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@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ See LICENSE for licensing details (GPL v2).
 ### code
 - irc_dictionary and irc_radixtree stuff is now in librb, prefixed accordingly.
   Typedefs have been added for consistency reasons. For example, now you would
-  write `rb_dictionary \*foo` and `RB_DICTIONARY_FOREACH`.
+  write `rb_dictionary *foo` and `RB_DICTIONARY_FOREACH`.
 - C99 bools have been added. Don't use ints as simple true/false flags anymore.
   Don't use `YES`/`NO` or `TRUE`/`FALSE` macros (`TRUE`/`FALSE` has been removed
   and `YES`/`NO` is awaiting the same fate). Use just `true` and `false`.