diff --git a/1996/august/README.md b/1996/august/README.md
index 47f445022..a6e942036 100644
--- a/1996/august/README.md
+++ b/1996/august/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The above should print a `!` followed by a newline.
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
 This entry can feed on itself.  If you C pre-process the source,
-you compile the interpreter:
+you can compile the interpreter:
 
 ```sh
 make august.oc
diff --git a/1996/august/try.sh b/1996/august/try.sh
index ca8898933..88da98b73 100755
--- a/1996/august/try.sh
+++ b/1996/august/try.sh
@@ -15,26 +15,71 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-set -x
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.c test.oc | ./august > test.oo: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat august.c test.oc | ./august > test.oo
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./august < test.oo: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./august < test.oo
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.c fac.oc | ./august > fac.oo: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat august.c fac.oc | ./august > fac.oo
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./august < fac.oo: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./august < fac.oo
+echo 1>&2
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.c fac.oc | ./august | ./august: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat august.c fac.oc | ./august | ./august
+echo 1>&2
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.c parse.oc | ./august > parse.oo: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat august.c parse.oc | ./august > parse.oo
-cat parse.oo fac.oc | ./august | ./august
+echo 1>&2
 
-rm august.oc
-make august.oc
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat parse.oo fac.oc | ./august | ./august: "
+echo 1>&2
+cat parse.oo fac.oc | ./august | ./august
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm august.oc; make august.oc: "
+echo 1>&2
+rm august.oc; make august.oc
+echo 1>&2
 
 # this next step is vital for some compilers! Not having it will make the
 # compiler create code that enters an infinite loop. This is known to happen in
 # macOS as one example.
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: sed -i'' '/^#/d' august.oc: "
+echo 1>&2
 sed -i'' '/^#/d' august.oc
+echo 1>&2
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.c august.oc | ./august > august.oo: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat august.c august.oc | ./august > august.oo
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.oo test.oo | ./august: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat august.oo test.oo | ./august
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.oo august.oo fac.oo | ./august: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat august.oo august.oo fac.oo | ./august
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat august.oo august.oo august.oo fac.oo | ./august: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo "This step may take more time: " 1>&2
 cat august.oo august.oo august.oo fac.oo | ./august
+echo 1>&2
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index 6e00d929e..93295c5f4 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -2099,8 +2099,8 @@ Cody also added the [try.sh](/1995/vanschnitz/try.sh) script.
 also fixed an infinite loop in the try commands. The problem with the infinite
 loop is that the file `august.oc` had to have lines starting with `#` removed
 and it was not being done. After this is done with say `sed(/1)` (like `sed -i''
-'/^#/d' august.oc` which has been added to both the remarks and the try.sh
-script as described below) the code can proceed. This problem existed in macOS.
+'/^#/d' august.oc` which has been added to both the remarks and the `try.sh`
+script noted below) the code can proceed. This problem existed in macOS.
 
 Cody also added the [try.sh](/1996/august/try.sh) script that runs all the
 commands given in the try section to simplify it as there are quite a lot of