Index: trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-developer/inc/formatting.php
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--- trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-developer/inc/formatting.php	(revision 10016)
+++ trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-developer/inc/formatting.php	(working copy)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 			$url = get_post_type_archive_link( 'wp-parser-function' ) .
 					sanitize_title_with_dashes( html_entity_decode( $link ) );
 		}
-		
+
 		if ( $url ) {
 			$link = self::generate_link( $url, $link );
 		}
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 
 		return sprintf( '<a%s>%s</a>', $attributes, esc_html( $text ) );
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Fixes unintended markup generated by Markdown during parsing.
 	 *
@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@
 			// Display as simple plaintext list.
 			$text = str_replace( ' * ', '<br /> * ', $text );
 		}
+		if ( false !== strpos( $text, ' - ' ) )  {
+			// Display as simple plaintext list.
+			$text = str_replace( ' - ', '<br /> - ', $text );
+		}
 
 		// Convert any @link or @see to actual link.
 		$text = self::make_doclink_clickable( $text );
@@ -511,6 +515,7 @@
 			list( $wordtype, $type, $name, $description ) = explode( ' ', $part . '    ', 4 ); // extra spaces ensure we'll always have 4 items.
 			$description = trim( $description );
 			$description = self::autolink_references( $description );
+			$description = self::fix_param_description_parsedown_bug( $description );
 
 			$skip_closing_li = false;