diff --git a/sort.1 b/sort.1
index 82dbeb1..9b40cb5 100644
--- a/sort.1
+++ b/sort.1
@@ -50,13 +50,7 @@ Specifies a key definition of the form
 .No ]]
 .Sm on
 where
-.Sm off
-.Sy S
-,
-.Sy s
-,
-.Sy E
-.Sm on
+.Sy S , s , E
 and
 .Sy e
 are the starting column, starting character in that column, ending column and
@@ -69,13 +63,7 @@ refers to the last column of every line, and
 refers to the last character of the ending column.
 .Sy f
 can be used to specify options
-.Sm off
-(
-.Sy n
-,
-.Sy b
-)
-.Sm on
+.Sy ( n , b )
 that only apply to this key definition.
 .Sy b
 is special in that it only applies to the column that it was specified after.