~ is an active character, so we'll just use the word 'about'

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/faq.texi b/faq.texi
index c903f01..5efefeb 100644
--- a/faq.texi
+++ b/faq.texi
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ This approach also has much better error-reporting properties.
 @node Memory leak - 16386 bytes allocated by malloc.
 @unnumberedsec Memory leak - 16386 bytes allocated by malloc.
 
-The leak is ~16426 bytes.  That is, (8192 * 2 + 2) for the read-buffer, and
+The leak is about 16426 bytes.  That is, (8192 * 2 + 2) for the read-buffer, and
 about 40 for struct yy_buffer_state (depending upon alignment). The leak is in
 the non-reentrant C scanner only (NOT in the reentrant scanner, NOT in the C++
 scanner). Since flex doesn't know when you are done, the buffer is never freed.