diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f4c8f3a..9f92f7d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ If you can launch ``ipython qtconsole`` or ``ipython kernel``, and
 -----------------
 Quickstart Guide:
 -----------------
-Start ``ipython qtconsole`` [*]_. Source ``ipy.vim`` file, which provides new
-IPython command::
+Start ``ipython qtconsole`` [*]_ and source the ``ipy.vim`` file, which
+provides the ``IPython`` command::
 
   :source ipy.vim
   (or copy it to ~/.vim/ftplugin/python to load automatically)
 
   :IPython
 
-The ``:IPython`` command allows you to put the full connection string. For
+The ``:IPython`` command allows you to provide the full connection string. For
 IPython 0.11, it would look like this::
 
   :IPython --existing --shell=41882 --iopub=43286 --stdin=34987 --hb=36697
diff --git a/ftplugin/python/ipy.vim b/ftplugin/python/ipy.vim
index 8c7011b..84aa7bb 100644
--- a/ftplugin/python/ipy.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/python/ipy.vim
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 " Quickstart Guide:
 " -----------------
 " Start `ipython qtconsole`, `ipython console`, or  `ipython notebook` and
-" open a notebook using you web browser.  Source this file, which provides new
-" IPython command
+" open a notebook using your web browser.  Then source this file, which
+" provides the `IPython` command:
 "
 "   :source ipy.vim
 "   :IPython