diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c749ff136c..77896dc5d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ To start the frontend please do the following:
 ## Running with Docker
 
 ### Running With Docker Engine
-To run HospitalRun with Docker please do the following:
-- Goto [https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation) to download and install Docker.
+To run HospitalRun with [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) please do the following:
+- Go to [https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation) to download and install Docker.
 - Clone the repository with the command `git clone https://github.com/HospitalRun/hospitalrun-frontend.git`.
 - Change to the hospitalrun-frontend directory `cd hospitalrun-frontend`.
 - Build the HospitalRun image with `docker build -t hospitalrun-frontend .`
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ If you are running with Docker Toolbox you will have to run the following comman
 - Go to `http://<docker-machine ip>:4200` in a browser and login with username `hradmin` and password `test`.
 
 ### Accessing HospitalRun with Docker or Docker-compose
-If you are not running with docker toolbox please do the following:
+If you are not running with Docker toolbox, please do the following:
 - Go to `http://localhost:4200` in a browser and login with username `hradmin` and password `test`.
 
 ### Troubleshooting your local environment
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Otherwise, here are some tips for common issues:
 
 **The browser shows only a loading dialog**
 
-Is your server (still) running? Is Couch running? If not, that's probably the issue.
+Is your server (still) running? Is CouchDB running? If not, that's probably the issue.
 
 **My changes aren't showing up in the browser**
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Next, click on ***Load File***.  When the database load is complete a message wi
 
 ### Fixtures for Acceptance Tests
 
-Fixtures are PouchDB dumps that are generated with [pouchdb-dump-cli](https://github.com/nolanlawson/pouchdb-dump-cli).
+Fixtures are [PouchDB](https://pouchdb.com/) dumps that are generated with [pouchdb-dump-cli](https://github.com/nolanlawson/pouchdb-dump-cli).
 
 To create a fixture, run `pouchdb-dump http://localhost:5984/main -u hradmin -p test | cat > tests/fixtures/${name_of_fixture}.txt`.
 
@@ -161,17 +161,17 @@ To start coding and understand the frameworks, concepts and structure of the pro
 
 ## Further Reading / Useful Links
 
-* [ember.js](http://emberjs.com/)
-* [ember-cli](http://www.ember-cli.com/)
+* [Ember.js](http://emberjs.com/)
+* [Ember CLI](http://www.ember-cli.com/)
 * Development Browser Extensions
-  * [ember inspector for chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ember-inspector/bmdblncegkenkacieihfhpjfppoconhi)
-  * [ember inspector for firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ember-inspector/)
+  * [Ember inspector for chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ember-inspector/bmdblncegkenkacieihfhpjfppoconhi)
+  * [Ember inspector for firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ember-inspector/)
 
 ## Experimental
 
 ### Make
-If you are willing to try using `make`, ensure you have installed git, node and couchdb (steps 1, 2 and 7 above), you may skip the rest.  This requires couchdb in the path to work correctly.
-* Run `make serve`, it will start couchdb, install npm dependencies and start the server.
+If you are willing to try using `make`, ensure you have installed Git, Node.js and CouchDB (steps 1, 2 and 7 above), you may skip the rest.  This requires CouchDB in the path to work correctly.
+* Run `make serve`, it will start CouchDB, install npm dependencies and start the server.
 * Run `make all` to run all tests and build the app.
 * Look into `Makefile` to figure other targets available.