diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20d1806..3f88af0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ ShapeFile library for PHP
 
 ## Features
 
-Currently the 2D and 3D variants except MultiPatch of the ShapeFile format as
-defined in https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf. The
-library currently supports reading and editing of ShapeFiles and the Associated
+This library supports the 2D and 3D variants, except MultiPatch, of the ShapeFile format as
+defined in https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf. It can read and edit ShapeFiles and the associated
 information (DBF file). There are a lot of things that can be improved in the
 code, if you are interested in developing, helping with the documentation,
 making translations or offering new ideas please contact us.
@@ -23,35 +22,37 @@ Please use [Composer][1] to install:
 composer require phpmyadmin/shapefile
 ```
 
-To be able to read and write the associated DBF file, you need ``dbase``
+To be able to read and write the associated DBF file you need the ``dbase``
 extension:
 
 ```sh
 pecl install dbase
-echo "extension=dbase.so" > /etc/php7/conf.d/dbase.ini
+echo "extension=dbase.so" > /etc/php8/conf.d/dbase.ini
 ```
 
 ## Documentation
 
-The API documentation is available at
+API documentation is available at
 <https://develdocs.phpmyadmin.net/shapefile/>.
 
 ## Usage
 
-To read shape file:
+To read a shape file:
 
 ```php
-$shp = new \PhpMyAdmin\ShapeFile\ShapeFile(0);
+use PhpMyAdmin\ShapeFile\ShapeFile;
+use PhpMyAdmin\ShapeFile\ShapeType;
+
+$shp = new ShapeFile(ShapeType::Null);
 $shp->loadFromFile('path/file.*');
 ```
 
 ## History
 
 This library is based on BytesFall ShapeFiles library written by Ovidio (ovidio
-AT users.sourceforge.net). The library has been embedded in phpMyAdmin for
+AT users.sourceforge.net). It has been embedded in phpMyAdmin for
 years and slowly developed there. At one point people started to use our
-version rather than the original library and that was the point we decided to
-make it separate package.
+version rather than the original library and that was when we decided to
+make it a separate package.
 
 [1]:https://getcomposer.org/
-