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@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ If you are a complete Docker newbie, you should probably follow the [series of t
 * [`docker rm`](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/rm) deletes a container.
 * [`docker update`](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/update/) updates a container's resource limits.
 
-Normally if you run a container without options it will start and stop immediately, if you want keep it running you can use the command, `docker run -td container_id` this will use the option -t that will allocate a pseudo-TTY session and -d that will detach automatically the container (run container in background and print container ID).
+Normally if you run a container without options it will start and stop immediately, if you want keep it running you can use the command, `docker run -td container_id` this will use the option `-t` that will allocate a pseudo-TTY session and `-d` that will detach automatically the container (run container in background and print container ID).
 
 If you want a transient container, `docker run --rm` will remove the container after it stops.
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ If you want to remove also the volumes associated with the container, the deleti
 
 There's also a [logging driver](https://docs.docker.com/engine/admin/logging/overview/) available for individual containers in docker 1.10. To run docker with a custom log driver (i.e., to syslog), use `docker run --log-driver=syslog`.
 
-Another useful option is `docker run --name yourname docker_image` because when you specify the --name inside the run command this will allow you to start and stop a container by calling it with the name the you specified when you created it.
+Another useful option is `docker run --name yourname docker_image` because when you specify the `--name` inside the run command this will allow you to start and stop a container by calling it with the name the you specified when you created it.
 
 ### Starting and Stopping