diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
index c07ebf06b..ddec0e6a2 100644
--- a/man5/proc.5
+++ b/man5/proc.5
@@ -6489,7 +6489,7 @@ This file display information about memory zones.
 This is useful for analyzing virtual memory behavior.
 .\" FIXME more should be said about /proc/zoneinfo
 .SH NOTES
-Many strings (i.e., the environment and command line) are in
+Many strings (e.g., the environment and command line) are in
 the internal format, with subfields terminated by null bytes (\(aq\\0\(aq),
 so you
 may find that things are more readable if you use \fIod \-c\fP or \fItr