diff --git a/workflow-projects.Rmd b/workflow-projects.Rmd
index ed32f5a..068be55 100644
--- a/workflow-projects.Rmd
+++ b/workflow-projects.Rmd
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Paths and directories are a little complicated because there are two basic style
 
 1.  The most important difference is how you separate the components of the
     path. Mac and Linux uses slashes (e.g. `plots/diamonds.pdf`) and Windows
-    uses backslashes (e.g. `plots\\diamonds.pdf`). R can work with either type
+    uses backslashes (e.g. `plots\diamonds.pdf`). R can work with either type
     (no matter what platform you're currently using), but unfortunately, 
     backslashes mean something special to R, and to get a single backslash 
     in the path, you need to type two backslashes! That makes life frustrating, 
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ Paths and directories are a little complicated because there are two basic style
 
 1.  Absolute paths (i.e. paths that point to the same place regardless of 
     your working directory) look different. In Windows they start with a drive
-    letter (e.g. "C:`) or two backslashes (e.g. `\\\servername`) and in
-    Mac/Linux they start with a slash "/" (e.g. "/users/hadley"). You should
+    letter (e.g. `C:`) or two backslashes (e.g. `\\servername`) and in
+    Mac/Linux they start with a slash "/" (e.g. `/users/hadley`). You should
     __never__ use absolute paths in your scripts, because they hinder sharing: 
     noone else will have exactly the same directory configuration as you.
 
-1.  The last minor difference is the place that "~" points to. "~" is a
+1.  The last minor difference is the place that `~` points to. `~` is a
     convenient shortcut to your home directory. Windows doesn't really have 
     the notion of a home directory, so it instead points to your documents
     directory.