diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index f7c9c665b..173991ca8 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-01-18  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
+
+	* gpg.texi, specify-user-id.texi: Only some of the mentions of
+	exclamation marks have an example.  Give examples to the rest.
+
 2007-01-17  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
 
 	* gpg.texi (GPG Configuration Options): Make http_proxy option
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index 3312963bd..db78819c4 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -2090,8 +2090,8 @@ The same %-expandos used for notation data are available here as well.
 
 @item --sig-keyserver-url @code{string}
 Use @code{string} as a preferred keyserver URL for data signatures. If
-you prefix it with an exclamation mark, the keyserver URL packet will
-be flagged as critical.
+you prefix it with an exclamation mark (!), the keyserver URL packet
+will be flagged as critical.
 
 The same %-expandos used for notation data are available here as well.
 
diff --git a/doc/specify-user-id.texi b/doc/specify-user-id.texi
index 7643f93ec..0b615b657 100644
--- a/doc/specify-user-id.texi
+++ b/doc/specify-user-id.texi
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ This format is deduced from the length of the string and its content or
 of its SHA-1 fingerprint.  The use of key Ids is just a shortcut, for
 all automated processing the fingerprint should be used.
 
-When using @command{gpg} an exclamation mark may be appended to force
-using the specified primary or secondary key and not to try and
+When using @command{gpg} an exclamation mark (!) may be appended to
+force using the specified primary or secondary key and not to try and
 calculate which primary or secondary key to use.
 
 The last four lines of the example give the key ID in their long form as
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ the @code{0x} prefix.  Note, that only the 20 byte version fingerprint
 is available with @command{gpgsm} (i.e. the SHA-1 hash of the
 certificate).
 
-When using @command{gpg} an exclamation mark may be appended to force
-using the specified primary or secondary key and not to try and
+When using @command{gpg} an exclamation mark (!) may be appended to
+force using the specified primary or secondary key and not to try and
 calculate which primary or secondary key to use.
 
 The best way to specify a key Id is by using the fingerprint.  This