diff --git a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
index a1f8ba3..7899e67 100644
--- a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
+++ b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
@@ -88,14 +88,13 @@
     CTR (Counter) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It is considered
     cryptographically strong.
 
-    :param bytes nonce: Recommended to be random. It is critical to never reuse
-                        a ```nonce``` (or its subsequent incremented values)
-                        with a given key.  Any reuse of the nonce with the same
-                        key compromises the security of every message encrypted
-                        with that key. Must be the same number of bytes as the
-                        ```block_size``` of the cipher with a given key. The
-                        nonce does not need to be kept secret and may be
-                        included alongside the ciphertext.
+    :param bytes nonce: Should be random bytes. It is critical to never reuse a
+                        ``nonce`` with a given key.  Any reuse of a nonce
+                        with the same key compromises the security of every
+                        message encrypted with that key. Must be the same
+                        number of bytes as the ``block_size`` of the cipher
+                        with a given key. The nonce does not need to be kept
+                        secret and may be included alongside the ciphertext.
 
 .. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.OFB(initialization_vector)