diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
index b060c45..711a487 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 --clean		Similar to "-u DEFAULTS -U NONE -i NONE":
 		- initializations from files and environment variables is
 		  skipped
-		-'runtimepath'and 'packpath' are set to exclude home
+		- 'runtimepath' and 'packpath' are set to exclude home
 		  directory entries (does not happen with -u DEFAULTS).
 		- the |defaults.vim| script is loaded, which implies
 		  'nocompatible': use Vim defaults