Removed unnecessary ['] primitive.

[forth.jl.git] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 A hobby implementation of a FORTH-like system atop the Julia scientific
 computing language.  It will almost certainly never be useful for any purpose
-besides, that which it has already fulfilled: forcing me to think quite
+besides that which it has already fulfilled: forcing me to think quite
 carefully about how forth works. 
 
 This package owes a massive debt to the existence of the literate programming
@@ -37,20 +37,13 @@ the julia prompt:
 The first thing the interpreter will do is compile the core definitions in
 the library file.  Once this is complete you can start entering forth commands:
 
-    : star 42 emit ;
-     ok
-    star
-    * ok
-
-Notice that unlike other forths, forth.jl echos a newline after reading each
-line of standard input.  This is an unfortunate side-effect of the way that
-I've implemented the primitive word KEY.  Hopefully I'll be able to fix this
-in future.
+    : star 42 emit ;  ok
+    star * ok
 
 There's an example Mandelbrot Set drawing program included in the examples
 directory.  To run it, you'll have to locate this directory on your system (its
 location depends on what OS you happen to be using and how julia is installed).
-Once found, use the "INCLUDE" word to compile its definitions. For example, on
+Once found, use the INCLUDE word to compile its definitions. For example, on
 my system I can run the example in this way:
 
     include /home/tim/.julia/v0.4/forth/examples/mandelbrot.4th
@@ -87,6 +80,8 @@ my system I can run the example in this way:
                                                                            **                       
     ok
 
+To exit, enter ^D on a blank line or use the `bye` word.
+
 ## License
 
 This package is free software and is distributed under version 3.0 of the GNU