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diff --git a/usr.bin/paste/paste.1 b/usr.bin/paste/paste.1
index 5d89dada5226..f9a1dc376033 100644
--- a/usr.bin/paste/paste.1
+++ b/usr.bin/paste/paste.1
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ option.
.El
.Pp
If
-.Ql Fl
+.Sq Fl
is specified for one or more of the input files, the standard
input is used; standard input is read one line at a time, circularly,
for each instance of
-.Ql Fl .
+.Sq Fl .
.Sh EXAMPLES
List the files in the current directory in three columns:
.Pp
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ Number the lines in a file, similar to
.Pp
.Dl "sed = myfile | paste -s -d '\et\en' - -"
.Pp
-Create a colon-separated list of directories named bin, suitable
+Create a colon-separated list of directories named
+.Pa bin ,
+suitable
for use in the
.Ev PATH
environment variable: