diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ae1fb8..abbadcb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ reads the database and posts any scoring plays that have not been posted yet.
 data as posted.
 * `schema.sql` defines the table that new data gets saved to.
 
-Note that there are invisible characters (like 0x1f) in some of the files.
+Note that there are invisible characters (like `0x1f`) in some of the files.
 These are used as delimiters when processing the data.
 
 ## How to use
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ scripts:
       (assuming you wish to process both) for each team you want to follow.
 Separate databases for plays and highlights will reduce delays due to locking.
 4. Put the other SQL scripts in the same directory as the database.
-5. Review the scripts to see what arguments they require.
+5. Review the shell scripts to see what arguments they require.
 6. Write some systemd services and timers to execute the shell scripts
    automatically on some interval. Set the working directory to the directory
 with the database.