diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68e745dd..7b45229b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ the GNU General Public License, Vesion 2.
 
 ## Prerequisites:
 
-`remind` and `rem2ps` have no prerequisites beyond the standard C library and
+remind and rem2ps have no prerequisites beyond the standard C library and
 the standard math library.
 
-`rem2html` requires the `JSON::MaybeXS` Perl module and `rem2pdf`
-requires the `JSON::MaybeXS`, `Pango` and `Cairo` Perl modules.
+rem2html requires the JSON::MaybeXS Perl module and rem2pdf
+requires the JSON::MaybeXS, Pango and Cairo Perl modules.
 
 - On Debian-like systems, these prerequisites may be installed with:
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ requires the `JSON::MaybeXS`, `Pango` and `Cairo` Perl modules.
 
 - On Arch linux, you need `pango-perl`, `cairo-perl` and `perl-json-maybexs`
 
-TkRemind requires Tcl/Tk and the `tcllib` library.
+TkRemind requires Tcl/Tk and the tcllib library.
 
 - On Debian-like systems, install with:
 
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ Remind can be installed with the usual:
 
 `./configure && make && make test && sudo make install`
 
-You can edit `custom.h` to configure some aspects of Remind.  Or, if
+You can edit custom.h to configure some aspects of Remind.  Or, if
 you have Tcl/Tk installed, you can use the graphical build tool to
-edit `custom.h` on your behalf:
+edit custom.h on your behalf:
 
 `wish ./build.tk`