diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ccf53b..375ad72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ npx vrml1to97 < old.wrl > shinynew.wrl
 Currently this package exports just two functions:
 
  * convert(vrml1: string): string
+
    The main function, takes in VRML 1 syntax (note that it does not
    actually check that its input is VRML 1, so its behavior is undefined
    if given anything but valid VRML 1 syntax). Returns VRML 97 syntax for
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ Currently this package exports just two functions:
    approximate.
 
  * tree97(vrml1: string): Tree
-   Takes the same input as convert, but rathre than returning a string, it
+
+   Takes the same input as convert, but rather than returning a string, it
    returns a very rough syntax tree for the converted VRML97 scene. The
    returned Tree data structure is an object whose keys are property names
    and whose values are lists of either strings or sub-Trees. Note however