diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
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--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@
 
 (Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
 
-item The \module{Tix} module has received various bug fixes and
+\item The \module{Tix} module has received various bug fixes and
 updates for the current version of the Tix package.
 
 \item The \module{Tkinter} module now works with a thread-enabled