diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex b/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex
index 1ee544180c..eaed2ea430 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/frame.tex
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window. {\it Note} tha
 style and must be set by calling \helpref{SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle} before Create is called (two-step construction).
 You cannot use this style together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
 you should use 
-{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \verb$~$ (wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the
+{\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& (wxMINIMIZE\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)} for the
 frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
 default)}
 \end{twocollist}
 
 The default frame style is for normal, resizeable frames. To create a frame
 which can not be resized by user, you may use the following combination of
-styles: {\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& \verb$~$ (wxRESIZE\_BORDER \pipe wxRESIZE\_BOX \pipe wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)}.
+styles: {\tt wxDEFAULT\_FRAME\_STYLE \& (wxRESIZE\_BORDER \pipe wxRESIZE\_BOX \pipe wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX)}.
 % Note: the space after the tilde is necessary or Tex2RTF complains.
 
 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.