diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ which is a lot of typing compared to printf::
     printf("%.2f\n", 1.23456);
 
 Matthew Wilson, the author of FastFormat referred to this situations with
-IOStreams as ``chevron hell``.
+IOStreams as "chevron hell".
 As with printf, there is no chance to support i18n.
 
 The good part is that IOStreams supports user-defined types and is safe