diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/decode.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/decode.scrbl
index 58f8b8b2..32791b8e 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/decode.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/decode.scrbl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ At the @tech{flow} level, decoding recognizes a blank line as a
 @tech{paragraph} separator. At the @tech{paragraph}-content level,
 decoding makes just a few special text conversions:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{@litchar{---}: converted to @scheme['mdash], which the HTML render
        outputs as an en-dash surrounded by space (so don't put spaces around
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ decoding makes just a few special text conversions:
 
  @item{@litchar{'}: converted to @scheme['rsquo], which is a fancy apostrophe: '}
 
-}
+]
 
 Some functions @deftech{decode} a sequence of @scheme[_pre-flow] or
 @scheme[_pre-content] arguments using @scheme[decode-flow] or
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/how-to.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/how-to.scrbl
index 39c7ad4b..52e8da4d 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/how-to.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/how-to.scrbl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ documents.
 
 To document a collection or @|PLaneT| package:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
   @item{Create a file in your collection or planet package with the
         file extension @filepath{.scrbl}. Beware that the file name
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ To document a collection or @|PLaneT| package:
         documentation is generated as @filepath{manual/index.html} in
         the installation's main @filepath{doc} directory.}
 
-}
+]
 
 @; ----------------------------------------
 @section[#:tag "how-to:reader"]{Document Syntax}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ provides an escape to Scheme mode. The syntax of @litchar["@"] is
 where all three parts after @litchar["@"] are optional, but at least
 one must be present. No spaces are allowed between
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{@litchar["@"] and @nonterm{cmd}, @litchar{[}, or @litchar["{"]}
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ one must be present. No spaces are allowed between
 
  @item{@litchar{]} and @litchar["{"].}
 
-}
+]
 
 A @nonterm{cmd} or @nonterm{datum} is a Scheme datum, while a
 @nonterm{text-body} is itself in text mode.
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ guarantees a result that is a list where none of the elements are
 Some things to notice in this example and the documentation that it
 generates:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{The @scheme[list?], @scheme[listof], @|etc| elements of
        contracts are hyperlinked to their documentation.}
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ generates:
        (for-label ....))] of @filepath{helper.ss}, then the
        reference is hyperlinked to the definition above.}
 
-}
+]
 
 See @scheme[defproc*], @scheme[defform], @|etc| for more information
 on forms to document Scheme bindings.
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/layers.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/layers.scrbl
index 7ef40640..2da14f7d 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/layers.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/layers.scrbl
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ normally packaged into higher-level functions and forms, such as
 
 Working roughly from the bottom up, the Scribble layers are:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{@schememodname[scribble/reader]: A reader that extends the
        syntax of Scheme with @"@"-forms for conveniently embedding a
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Working roughly from the bottom up, the Scribble layers are:
  @item{@schememodname[scribble/text]: A language that uses
        @schememodname[scribble/reader] preprocessing text files.}
 
-}
+]
 
 The @exec{scribble} command-line utility generates output with a
 specified renderer. More specifically, the executable installs a
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl
index 276ea220..ce2eb65c 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/manual.scrbl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ instead of @scheme[unsyntax].
 
 A few other escapes are recognized symbolically:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{@scheme[(#,(scheme code:line) _datum ...)] typesets as the
        sequence of @scheme[_datum]s (i.e., without the
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ A few other escapes are recognized symbolically:
        non-terminal via @scheme[defform], a variable via
        @scheme[defproc], etc.}
 
-}
+]
 
 See also @schememodname[scribble/comment-reader].
 }
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ is documented by each @scheme[defform], @scheme[defproc], or similar
 form within the section that contains the @scheme[declare-exporting]
 declaration:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{If no @scheme[#:use-sources] clause is supplied, then the
        documentation applies to the given name as exported by the first
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ declaration:
        as the identifier as exported by the first @scheme[mod-path] in
        the @scheme[declare-exporting] declaration.}
 
-}
+]
 
 The initial @scheme[mod-path]s sequence can be empty if
 @scheme[mod-path]s are given with @scheme[#:use-sources]. In that
@@ -855,14 +855,14 @@ typewriter font with two leading @litchar{+}s).}
 @defproc[(math [pre-content any/c] ...) element?]{The @tech{decode}d
 @scheme[pre-content] is further transformed:
 
- @itemize{
+ @itemize[
 
   @item{Any immediate @scheme['rsquo] is converted to @scheme['prime].}
 
   @item{Parentheses and sequences of decimal digits in immediate
         strings are left as-is, but any other immediate string is
         italicized.}
- }
+ ]
 
 Extensions to @scheme[math] are likely, such as recognizing @litchar{_}
 and @litchar{^} for subscripts and superscripts.}
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ The @scheme[content->string] result of the @tech{decode}d
 @scheme[pre-content] is used as a key for references, but normalized
 as follows:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{A trailing ``ies'' is replaced by ``y''.}
 
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ as follows:
  @item{Consecutive hyphens and whitespaces are all replaced by a
        single space.}
 
-}
+]
 
 These normalization steps help support natural-language references
 that differ slightly from a defined form. For example, a definition of
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ the link.}
 A combination of @scheme[scheme] and @scheme[as-index], with the
 following special cases when a single @scheme[datum] is provided:
 
