--- old/basic.texi	2020-05-03 01:28:18.576838200 +0200
+++ new/basic.texi	2020-05-05 23:07:21.487684600 +0200
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 starting with @kbd{C-x 8}.  For example, @kbd{C-x 8 [} inserts @t{‘}
 which is Unicode code-point U+2018 @sc{left single quotation mark},
 sometimes called a left single ``curved quote'' or ``curly quote''.
-Similarly, @kbd{C-x 8 ]}, @kbd{C-x 8 @{} and @kbd{C-x 8 @}} insert the
+Similarly, @w{@kbd{C-x 8 ]}}, @kbd{C-x 8 @{} and @kbd{C-x 8 @}} insert the
 curved quotes @t{’}, @t{“} and @t{”}, respectively.  Also, a working
 @key{Alt} key acts like @kbd{C-x 8} (unless followed by @key{RET});
 e.g., @kbd{A-[} acts like @kbd{C-x 8 [} and inserts @t{‘}.  To see
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@
 how many copies of the character to insert (@pxref{Arguments}).
 
   In addition, in some contexts, if you type a quotation using grave
-accent and apostrophe @kbd{`like this'}, it is converted to a form
-@t{‘like this’} using single quotation marks, even without @kbd{C-x 8}
-commands.  Similarly, typing a quotation @kbd{``like this''} using
-double grave accent and apostrophe converts it to a form @t{“like
-this”} using double quotation marks.  @xref{Quotation Marks}.
+accent and apostrophe @verb{|`like this'|}, it is converted to a form
+using single quotation marks @t{‘like this’}, even without @kbd{C-x 8}
+commands.  Similarly, typing a quotation using double grave accent and
+apostrophe @verb{|``like this''|}, converts it to a form using double
+quotation marks @w{@t{“like this”}}.  @xref{Quotation Marks}.
 
 @node Moving Point
 @section Changing the Location of Point