diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fcc8fcc..3379609 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ the [Dockerfile](Dockerfile) and [ctx/](ctx) for the specifics.
   - A few personal preferences are enabled via dotfiles.
 
 A helper script, using [casey/just](https://github.com/casey/just') is in [bin/cli](bin/cli). 
-It can be used to quickly start an ephemeral (or persistent) containers.
+It can be used to quickly start an ephemeral (or persistent) container.
 
 ```console
 $ bin/cli --list
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $ podman cp foo.json cli:/home/cli
 $ bin/cli persist
 ~ $ ls
 foo.json
-~ $ 
+~ $ ^D
 exit
 ```