--- a/doc/interpreter/linalg.txi	Thu Jan 20 19:34:54 2011 -0800
+++ b/doc/interpreter/linalg.txi	Thu Jan 20 20:19:29 2011 -0800
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
 @c backward substitution, and goto 5.
 
 @item If the matrix is square, Hermitian with a real positive diagonal,
-attempt Cholesky factorization using the @sc{lapack} xPOTRF function.
+attempt Cholesky@tie{}factorization using the @sc{lapack} xPOTRF function.
 
-@item If the Cholesky factorization failed or the matrix is not
+@item If the Cholesky@tie{}factorization failed or the matrix is not
 Hermitian with a real positive diagonal, and the matrix is square, factorize 
 using the @sc{lapack} xGETRF function.
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 used with care.
 
 It should be noted that the test for whether a matrix is a candidate for
-Cholesky factorization, performed above and by the @code{matrix_type}
+Cholesky@tie{}factorization, performed above and by the @code{matrix_type}
 function, does not give a certainty that the matrix is
 Hermitian.  However, the attempt to factorize the matrix will quickly
 flag a non-Hermitian matrix.