diff --git a/manual/command-reference-manual.tex b/manual/command-reference-manual.tex
index ccfae8bff..8335d582c 100644
--- a/manual/command-reference-manual.tex
+++ b/manual/command-reference-manual.tex
@@ -3156,7 +3156,7 @@ for removal of the read port.
     opt_mem_priority [selection]
 
 This pass detects cases where one memory write port has priority over another
-even though they can never collide with each other — ie. there can never be
+even though they can never collide with each other -- ie. there can never be
 a situation where a given memory bit is written by both ports at the same
 time, for example because of always-different addresses, or mutually exclusive
 enable signals. In such cases, the priority relation is removed.