diff --git a/src/the-parser.md b/src/the-parser.md
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@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ The bulk of the parser lives in the [libsyntax] crate.
 
 Like most parsers, the parsing process is composed of two main steps,
 
-- lexical analysis - turn a stream of characters into a stream of token trees
-- parsing - turn the token trees into an AST
+- lexical analysis – turn a stream of characters into a stream of token trees
+- parsing – turn the token trees into an AST
 
 The `syntax` crate contains several main players,
 
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ all the information needed while parsing, as well as the `CodeMap` itself.
 [parser module]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/libsyntax/parse
 [`Parser`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
 [`StringReader`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
-[visit module]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
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+[visit module]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/libsyntax/visit.rs