diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 88b0bde..66aab71 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ suggest using Python 3.5, but **QInfer**
works with either.
If using Anaconda, you should go ahead now and install from their repository
-all the dependencies that we can. If you are using "regular"-Python then you can
+all the dependencies that you can. If you are using "regular" Python then you can
ignore this step. Replace ``python=3.5`` with your version (typically
either 2.7 or 3.5).
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ either 2.7 or 3.5).
$ conda install python=3.5 numpy scipy matplotlib scikit-learn
-If you are **not** using Anaconda, but are instead using "regular"-Python,
+If you are **not** using Anaconda, but are instead using "regular" Python,
and you are on Linux, you will need the Python development package:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Once Anaconda and Git are installed, simply run ``pip`` to install **QInfer**:
$ pip install git+https://github.com/QInfer/python-qinfer.git
-Lastely, **QInfer** can be installed manually by downloading from GitHub,
+Lastly, **QInfer** can be installed manually by downloading from GitHub,
then running the provided installer:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ More Information
================
Full documentation for **QInfer** is
-`available on ReadTheDocs `_,
+`available on ReadTheDocs `_,
or may be built locally by running the documentation
build script in ``doc/``::