diff --git a/2005/mikeash/try.sh b/2005/mikeash/try.sh
index 3d5f1c5d4..11488cc55 100755
--- a/2005/mikeash/try.sh
+++ b/2005/mikeash/try.sh
@@ -16,27 +16,44 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 clear
 
 
-echo "$ ./mikeash < mikeash.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./mikeash < mikeash.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
 ./mikeash < mikeash.c
+echo 1>&2
 
 echo 1>&2
 echo "The next command should print nothing." 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
-echo "$ ./mikeash < mikeash.c | diff - mikeash.c" 1>&2
-./mikeash < mikeash.c | diff - mikeash.c
-
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./mikeash < mikeash.c | diff - mikeash.c: "
 echo 1>&2
+# ShellCheck is incorrect here:
+#
+#   SC2094 (info): Make sure not to read and write the same file in the same pipeline.
+#
+# so we disable it.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2094
+./mikeash < mikeash.c | diff - mikeash.c
+echo 1>&2
+
 echo "For the next two commands we will add a newline after the command's output" 1>&2
 echo "for your convenience as they will not print a newline themselves." 1>&2
 echo 1>&2
 echo "The next command should show: \"4." 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
-echo "$ echo '(format t "~s" (+ 2 2 ))' | ./mikeash" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo '(format t \"~s\" (+ 2 2 ))' | ./mikeash: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo '(format t "~s" (+ 2 2 ))' | ./mikeash
 echo 1>&2
 
 echo "The next command will evaluate the expression: (2+2) * (5 - 9/3), giving 8\"." 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
-echo "$ echo '(format t "~s" (* (+ 2 2 ) (- 5 (/ 9 3 ))))' | ./mikeash" 1>&2
+
+# ShellCheck warns:
+#
+#   SC2140 (warning): Word is of the form "A"B"C" (B indicated). Did you mean "ABC" or "A\"B\"C"?
+#
+# ShellCheck is wrong.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2140
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo '(format t "~s" (* (+ 2 2 ) (- 5 (/ 9 3 ))))' | ./mikeash: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo '(format t "~s" (* (+ 2 2 ) (- 5 (/ 9 3 ))))' | ./mikeash
 echo 1>&2