diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref2.tex b/Doc/ref/ref2.tex
index e187c7a..c96031a 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref2.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref2.tex
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@
 the string}.  For example, the string literal \code{r"\e n"} consists
 of two characters: a backslash and a lowercase `n'.  String quotes can
 be escaped with a backslash, but the backslash remains in the string;
-for example, \code{r"\""} is a valid string literal consisting of two
-characters: a backslash and a double quote; \code{r"\"} is not a value
+for example, \code{r"\e""} is a valid string literal consisting of two
+characters: a backslash and a double quote; \code{r"\e"} is not a value
 string literal (even a raw string cannot end in an odd number of
 backslashes).  Specifically, \emph{a raw string cannot end in a single
 backslash} (since the backslash would escape the following quote