diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bfc679..ee5df84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -646,11 +646,11 @@ Other options
 ### Disabling &foldmethod during alignment
 
 [It is reported](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-easy-align/issues/14) that
-&foldmethod of `expr` or `syntax` can significantly slow down the alignment when
-editing a large, complex file with many folds. To alleviate this issue,
-EasyAlign provides an option to temporarily set &foldmethod to manual during the
-alignment task. In order to enable this feature, set `g:easy_align_bypass_fold`
-switch to 1.
+`&foldmethod` setting of `expr` or `syntax` can significantly slow down the
+alignment when editing a large, complex file with many folds. To alleviate this
+issue, EasyAlign provides an option to temporarily set `&foldmethod` to `manual`
+during the alignment task. In order to enable this feature, set
+`g:easy_align_bypass_fold` switch to 1.
 
 ```vim
 let g:easy_align_bypass_fold = 1
diff --git a/doc/easy_align.txt b/doc/easy_align.txt
index d36d8dc..34e56a9 100644
--- a/doc/easy_align.txt
+++ b/doc/easy_align.txt
@@ -524,14 +524,14 @@ you can extend the rules by setting a dictionary named
     \ }
 
 
-Disabling &foldmethod during alignment         *g:easy_align_bypass_fold*
+Disabling `foldmethod` during alignment        *g:easy_align_bypass_fold*
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-It is reported that &foldmethod of expr or syntax can significantly slow
-down the alignment when editing a large, complex file with many folds. To
-alleviate this issue, EasyAlign provides an option to temporarily set
-&foldmethod to manual during the alignment task. In order to enable this
-feature, set g:easy_align_bypass_fold to 1.
+It is reported that `foldmethod` value of expr or syntax can significantly
+slow down the alignment when editing a large, complex file with many
+folds. To alleviate this issue, EasyAlign provides an option to
+temporarily set `foldmethod` to manual during the alignment task.
+In order to enable this feature, set g:easy_align_bypass_fold to 1.
 
     let g:easy_align_bypass_fold = 1