fix markup nit, typo
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
index 707527f..b61caa7 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
friends are storing additional information on a function object; they're
\emph{decorating} functions with more details.
-The notation borrows from Java and uses the \samp{@} character as an
+The notation borrows from Java and uses the \character{@} character as an
indicator. Using the new syntax, the example above would be written:
\begin{verbatim}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
\end{verbatim}
The \code{@classmethod} is shorthand for the
-\code{meth=classmethod(meth} assignment. More generally, if you have
+\code{meth=classmethod(meth)} assignment. More generally, if you have
the following:
\begin{verbatim}