diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index df3693c..99e7acd 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _(by the way, the documentation you are reading is itself tested with bash-unit)
   skip tests which name matches the given pattern.
   You can specify several patterns by repeating this option
   for each pattern.
-  Tests will appear in *bash_unit* output as _pending_.
+  Tests will appear in *bash_unit* output as _skipped_.
   (see also _skip_if_)
 
 *-r*::
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ Overall result: SUCCESS
 ```
 
 You can combine the _-p_ option with _-s_ to skip some of the tests. This option accepts a pattern
-as parameter and mark as pending any test function which matches this pattern.
+as parameter and mark as skipped any test function which matches this pattern.
 
 ```test
 ./bash_unit -p fail_fails -p assert -s no -s status tests/test_core.sh
@@ -215,16 +215,16 @@ as parameter and mark as pending any test function which matches this pattern.
 
 ```output
 Running tests in tests/test_core.sh
-	Running test_assert_equals_fails_when_not_equal ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_matches_fails_when_not_matching ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_no_diff_fails_when_diff ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_no_diff_succeeds_when_no_diff ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_not_equals_fails_when_equal ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_not_equals_succeeds_when_not_equal ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_not_matches_fails_when_matching ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_not_matches_succeed_when_not_matching ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_status_code_fails ... PENDING
-	Running test_assert_status_code_succeeds ... PENDING
+	Running test_assert_equals_fails_when_not_equal ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_matches_fails_when_not_matching ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_no_diff_fails_when_diff ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_no_diff_succeeds_when_no_diff ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_not_equals_fails_when_equal ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_not_equals_succeeds_when_not_equal ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_not_matches_fails_when_matching ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_not_matches_succeed_when_not_matching ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_status_code_fails ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_assert_status_code_succeeds ... SKIPPED
 	Running test_assert_equals_succeed_when_equal ... SUCCESS
 	Running test_assert_fails ... SUCCESS
 	Running test_assert_fails_fails ... SUCCESS
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ test_darwin_proc_does_not_exist() {
 will output, on a Linux system:
 
 ```output
-	Running test_darwin_proc_does_not_exist ... PENDING
+	Running test_darwin_proc_does_not_exist ... SKIPPED
 	Running test_linux_proc_exists ... SUCCESS
 ```
 
diff --git a/bash_unit b/bash_unit
index 07b8299..3b739ec 100755
--- a/bash_unit
+++ b/bash_unit
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ run_tests() {
     for skipped_test in $(set | "$GREP"  -E '^test.* \(\)' | "$GREP" -E "$test_pattern" | "$GREP" -E "$skip_pattern" | "$SED" -e 's: .*::')
     do
       notify_test_starting "$skipped_test"
-      notify_test_pending "$skipped_test"
+      notify_test_skipped "$skipped_test"
     done
     local tests_to_run="$(set | "$GREP"  -E '^test.* \(\)' | "$GREP" -E "$test_pattern" | "$GREP" -v -E "$skip_pattern" | "$SED" -e 's: .*::' | maybe_shuffle)"
   else
@@ -363,7 +363,10 @@ text_format() {
     echo -n "PENDING" | pretty_warning
     echo
   }
-
+  notify_test_skipped() {
+    echo -n "SKIPPED" | pretty_warning
+    echo
+  }
   notify_test_succeeded() {
     echo -n "SUCCESS" | pretty_success
     echo
@@ -406,7 +409,13 @@ tap_format() {
     local test="$1"
     echo -n "ok" | pretty_warning -
     echo -n "$test" | color "$BLUE"
-    echo " # skip test to be written" | color "$YELLOW"
+    echo " # todo test to be written" | color "$YELLOW"
+  }
+  notify_test_skipped() {
+    local test="$1"
+    echo -n "ok" | pretty_warning -
+    echo -n "$test" | color "$BLUE"
+    echo " # skip test not run" | color "$YELLOW"
   }
   notify_test_succeeded() {
     local test="$1"
@@ -440,7 +449,7 @@ tap_format() {
 skip_if() {
   local condition="$1"
   local pattern="$2"
-  if eval $condition >/dev/null 2>&1
+  if eval "$condition" >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
     skip_pattern="${skip_pattern}${skip_pattern_separator}${pattern}"
     skip_pattern_separator="|"
@@ -452,7 +461,7 @@ test_pattern=""
 test_pattern_separator=""
 skip_pattern=""
 skip_pattern_separator=""
-randomise=0
+randomize=0
 while getopts "vp:s:f:r" option
 do
   case "$option" in
diff --git a/getting_started/tests/test_skipping b/getting_started/tests/test_skipping
index 88e1efd..f70a18d 100644
--- a/getting_started/tests/test_skipping
+++ b/getting_started/tests/test_skipping
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ test_darwin_proc_does_not_exist() {
 }
 test_another_test_to_run_only_on_darwin() {
   assert "mkdir -p /tmp/foo/bar"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.sh b/tests/test_cli.sh
index 03cc5a9..4f04e01 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.sh
+++ b/tests/test_cli.sh
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ test_skipped_tests_appear_in_output() {
 
   assert_equals "\
 Running tests in test_file
-	Running test_three ... PENDING
-	Running test_two ... PENDING
+	Running test_three ... SKIPPED
+	Running test_two ... SKIPPED
 	Running test_one ... SUCCESS
 Overall result: SUCCESS" \
   "$bash_unit_output"
diff --git a/tests/test_tap_format b/tests/test_tap_format
index a9beb86..65b59b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_tap_format
+++ b/tests/test_tap_format
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test_tap_format_for_one_pending_test() {
    assert_equals \
 "\
 # Running tests in code
-ok - pending_not_yet_implemented # skip test to be written\
+ok - pending_not_yet_implemented # todo test to be written\
 " \
 "$(bash_unit_out_for_code <<EOF
   pending_not_yet_implemented() {