diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ Hosting an application on OpenShift is free.
 
 * Create an account on [OpenShift](http://www.openshift.com/).
 * Add an application, select `JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0`.
-* For the`Public URL` set the name you want (e.g. `commafeed`).
-* For the`Source Code` option, click `Change` and set this repository (`https://github.com/Athou/commafeed.git`).
+* For the `Public URL` set the name you want (e.g. `commafeed`).
+* For the `Source Code` option, click `Change` and set this repository (`https://github.com/Athou/commafeed.git`).
 * Click `Create Application`.
 * Click `Add cartridge` and select `MySQL`.
 * Wait a couple of minutes and access your application.
-* The defaut user is `admin` and the password is `admin`.
+* The default user is `admin` and the password is `admin`.
 
 Deployment on your own server
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@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Files for internationalization are located [here](https://github.com/Athou/comma
 
 To add a new language, create a new file in that directory.
 The name of the file should be the two-letters [ISO-639-1 language code](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes).
-The language has to be referenced in the `languages.properties` file to be picked up.
+The language has to be referenced in the `languages.properties` file to be picked up.
 
 Copyright and license
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@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
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+limitations under the License.