diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index a813f68d9c..cb50e9bb07 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -4483,7 +4483,7 @@
 \indextext{function!allocation}%
 An allocation function that is not a class member function
 shall belong to the global scope and not have a name with internal linkage.
-The return type shall be \tcode{\keyword{void}*}. The first
+The return type shall be ``pointer to \keyword{void}''. The first
 parameter shall have type \tcode{std::size_t}\iref{support.types}. The
 first parameter shall not have an associated default
 argument\iref{dcl.fct.default}. The value of the first parameter
@@ -4604,9 +4604,9 @@
 Each deallocation function shall return \keyword{void}.
 If the function is a destroying operator delete
 declared in class type \tcode{C},
-the type of its first parameter shall be \tcode{C*};
+the type of its first parameter shall be ``pointer to \tcode{C}'';
 otherwise, the type of its first
-parameter shall be \tcode{\keyword{void}*}. A deallocation function may have more
+parameter shall be ``pointer to \keyword{void}''. A deallocation function may have more
 than one parameter.
 \indextext{deallocation function!usual}%
 A \defn{usual deallocation function} is a deallocation function