diff --git a/vimperator/locale/en-US/starting.txt b/vimperator/locale/en-US/starting.txt
index 81b1870f..ed51c649 100644
--- a/vimperator/locale/en-US/starting.txt
+++ b/vimperator/locale/en-US/starting.txt
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ further locations are tried.
   a. |$VIMPERATOR_INIT|
      _$VIMPERATOR_INIT_ -- May contain a single Ex command (e.g.,
                            "[c]:source {file}[c]").
-  b. [a]\~/_vimperatorrc[a] -- Windows only. If this file exists, its contents
+  b. _\~/_vimperatorrc_ -- Windows only. If this file exists, its contents
 	are executed and _$MY_VIMPERATORRC_ set to its path.
-  c. [a]\~/.vimperatorrc[a] -- If this file exists, its contents are executed.
+  c. _\~/.vimperatorrc_ -- If this file exists, its contents are executed.
 
 2. If 'exrc' is set, then any RC file in the current directory is also sourced.