diff --git a/README b/README
index 9b6909c..87c78fe 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -6,20 +6,12 @@ LOOP is an NNTP server written in Common Lisp.
 
 We assume
 
-  - you run SBCL
-
-  - you have Quicklisp installed and knows how to use it
-
+  - you run SBCL, Quicklisp and git installed
   - you know how to use a TCP server such as 
-
       https://cr.yp.to/ucspi-tcp.html
-
-  - you know how to manage a daemon with 
-
+  - you know how to manage a daemon witha package such as
       https://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html
 
-  - you have git and knows how to use it
-
 (*) How to install it
 
 LOOP is not in the Quicklisp repository, so we'll instruct you to
@@ -34,9 +26,6 @@ and say
   $ echo /path/to/loop/home > conf-home
   $ make install
 
-If you just installed SBCL and quicklisp, the build might take a
-little while due to downloading dependencies.  Be patient.
-
 (*) Systems with no installation issues
 
 We installed LOOP just fine on
@@ -123,8 +112,8 @@ It's easy and fun.
 
 (*) LOOP's REPL
 
-LOOP is totally hackable.  Even if you're remotely connected, you can
-have total control over the loop process with the repl command:
+LOOP is hackable.  If you're remotely connected, you can get total
+control over the loop process using the repl command.
 
 $ telnet example.com 119
 Trying example.com...
@@ -137,16 +126,14 @@ repl
 LOOP> *client*
 #S(CLIENT :GROUP NIL :ARTICLE 1 :USERNAME YOU :AUTH? YES)
 LOOP> (list-groups)
-(comp.editors.emacs comp.lisp comp.programming comp.unix
-       humanities.poetry local.control.news local.havoc local.system.reports
-       local.test local.users.evalu math.calculus math.havoc)
+(local.control.news local.test)
 LOOP> quit
 200 Okay, no more REPL hacking.
 
 (*) Cron jobs
 
 If you'd like to remove inactive accounts, we wrote
-scripts/cron-remove-inactive-users.lisp.  Her's our crontab:
+scripts/cron-remove-inactive-users.lisp.  Here's our crontab:
 
 $ crontab -l
 @daily cd /path/to/loop/home && sbcl --script scripts/cron-remove-inactive-users.lisp