diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e61131c..4197a5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var person = {
   }
 };
 
-var result = u({ name: { first: 'Susan' } }, person});
+var result = u({ name: { first: 'Susan' } }, person);
 
 expect(result).toEqual({ name: { first: 'Susan', last: 'West' } });
 ```
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ expect(result).toEqual({ scores: { team1: 0, team2: 1 } });
 ```js
 function increment(i) { return i + 1; }
 
-var addOne = u({ age: increment });
-var result = addOne({ name: 'Shannon Barnes', age: 62 });
+var addOneYear = u({ age: increment });
+var result = addOneYear({ name: 'Shannon Barnes', age: 62 });
 
 expect(result).toEqual({ name: 'Shannon Barnes', age: 63 });
 ```
@@ -407,4 +407,4 @@ MIT ©2015 [Substantial](http://substantial.com)
 [icepick]: https://github.com/aearly/icepick
 [React.addons.update]: https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/update.html
 [tests]: https://github.com/substantial/updeep/blob/master/test/index.js
-[currying]: http://www.datchley.name/currying-vs-partial-application/
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+[currying]: http://www.datchley.name/currying-vs-partial-application/