diff --git a/man/XInternAtom.man b/man/XInternAtom.man
index fcbc4931..cdbbc470 100644
--- a/man/XInternAtom.man
+++ b/man/XInternAtom.man
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ can return
 If the atom name is not in the Host Portable Character Encoding, 
 the result is implementation-dependent.
 Uppercase and lowercase matter;
-the strings \*(lqthing\*(rq, ``Thing'', and ``thinG'' 
+the strings \*(lqthing\*(rq, \*(lqThing\*(rq, and \*(lqthinG\*(rq 
 all designate different atoms.  
 The atom will remain defined even after the client's connection closes.
 It will become undefined only when the last connection to
diff --git a/man/XLoadFont.man b/man/XLoadFont.man
index 8480871c..51cd7e36 100644
--- a/man/XLoadFont.man
+++ b/man/XLoadFont.man
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function loads the specified font and returns its associated font ID.
 If the font name is not in the Host Portable Character Encoding,
 the result is implementation-dependent.
 Use of uppercase or lowercase does not matter.
-When the characters \*(lq?\*(rq and ``*'' are used in a font name, a
+When the characters \*(lq?\*(rq and \*(lq\*(rq are used in a font name, a
 pattern match is performed and any matching font is used.
 In the pattern, 
 the \*(lq?\*(rq character will match any single character, 
diff --git a/man/XQueryColor.man b/man/XQueryColor.man
index dd845300..cd810ada 100644
--- a/man/XQueryColor.man
+++ b/man/XQueryColor.man
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ The R, G, and B represent single hexadecimal digits.
 When fewer than 16 bits each are specified, 
 they represent the most significant bits of the value
 (unlike the \*(lqrgb:\*(rq syntax, in which values are scaled).
-For example, the string \*(lq#3a7\*(rq is the same as ``#3000a0007000''.
+For example, the string \*(lq#3a7\*(rq is the same as \*(lq#3000a0007000\*(rq.
 .LP
 An RGB intensity specification is identified
 by the prefix \*(lqrgbi:\*(rq and conforms to the following syntax:
diff --git a/man/XQueryExtension.man b/man/XQueryExtension.man
index 1756bec7..21bdf174 100644
--- a/man/XQueryExtension.man
+++ b/man/XQueryExtension.man
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ specific to the extension.  If the extension involves additional error codes,
 otherwise, it returns zero.  The format of additional data in the errors is
 specific to the extension.  If the extension name is not in the Host Portable
 Character Encoding the result is implementation-dependent.  Uppercase and
-lowercase matter; the strings \*(lqthing\*(rq, ``Thing'', and ``thinG'' are all
+lowercase matter; the strings \*(lqthing\*(rq, \*(lqThing\*(rq, and \*(lqthinG\*(rq are all
 considered different names.
 .LP
 The \fIXListExtensions\fP function returns a list of all extensions supported
diff --git a/man/XmbTextListToTextProperty.man b/man/XmbTextListToTextProperty.man
index cd41b5a8..7cca6ae7 100644
--- a/man/XmbTextListToTextProperty.man
+++ b/man/XmbTextListToTextProperty.man
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ If the style
 or 
 .B XCompoundTextStyle
 is specified,
-this encoding is \*(lqSTRING\*(rq or ``COMPOUND_TEXT'', respectively.
+this encoding is \*(lqSTRING\*(rq or \*(lqCOMPOUND_TEXT\*(rq, respectively.
 If the style
 .B XUTF8StringStyle
 is specified,
diff --git a/man/XrmGetFileDatabase.man b/man/XrmGetFileDatabase.man
index ad627384..5b1daaad 100644
--- a/man/XrmGetFileDatabase.man
+++ b/man/XrmGetFileDatabase.man
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ the two-character sequence \*(lq\^\\\^\fInewline\fP\*(rq
 recognized and removed from the value.
 To allow a Value to contain arbitrary character codes,
 the four-character sequence \*(lq\^\\\^\fInnn\fP\*(rq,
-where each \fIn\fP is a digit character in the range of \*(lq0\*(rq\^\-``7'',
+where each \fIn\fP is a digit character in the range of \*(lq0\*(rq\^\-\*(lq7\*(rq,
 is recognized and replaced with a single byte that contains
 the octal value specified by the sequence.
 Finally, the two-character sequence \*(lq\^\\\\\*(rq is recognized
diff --git a/man/XrmGetResource.man b/man/XrmGetResource.man
index d728ecc0..2686c0d7 100644
--- a/man/XrmGetResource.man
+++ b/man/XrmGetResource.man
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ with the fully qualified name and class.
 The algorithm for determining which resource database entry
 matches a given query is the heart of the resource manager.
 All queries must fully specify the name and class of the desired resource
-(use of the characters \*(lq*\*(rq and ``?'' are not permitted).
+(use of the characters \*(lq*\*(rq and \*(lq?\*(rq are not permitted).
 The library supports up to 100 components in a full name or class.
 Resources are stored in the database with only partially specified
 names and classes, using pattern matching constructs.