diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index e561af94c8..81b1f589c9 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -439,9 +439,12 @@ echo "Should be 4: " . $a . "<br>\n";
    <para>
     The precedence of an operator specifies how "tightly" it binds two
     expressions together. For example, in the expression <literal>1 +
-    5 * 3</literal>, the answer is 16 and not 18 because the
-    multiplication ("*") operator has a higher precedence than the
-    addition ("+") operator.
+    5 * 3</literal>, the answer is <literal>16</literal> and not
+    <literal>18</literal> because the multiplication ("*") operator
+    has a higher precedence than the addition ("+") operator.
+    Parentheses may be used to force precedence, if necessary. For
+    instance: <literal>(1 + 5) * 3</literal> evaluates to
+    <literal>18</literal>.
    </para>
    <para>
     The following table lists the precedence of operators with the
@@ -479,8 +482,8 @@ echo "Should be 4: " . $a . "&lt;br&gt;\n";
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>
         <entry>
-	 = += -= *= /= .= %= &amp;= |= ^= ~= &lt;&lt;= &gt;&gt;=
-	</entry>
+         = += -= *= /= .= %= &amp;= |= ^= ~= &lt;&lt;= &gt;&gt;=
+        </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry>left</entry>