diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/merge/__init__.py b/Lib/fontTools/merge/__init__.py
index 7653e4a07..ceb70730d 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/merge/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/merge/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Merger(object):
 
     This class merges multiple files into a single OpenType font, taking into
     account complexities such as OpenType layout (``GSUB``/``GPOS``) tables and
-    cross-font metrics (e.g. ``hhea.ascent`` is set to the maximum value across
+    cross-font metrics (for example ``hhea.ascent`` is set to the maximum value across
     all the fonts).
 
     If multiple glyphs map to the same Unicode value, and the glyphs are considered
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ class Merger(object):
     height), then subsequent glyphs are renamed and a lookup in the ``locl``
     feature will be created to disambiguate them. For example, if the arguments
     are an Arabic font and a Latin font and both contain a set of parentheses,
-    the Latin glyphs will be renamed to ``parenleft#1`` and ``parenright#1``,
+    the Latin glyphs will be renamed to ``parenleft.1`` and ``parenright.1``,
     and a lookup will be inserted into the to ``locl`` feature (creating it if
     necessary) under the ``latn`` script to substitute ``parenleft`` with
-    ``parenleft#1`` etc.
+    ``parenleft.1`` etc.
 
     Restrictions:
 
     - All fonts must have the same units per em.
     - If duplicate glyph disambiguation takes place as described above then the
-            fonts must have a ``GSUB`` table.
+      fonts must have a ``GSUB`` table.
 
     Attributes:
             options: Currently unused.