--- ntpq.1-orig	2007-01-02 15:30:44.000000000 -0500
+++ ntpq.1	2007-01-02 15:33:44.000000000 -0500
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 \fBx  falsetick \fR
 The peer is discarded by the intersection algorithm as a falseticker. 
 .TP 8
-\fB\[char46]  excess \fR
+\fB\&.  excess \fR
 The peer is discarded as not among the first ten peers sorted by
 synchronization distance and so is probably a poor candidate for further
 consideration.