diff --git a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
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 using the Yocto Project. Because the goal of the Yocto Project is to
 develop images or applications that run on embedded hardware,
 development of those images and applications generally takes place on a
-system not intended to run the software - the development host.
+system not intended to run the software --- the development host.
 
 You need to set up a development host in order to use it with the Yocto
 Project. Most find that it is best to have a native Linux machine