diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index fb99d11a..6c71b242 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.155 2009-08-20 11:51:20 tcunha Exp $
+.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.156 2009-08-20 11:53:27 tcunha Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
 .\"
@@ -1685,17 +1685,20 @@ if it is present, or
 if not.
 Before the command is executed, the first occurrence of the string
 .Ql %%
-and all occurences of
+and all occurrences of
 .Ql %1
 are replaced by the response to the first prompt, the second
 .Ql %%
 and all
 .Ql %2
 are replaced with the response to the second prompt, and so on for further
-prompts. Up to nine prompt responses may be replaced
-.Ns ( Ql %1
+prompts.
+Up to nine prompt responses may be replaced
+.Po
+.Ql %1
 to
-.Ns Ql %9 ) .
+.Ql %9
+.Pc .
 .It Xo Ic confirm-before
 .Op Fl t Ar target-client
 .Ar command