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diff --git a/man/mhl.man1 b/man/mhl.man1
index 909db5c..37577f8 100644
--- a/man/mhl.man1
+++ b/man/mhl.man1
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if appropriate, otherwise it defaults to 80.
 The default format file used by
 .B mhl
 is called
-.RI \*(lq mhl.format \*(rq.
+.RI ` mhl.format '.
 .B mhl
 will first search for this file in the user's
 .B mmh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ format constraints from the format file.
 The format file can contain information controlling
 screen size, wrap\-around control, transparent text, component ordering,
 and component formatting.  Also, a list of components to ignore may be
-specified, and a couple of \*(lqspecial\*(rq components are defined
+specified, and a couple of `special' components are defined
 to provide added functionality.  Message output will be in the order
 specified by the order in the format file.
 .PP
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ A line beginning with a `:' is clear text, and is output exactly as is.
 .IP \(bu 4
 A line containing only a `:' produces a blank line in the output.
 .IP \(bu 4
-A line beginning with \*(lqcomponent:\*(rq defines the format for the specified
+A line beginning with `component:' defines the format for the specified
 component,
 .IP \(bu 4
 Remaining lines define the global environment.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ width=80,overflowtext="***",overflowoffset=5
 .PP
 defines the screen size to be 80 columns by 40 rows, specifies that the
 overflow indentation
-is 5, and that overflow text should be flagged with \*(lq***\*(rq.
+is 5, and that overflow text should be flagged with `***'.
 .PP
 Following are all of the current variables and their arguments.  If they
 follow a component, they apply only to that component, otherwise, their
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ width).
 .I "variable	type	semantics
 width	integer	screen width or component width
 length	integer	component length
-offset	integer	positions to indent \*(lqcomponent: \*(rq
+offset	integer	positions to indent `component: '
 overflowtext	string	text to use at the beginning of an
 		overflow line
 overflowoffset	integer	positions to indent overflow lines
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ compwidth	integer	positions to indent component text
 uppercase	flag	output text of this component in all
 		upper case
 nouppercase	flag	don't uppercase
-component	string/L	name to use instead of \*(lqcomponent\*(rq for
+component	string/L	name to use instead of `component' for
 		this component
-nocomponent	flag	don't output \*(lqcomponent: \*(rq for this
+nocomponent	flag	don't output `component: ' for this
 		component
 center	flag	center component on line (works for
 		one\-line components only)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ To specify the value of integer\-valued and string\-valued variables,
 follow their name with an equals\-sign and the value.  Integer\-valued
 variables are given decimal values, while string\-valued variables
 are given arbitrary text bracketed by double\-quotes.  If a value is
-suffixed by \*(lq/G\*(rq or \*(lq/L\*(rq, then its value is useful in
+suffixed by `/G' or `/L', then its value is useful in
 a global\-only or local\-only context (respectively).
 .PP
 A line of the form:
@@ -167,17 +167,17 @@ ignores=component,...
 .PP
 specifies a list of components which are never output.
 .PP
-The component \*(lqMessageName\*(rq (case\-insensitive) will output the
+The component `MessageName' (case\-insensitive) will output the
 message file name as a one-line header, similar to
 .BR show .
 E.g. ``(Message 42)''
 .PP
-The component \*(lqExtras\*(rq will output all of the components of the
+The component `Extras' will output all of the components of the
 message which were not matched by explicit components, or included in
 the ignore list.  If this component is not specified, an ignore list is
 not needed since all non\-specified components will be ignored.
 .PP
-If \*(lqnocomponent\*(rq is NOT specified, then the component name will
+If `nocomponent' is NOT specified, then the component name will
 be output as it appears in the format file.
 .PP
 The default format file is:
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ The default format file is:
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
-The variable \*(lqformatfield\*(rq specifies a format string (see
+The variable `formatfield' specifies a format string (see
 .BR mh\-format (5)).
-The flag variables \*(lqaddrfield\*(rq and
-\*(lqdatefield\*(rq (which are mutually exclusive), tell
+The flag variables `addrfield' and
+`datefield' (which are mutually exclusive), tell
 .B mhl
 to interpret the escapes in the format string as either addresses or
 dates, respectively.
@@ -243,5 +243,5 @@ tool, the
 switch does only take file names, but no format strings with a prepended
 equal sign `='.
 .PP
-The \*(lqnonewline\*(rq option interacts badly with \*(lqcompress\*(rq
-and \*(lqsplit\*(rq.
+The `nonewline' option interacts badly with `compress'
+and `split'.