diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25203a09c..f1eca90d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Each Python module is represented by a `.pyi` "stub". This is a normal Python
 file (i.e., it can be interpreted by Python 3), except all the methods are empty.
 Python function annotations ([PEP 3107](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3107/))
 are used to describe the types the function has.
+
 See [PEP 484](http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0484/) for the exact syntax
 of the stub files.
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ of the stub files.
 
 The below is an excerpt from the types for the `datetime` module.
 
-```
+```python
 MAXYEAR = ...  # type: int
 MINYEAR = ...  # type: int
 
@@ -52,13 +53,13 @@ versions of Python, `third_party` has version subdirectories, just like
 `stdlib`.
 
 We're welcoming contributions (pull requests) for type definitions of
-third party packages.
+third-party packages.
 
 NOTE: When you're contributing a new stub for a package that you did
 not develop, please obtain consent of the package owner (this is
 specified in [PEP
 484](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0484/#the-typeshed-repo)).
-The best way to obtain consent is to file an issue in the third party
+The best way to obtain consent is to file an issue in the third-party
 package's tracker and include the link to a positive response in your PR
 for typeshed.
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ Note that the only supported version of Python 2 is 2.7.
 According to PEP 484, type checkers are expected to understand simple
 version and platform checks. So the following syntax is legal in a `pyi`:
 
-```
+```python
 if sys.version_info >= (3,):
     # Python 3 specific definitions
 else:
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ can make more sense to have seperate files in 2.x/ and 3.x/.
 
 ## Running the tests
 
-The tests are automatically run by Travis-CI on every PR and push to
+The tests are automatically run by Travis CI on every PR and push to
 the repo.  There are two separate sets of tests: `tests/mypy_test.py`
 runs tests against [mypy](https://github.com/python/mypy/), while
 `tests/pytype_tests.py` runs tests against
@@ -110,11 +111,11 @@ Python 2.7 and install pytype from its repo.
 For mypy, if you are in the typeshed repo that is submodule of the
 mypy repo (so `..` refers to the mypy repo), there's a shortcut to run
 the mypy tests that avoids installing mypy:
-```
+```bash
 $ PYTHONPATH=.. python3 tests/mypy_tests.py
 ```
 This runs five sets of tests:
-```
+```bash
 running mypy --python-version 3.5 --strict-optional # with 342 files
 running mypy --python-version 3.4 --strict-optional # with 342 files
 running mypy --python-version 3.3 --strict-optional # with 327 files
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ running mypy --python-version 3.2 --strict-optional # with 326 files
 running mypy --python-version 2.7 --strict-optional # with 380 files
 ```
 You can limit it to a single test by passing `-p2` or `-p3.5` e.g.
-```
+```bash
 $ PYTHONPATH=.. python3 tests/mypy_tests.py -p3.5
 running mypy --python-version 3.5 --strict-optional # with 342 files
 ```