diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f6ed1e05d58..fabb8479d410 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1711539/72443316-5a79f280-37ae-11ea-858f-035209ece2dd.png" alt="rust-analyzer logo">
 </p>
 
-Rust Analyzer is an **experimental** modular compiler frontend for the Rust
+rust-analyzer is an **experimental** modular compiler frontend for the Rust
 language. It is a part of a larger rls-2.0 effort to create excellent IDE
 support for Rust. If you want to get involved, check the rls-2.0 working group:
 
 https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/185405-t-compiler.2Fwg-rls-2.2E0
 
-Work on the Rust Analyzer is sponsored by
+Work on rust-analyzer is sponsored by
 
 [<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1711539/58105231-cf306900-7bee-11e9-83d8-9f1102e59d29.png" alt="Ferrous Systems" width="300">](https://ferrous-systems.com/)
 - [Mozilla](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/)
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ Work on the Rust Analyzer is sponsored by
 
 ## Language Server Quick Start
 
-Rust Analyzer is a work-in-progress, so you'll have to build it from source, and
-you might encounter critical bugs. That said, it is complete enough to provide a
-useful IDE experience and some people use it as a daily driver.
+rust-analyzer is a work-in-progress, so you might encounter critical bugs. That
+said, it is complete enough to provide a useful IDE experience and some people
+use it as a daily driver.
 
 To build rust-analyzer, you need:
 
-* latest stable rust for language server itself
+* latest stable Rust for the language server itself
 * latest stable npm and VS Code for VS Code extension
 
-To quickly install rust-analyzer with VS Code extension with standard setup
-(`code` and `cargo` in `$PATH`, etc), use this:
+To quickly install the rust-analyzer language server and VS Code extension with
+standard setup (`code` and `cargo` in `$PATH`, etc), use this:
 
 ```
 # clone the repo
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ cannot start, see [./docs/user](./docs/user).
 
 ## Documentation
 
-If you want to **contribute** to rust-analyzer or just curious about how things work
-under the hood, check the [./docs/dev](./docs/dev) folder.
+If you want to **contribute** to rust-analyzer or are just curious about how
+things work under the hood, check the [./docs/dev](./docs/dev) folder.
 
 If you want to **use** rust-analyzer's language server with your editor of
 choice, check [./docs/user](./docs/user) folder. It also contains some tips & tricks to help
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/Cargo.toml b/crates/ra_syntax/Cargo.toml
index c5a3d19998df..83db943fec7f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "ra_syntax"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["rust-analyzer developers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-description = "Comment and whitespace preserving parser for the Rust langauge"
+description = "Comment and whitespace preserving parser for the Rust language"
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer"
 
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