diff --git a/1984/mullender/README.md b/1984/mullender/README.md
index 827fcbd79..87e134a49 100644
--- a/1984/mullender/README.md
+++ b/1984/mullender/README.md
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ extracted the machine code from the object file.
 compiled in modern systems.
 
 ```c
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <a.out.h>
+\#include <stdio.h>
+\#include <a.out.h>
 
 main(argc, argv) char **argv;
 {
diff --git a/1986/wall/README.md b/1986/wall/README.md
index 9500c49d1..360fb8c6d 100644
--- a/1986/wall/README.md
+++ b/1986/wall/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ make all
 ./wall
 ```
 
-### Alternative code:
+### Alternate code:
 
 If you have an old compiler or a compiler that supports `-traditional-cpp` you
 might enjoy looking at the original source in [wall.alt.c](wall.alt.c).
diff --git a/1994/horton/README.md b/1994/horton/README.md
index c302ec6f1..054d5ac44 100644
--- a/1994/horton/README.md
+++ b/1994/horton/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ make all
 ./horton 3 2 1 0
 ```
 
-### Alternative code:
+### Alternate code:
 
 This confuses cb greatly. See [horton.alt.c](horton.alt.c) for an unobfuscated/enhanced
 version. To run this alternate version:
diff --git a/1994/tvr/README.md b/1994/tvr/README.md
index 3a2852865..c85e2c23d 100644
--- a/1994/tvr/README.md
+++ b/1994/tvr/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ make all
 
 Mode may be a value from 0 to 12.
 
-## Alternative code:
+## Alternate code:
 
 The author has provided us a spoiler version:
 
diff --git a/1994/weisberg/README.md b/1994/weisberg/README.md
index 6bcc92372..855382958 100644
--- a/1994/weisberg/README.md
+++ b/1994/weisberg/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ make all
 ./weisberg
 ```
 
-### Alternative code:
+### Alternate code:
 
 If you liked what you saw from the above program, and happen to
 have some 512 Megabytes of virtual memory lying around with to do,