diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac80dc6..f0cbbbc 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Clone this repo:
 $ git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.sr.ht/~jswank/dotfiles
 ```
 
-But since you forgot to grab the submodules, get them now:
+But since you cloned the repo and forgot to grab the submodules, get them now:
 ```
 $ git submodule update --init --recursive
 ```
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ Install my dotfiles:
 $ ./install.sh
 ```
 
-This will install most common dotfiles: if you want to install a set, provide
-that as an argument:
+This will install dotfiles for commonly used apps: if you want to install for
+an app not included, provide that as an argument:
 ```console
 $ ./install.sh i3  # installed i3 dotfiles
 ```
 
 There are two potential gotchas:
 
-1. `stow` is not installed on the system. There is a bash equivalent that is
-   close enough for most purposes in this repo that the install script will
-   use.
+1. There are submodules in this repo (mostly vim/neovim plugins) which didn't
+   get populated when you cloned the repo. See above.
+
+2. `stow` is not installed on the system. There is a bash equivalent that is
+   close enough in this repo that the install script will automatically use.
 
-2. There submodules in this repo (mostly neovim plugins) and they didn't get
-   populated when you cloned the repo.  See above.