diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index cd0d464..f08203c 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ let g:pencil#cursorwrap = 1     " 0=disable, 1=enable (def)
 
 For syntaxes such as [tpope/markdown][tm] which support Vim’s Conceal
 feature, you can display \_*italic*\_, \*\*__bold__\*\* and \*\*\*___bold
-italic___\*\*\* markup where the `_` and `*` characters will be hidden
+italic___\*\*\* styles where the `_` and `*` characters will be hidden
 when you’re not on the line. Set the following to `0` if you don’t want
 this behavior.
 
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ this behavior.
 let g:pencil#conceallevel = 2     " 0=disable, 1=onechar, 2=hide (def)
 ```
 
-Note that to display the _italic_, **bold**, and ***bold italic*** styles
-in Vim, you will need both a font (such as [Cousine][co]) featuring those
-style variants as well as a colorscheme (such as
+A couple of requirements: to display the _italic_, **bold**, and ***bold
+italic*** styles in Vim, you will need both a font (such as [Cousine][co])
+featuring those style variants as well as a colorscheme (such as
 [reedes/vim-colors-pencil][cp]) which supports the Markdown-specific
 highlight groups.