diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index aa0425d4d7..7c7bb8a736 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.47 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.48 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.operators">
   <title>Operators</title>
   <simpara>
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ echo "Should be 4: " . $a . "<br />\n";
    <para>
     PHP follows Perl's convention when dealing with arithmetic operations
     on character variables and not C's.  For example, in Perl 'Z'+1 turns
-    into 'AA', while in C 'Z'+1 turns into '[' { ord('Z') == 90, ord('[') == 91 ).
+    into 'AA', while in C 'Z'+1 turns into '[' ( ord('Z') == 90, ord('[') == 91 ).
     <example>
      <title>Arithmetric Operations on Character Variables</title>
      <programlisting role="php">