diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58c10d0..746e4d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 version, the appropriate code is available from [here][Legacy Repo].
 
 The new version of Apache Bloodhound is in the bloodhound-core git repository
-which is mirrored on Github [here][Github Mirror].
+which is mirrored on GitHub [here][GitHub Mirror].
 
 If you have not already got the code, you can clone the repo with the
 following command:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 which will put the code in the `bloodhound-core` directory.
 
 [Legacy Repo]: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/bloodhound/
-[Github Mirror]: https://github.com/apache/bloodhound-core
+[GitHub Mirror]: https://github.com/apache/bloodhound-core
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
 Where convenient is it sensible to go for the newest release of Python that
 you can.
 
-Modern Linux and BSD distrubutions will have new enough Python 3 packages in
+Modern Linux and BSD distributions will have new enough Python 3 packages in
 their repos and are often already installed if it is not a minimal
 installation. For these cases it will usually be sensible to take advantage of
 this.
 
 If this is not the case, you can look for advice from:
 
- * [The Hitchiker's Guide to Python][Python Guide] for their install guides on
+ * [The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python][Python Guide] for their installation guides on
    Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
  * The official Python documentation on [Setup and Usage][Python Usage] which
    includes information for installing on more Unix platforms, Windows and Mac.
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
    exit
    ```
  * activate the virtualenv manually (example for bash and assumes the
-   suggested `virtualenvs.in-project` option was set:
+   suggested `virtualenvs.in-project` option was set):
    ```
    source .venv/bin/activate
    python --version
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 Quit the server with CONTROL-C.
 ```
 
-Currently there is not much to see at the specified location. More work has
+Currently, there is not much to see at the specified location. More work has
 been done on the core API. The following views may be of interest as you
 explore: