diff --git a/awk.1 b/awk.1
index aa66f06..49ab58f 100644
--- a/awk.1
+++ b/awk.1
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ There are no explicit conversions between numbers and strings.
 To force an expression to be treated as a number add 0 to it;
 to force it to be treated as a string concatenate
 \&\f(CW""\fP to it.
-.br
+.PP
 The scope rules for variables in functions are a botch;
 the syntax is worse.
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+.PP
 Only eight-bit characters sets are handled correctly.