diff --git a/docs/general/dns-filtering-syntax.md b/docs/general/dns-filtering-syntax.md
index dc54e4310..932d324f0 100644
--- a/docs/general/dns-filtering-syntax.md
+++ b/docs/general/dns-filtering-syntax.md
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ The problem with this approach is that this way you will also unblock tracking d
 
 - `@@*$denyallow=com|net`: unblock everything except for `*.com` and `*.net`.
 
-- `||example.org^$denyallow=sub.example.org`: block `example.org` and `*.example.org` but don’t block `sub.example.org`.
+- `||example.org^$denyallow=sub.example.org`: block `example.org` and `*.example.org`, but not `sub.example.org`.
 
 #### `dnstype` {#dnstype-modifier}