diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2772e62..f1eef77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 # Getting Started
 
-While you are welcome to provide your own organization, typically a Cobra based
-application will follow the following organizational structure.
+While you are welcome to provide your own organization, typically a Cobra-based
+application will follow the following organizational structure:
 
 ```
   ▾ appName/
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ application will follow the following organizational structure.
       main.go
 ```
 
-In a Cobra app, typically the main.go file is very bare. It serves, one purpose, to initialize Cobra.
+In a Cobra app, typically the main.go file is very bare. It serves one purpose: initializing Cobra.
 
 ```go
 package main
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ cobra add create -p 'configCmd'
 Otherwise, you will encounter errors.
 For example, `cobra add add-user` is incorrect, but `cobra add addUser` is valid.*
 
-Once you have run these three commands you would have an app structure that would look like:
+Once you have run these three commands you would have an app structure similar to
+the following:
 
 ```
   ▾ app/
@@ -232,14 +233,14 @@ Once you have run these three commands you would have an app structure that woul
 
 At this point you can run `go run main.go` and it would run your app. `go run
 main.go serve`, `go run main.go config`, `go run main.go config create` along
-with `go run main.go help serve`, etc would all work.
+with `go run main.go help serve`, etc. would all work.
 
-Obviously you haven't added your own code to these yet, the commands are ready
+Obviously you haven't added your own code to these yet. The commands are ready
 for you to give them their tasks. Have fun!
 
 ### Configuring the cobra generator
 
-The cobra generator will be easier to use if you provide a simple configuration
+The Cobra generator will be easier to use if you provide a simple configuration
 file which will help you eliminate providing a bunch of repeated information in
 flags over and over.
 
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ You can also use built-in licenses. For example, **GPLv2**, **GPLv3**, **LGPL**,
 
 ## Manually implementing Cobra
 
-To manually implement cobra you need to create a bare main.go file and a RootCmd file.
+To manually implement Cobra you need to create a bare main.go file and a RootCmd file.
 You will optionally provide additional commands as you see fit.
 
 ### Create the root command