- @itemize{
+ @itemize[
 
  @item{If @scheme[datum] is a @scheme[quote] form, then the quote is
        removed from the key (so that it's sorted using its unquoted
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ following special cases when a single @scheme[datum] is provided:
  @item{If @scheme[datum] is a string, then quotes are removed from the
        key (so that it's sorted using the string content).}
 
-}}
+]}
 
 @defproc[(idefterm [pre-content any/c] ...) element?]{Combines
 @scheme[as-index] and @scheme[defterm]. The content normally should be
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ Creates a bibliography entry. The @scheme[key] is used to refer to the
 entry via @scheme[cite]. The other arguments are used as elements in
 the entry:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{@scheme[title] is the title of the cited work. It will be
        surrounded by quotes in typeset form if @scheme[is-book?] is
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ the entry:
        bibliography using @scheme[tt] and hyperlinked, or it is
        omitted if given as @scheme[#f].}
 
-}}
+]}
 
 
 @defproc[(bib-entry? [v any/c]) boolean?]{
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/preprocessor.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/preprocessor.scrbl
index 5d34ef68..e3b4532a 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/preprocessor.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/preprocessor.scrbl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 language provides everything from @scheme[scheme/base] with a few
 changes that make it suitable as a preprocessor language:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
   @item{It uses @scheme[read-syntax-inside] to read the body of the
         module, similar to @secref["docreader"].  This means that by
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ changes that make it suitable as a preprocessor language:
   @item{Values of expressions are printed with a custom
         @scheme[output] function.  This function displays most values
         in a similar way to @scheme[display], except that it is more
-        convenient for a preprocessor output.}}
+        convenient for a preprocessor output.}]
 
 }
 
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl
index 42b24bdc..31293ff1 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ Useful for implementing languages that are textual by default (see
 Constructs an @"@"-readtable.  The keyword arguments can customize the
 resulting reader in several ways:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
 @item{@scheme[readtable] --- a readtable to base the @"@"-readtable
   on.}
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ resulting reader in several ways:
 @item{@scheme[start-inside?] --- if true, creates a readtable for
 use starting in text mode, instead of S-expression mode.}
 
-}}
+]}
 
 @defproc[(use-at-readtable ...) void?]{
 
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
index 60bb8e19..34b71f2c 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ A @deftech{block} is either a @techlink{table}, an
  @techlink{itemization}, @techlink{blockquote}, @techlink{paragraph},
  or a @techlink{delayed block}.
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
        @item{A @deftech{table} is an instance of @scheme[table]; it
              has a list of list of @techlink{flows} with a particular
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ A @deftech{block} is either a @techlink{table}, an
              @scheme[paragraph]; it has a @deftech{content}, which is
              a list of @techlink{elements}:
 
-             @itemize{
+             @itemize[
 
              @item{An @deftech{element} can be a string, one of a few
                    symbols, an instance of @scheme[element] (possibly
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ A @deftech{block} is either a @techlink{table}, an
                    @techlink{delayed element}, or anything else
                    allowed by the current renderer.
 
-                   @itemize{
+                   @itemize[
 
                    @item{A string element is included in the result
                          document verbatim, except for space, and
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ A @deftech{block} is either a @techlink{table}, an
                          @techlink{render pass} of document
                          processing.}
 
-             }}}}
+             ]}]}
 
        @item{A @deftech{delayed block} is an instance of
              @scheme[delayed-block], which has a procedure that
              is called in the @techlink{resolve pass} of document
              processing to obtain a @defterm{block}.}
 
-}
+]
 
 @; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ The @scheme[style] field is normally either a symbol or a list.  The
 currently recognized style symbols (alone or in a list) or other
 values (must be in a list) are as follows:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{@scheme['toc] --- sub-parts of the part are rendered on separate
        pages for multi-page HTML mode.}
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ values (must be in a list) are as follows:
         but @exec{setup-plt} installs @scheme["doc-plt-scheme.org"]
         as the @tt{id} for any document that it builds.}
 
-}
+]
 
 The @scheme[to-collect] field contains @techlink{content} that is
 inspected during the @techlink{collect pass}, but ignored in later
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ pass} to obtain a normal @tech{block}. The first argument to
 
 The @scheme[style] field is normally either
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{a string, which corresponds to a CSS class for HTML output and
        a macro name for Latex output (see @secref["extra-style"]);}
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ The @scheme[style] field is normally either
  @item{an instance of @scheme[with-attributes], which combines a base
        style with a set of additional HTML attributes.}
 
-}
+]
 
 The @scheme[content] field is a list of @techlink{elements}.
 
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/xref.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/xref.scrbl
index aa6ec6ee..6956616f 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/xref.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/xref.scrbl
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ re-exported from other other module, for the other module
 The @scheme[mode] argument specifies the relevant phase level for the
 binding. The @scheme[binding] is specified in one of four ways:
 
-@itemize{
+@itemize[
 
  @item{If @scheme[binding] is an identifier, then
        @scheme[identifier-binding] is used with @scheme[mode] to
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ binding. The @scheme[binding] is specified in one of four ways:
        elements are as in the last four elements of the seven-element
        case.}
 
-}
+]
 
 If a documentation point exists in @scheme[xref], a tag is returned,
 which might be used with @scheme[xref-tag->path+anchor] or embedded in