diff --git a/mips.html.markdown b/mips.html.markdown
index 4134d3fa..45e16e7b 100644
--- a/mips.html.markdown
+++ b/mips.html.markdown
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ gateways and routers.
# Programs typically contain a .data and .text sections
.data # Section where data is stored in memory (allocated in RAM), similar to
- # variables in higher level languages
+ # variables in higher-level languages
# Declarations follow a ( label: .type value(s) ) form of declaration
hello_world: .asciiz "Hello World\n" # Declare a null terminated string
num1: .word 42 # Integers are referred to as words
- # (32 bit value)
+ # (32-bit value)
arr1: .word 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 # Array of words
arr2: .byte 'a', 'b' # Array of chars (1 byte each)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ gateways and routers.
# The basic format of these branching instructions typically follow
#