@item -b @var{file}
@item --break-file=@var{file}
-This option is an alternative way to option @samp{-W} for describing
-which characters make up words. This option introduces the name of a
+This option provides an alternative (to @samp{-W}) method of describing
+which characters make up words. It introduces the name of a
file which contains a list of characters which can@emph{not} be part of
one word, this file is called the @dfn{Break file}. Any character which
is not part of the Break file is a word constituent. If both options