diff --git a/man7/symlink.7 b/man7/symlink.7
index ed99bc423..55ee2d9a3 100644
--- a/man7/symlink.7
+++ b/man7/symlink.7
@@ -84,21 +84,26 @@ as they are implemented on Linux and other systems,
 are outlined here.
 It is important that site-local applications also conform to these rules,
 so that the user interface can be as consistent as possible.
-.SS Magic-links
-There is a special class of symlink-like objects known as "magic-links" which
-can be found in certain pseudo-filesystems such as
+.\"
+.SS Magic links
+There is a special class of symbolic-link-like objects
+known as "magic links", which
+can be found in certain pseudofilesystems such as
 .BR proc (5)
 (examples include
-.IR /proc/[pid]/exe " and " /proc/[pid]/fd/* .)
-Unlike normal symlinks, magic-links are not resolved through
+.IR /proc/[pid]/exe " and " /proc/[pid]/fd/* ).
+Unlike normal symbolic links, magic links are not resolved through
 pathname-expansion, but instead act as direct references to the kernel's own
-representation of a file handle. As such, these magic-links allow users to
+representation of a file handle.
+As such, these magic links allow users to
 access files which cannot be referenced with normal paths (such as unlinked
-files still referenced by a running program.)
+files still referenced by a running program ).
 .PP
 Because they can bypass ordinary
 .BR mount_namespaces (7)-based
-restrictions, magic-links have been used as attack vectors in various exploits.
+restrictions,
+magic links have been used as attack vectors in various exploits.
+.\"
 .SS Symbolic link ownership, permissions, and timestamps
 The owner and group of an existing symbolic link can be changed
 using
@@ -119,7 +124,8 @@ On Linux, the permissions of an ordinary symbolic link are not used in any
 operations; the permissions are always 0777 (read, write, and execute for all
 user categories), and can't be changed.
 .PP
-However, magic-links do not follow this rule. They can have a non-0777 mode,
+However, magic links do not follow this rule.
+They can have a non-0777 mode,
 though this mode is not currently used in any permission checks.
 
 .\"