diff --git a/TODO.FACTOR.txt b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
index 9491ed3795..e18fb04798 100644
--- a/TODO.FACTOR.txt
+++ b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 
 - implement 3.3 floor  4.7 ceiling
 
-- fix stack effect comment spacing in help for words without docs,
-	eg (object -- object object) -> ( object -- object object )
-
 ALL TESTS BELOW FAIL ON x86 linux 32bit
 - float not commutative bug
   : a 237241607 1516.925984289192 3036109462846 913470293/554864
diff --git a/library/syntax/see.factor b/library/syntax/see.factor
index 769be52646..b8b80fa001 100644
--- a/library/syntax/see.factor
+++ b/library/syntax/see.factor
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ sequences strings styles words ;
 
 : effect>string ( effect -- string )
     [
-        "(" %
+        "( " %
         dup first stack-picture %
         " -- " %
         second stack-picture %
-        ")" %
+        " )" %
     ] "" make ;
 
 : stack-effect ( word -- string )