replace(const TCHAR search, const TCHAR replace );
 	void replace(const TCHAR * search, const TCHAR replace );
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 	{ 
 		va_list args;
 		va_start(args, strFormat);
-		InternalFormat(strFormat,args);
+		ArgFormat(strFormat,args);
 		va_end(args);
 	}
 };