diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb267e2..8861fe8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,25 +8,25 @@ SheepIt Render Farm Client is an *Open Source* client for the distributed render
 
 ## Compilation
 
-You need Java 1.7 or more. (OpenJDK and Oracle are both supported).
+You will need Java 1.7 or higher. (OpenJDK and Oracle are both supported).
 You also need [ant](http://ant.apache.org/).
 To create the jar file, simply type `ant` in the project's root directory.
 
 ## Usage
 
-Once you have a jar file, you can view the usage by running:
+Once you have the jar file, you can see how to use it by running:
 
     java -jar bin/sheepit-client.jar --help
 
 When you are doing development work, you can use a mirror of the main site specially made for demo/dev. The mirror is located at **http://sandbox.sheepit-renderfarm.com**, and you can use it by passing `-server http://sandbox.sheepit-renderfarm.com` to your invocation of the client.
 
-At the command line ui (-ui text / -ui oneLine) you could type in the following commands and press enter to controll the client:
+At the command line ui (-ui text / -ui oneLine) you could type in the following commands and press enter to control the client:
 
-* status: to get the current status of the client (paused, stoped, ...)
-* priority <n>: to set the renderer process priority
-* block: to block the current project
+* status: get the current status of the client (paused, stoped, etc.)
+* priority <n>: set the renderer process priority
+* block: block the current project
 * pause: pause the client to request new jobs after the current frame has finished to render
 * resume: resume the client after it was paused
 * stop: stop the client after the current frame has finished
 * cancel: cancel the stop request
-* quit: stops the client directly without finishing the current frame
+* quit: stop the client directly without finishing the current frame