diff --git a/man/emp_server.6 b/man/emp_server.6
index fc94a1bf..9b9b82ee 100644
--- a/man/emp_server.6
+++ b/man/emp_server.6
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ emp_server \- Empire server
 .BI \-dhps
 ]
 [
-.BI \-D\ datadir
+.BI \-D " datadir"
 ]
 [
-.BI \-e\ configfile
+.BI \-e " configfile"
 ]
 [
 .IR name
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Lwp stack check mode.  This will report if any of the lwp thread stack
 spaces overflow.  It forces lwp print mode on.
 This option automatically sets -d option.
 .TP
-.BI \-D\ datadir
+.BI \-D " datadir"
 causes the server to use the data files in 
 .I datadir
 .TP
-.BI \-e\ configfile
+.BI \-e " configfile"
 causes the server to use the game configuration specification in 
 .I configfile
 (by default, the file "econfig" in the data directory is used)
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ server to kill it.
 Please report all bugs to the Wolfpack <wolfpack@wolfpackempire.com>
 .SH AUTHORS
 Dave Pare, Jeff Bailey, Thomas Ruschak, Ken Stevens and Steve McClure
- are principle authors.
-The list of secondary authors is too long to mention.
+are principal authors.  The full list of authors is too long to
+mention here.