diff --git a/2012/kang/README.md b/2012/kang/README.md
index a8871e42d..cf243d179 100644
--- a/2012/kang/README.md
+++ b/2012/kang/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ where the sound of 'V' is 'F' and so the program had the letter be 'F'. A
 problem, however, with changing it is that it breaks other words including in
 German. Thus there is the alternate version instead which fixes a problem for
 Germans that causes problems for Germans so if you're German you'll just have to
-deal with it :-) It is, however, good as you might be able appreciate the entry
-even more.
+deal with it :-) It also breaks other words too and this happens only for one
+letter change. With this one should hopefully be able to really appreciate the
+subtlety of this entry even more.
 
 
 ### Alternate build:
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ make alt
 ### Alternate use:
 
 ```sh
+echo "full spelling of an English cardinal numeral less than a quadrillion" | ./kang.alt
+
 echo vier | ./kang.alt
+
 echo uno | ./kang.alt
 ```
 
@@ -58,14 +62,17 @@ echo uno | ./kang.alt
 ### Alternate try:
 
 ```sh
-./de.alt.sh # German 0 through 13 both with and without umlaut
+./try.alt.sh # try various languages
+
 ./en.alt.sh # English 0 through 13
+
+./de.alt.sh # German 0 through 13 with both umlauts and without (additional 'e')
 ```
 
 What does it get right? What does it get wrong? How does it compare to the
 original entry without the change of `f` to `v`?
 
-Finally why does it get what it gets wrong wrong? 
+Finally why does it get wrong what it gets wrong? 
 
 
 ## Judges' remarks:
diff --git a/2012/kang/de.alt.sh b/2012/kang/de.alt.sh
index c5449d4be..b6fa1ed95 100755
--- a/2012/kang/de.alt.sh
+++ b/2012/kang/de.alt.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ done
 j=0
 for i in Null eins zwei drei vier fünf fuenf sechs sieben acht neun zehn elf zwoelf zwölf dreizehn ; \
 do
-    echo -n "$i (${NUMBERS[$j]}): "
-	echo "$i"|"./$KANG"
-	((j++))
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo $i | ./$KANG # ${NUMBERS[$j]}: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "$i" | "./$KANG"
+    ((j++))
 done
diff --git a/2012/kang/de.sh b/2012/kang/de.sh
index 75e59b99c..f31a3e9f8 100755
--- a/2012/kang/de.sh
+++ b/2012/kang/de.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ done
 j=0
 for i in Null eins zwei drei vier fünf fuenf sechs sieben acht neun zehn elf zwoelf zwölf dreizehn ; \
 do
-    echo -n "$i (${NUMBERS[$j]}): "
-	echo "$i"|"./$KANG"
-	((j++))
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo $i | ./$KANG # ${NUMBERS[$j]}: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "$i" | "./$KANG"
+    ((j++))
 done
diff --git a/2012/kang/en.alt.sh b/2012/kang/en.alt.sh
index 098a0d5f3..64aee361c 100755
--- a/2012/kang/en.alt.sh
+++ b/2012/kang/en.alt.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ done
 j=0
 for i in zero one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen ; \
 do
-    echo -n "$i (${NUMBERS[$j]}): "
-    echo "$i"|"./$KANG"
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo $i | ./$KANG # ${NUMBERS[$j]}: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "$i" | "./$KANG"
     ((j++))
 done
diff --git a/2012/kang/en.sh b/2012/kang/en.sh
index 02aa3e808..dfa3c5dff 100755
--- a/2012/kang/en.sh
+++ b/2012/kang/en.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ done
 j=0
 for i in zero one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen ; \
 do
-    echo -n "$i (${NUMBERS[$j]}): "
-    echo "$i"|"./$KANG"
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo $i | ./$KANG # ${NUMBERS[$j]}: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "$i" | "./$KANG"
     ((j++))
 done
diff --git a/2012/kang/try.alt.sh b/2012/kang/try.alt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d949038b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2012/kang/try.alt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# try.alt.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 2012/kang alt code
+
+# make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
+# this way allows us to have the user specify a different compiler in an easy
+# way.
+if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then
+    CC="cc"
+fi
+
+make CC="$CC" everything >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
+clear
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo Nineteen hundred and eighty-four | ./kang.alt # 1984: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo Nineteen hundred and eighty-four | ./kang.alt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo uno | ./kang.alt # 1: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo uno | ./kang.alt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo trois | ./kang.alt # 3: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo trois | ./kang.alt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo fier | ./kang.alt # 4, should be vier: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo fier | ./kang.alt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo vier | ./kang.alt # 4: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo vier | ./kang.alt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo \"shest'\" | ./kang.alt # 6: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo "shest'" | ./kang.alt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo dos | ./kang.alt # 2: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo dos | ./kang.alt
+echo 1>&2
diff --git a/2012/kang/try.sh b/2012/kang/try.sh
index ce013b131..1e613994e 100755
--- a/2012/kang/try.sh
+++ b/2012/kang/try.sh
@@ -14,20 +14,40 @@ make CC="$CC" everything >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-echo "$ echo Nineteen hundred and eighty-four | ./kang" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo Nineteen hundred and eighty-four | ./kang # 1984: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo Nineteen hundred and eighty-four | ./kang
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo uno | ./kang" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo uno | ./kang # 1: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo uno | ./kang
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo trois | ./kang" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo trois | ./kang # 3: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo trois | ./kang
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo fier | ./kang # notice the issue here, see alternate code instead" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo fier | ./kang # 4, should be vier: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo fier | ./kang # notice the issue here, see alternate code instead
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo \"shest'\" | ./kang" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo vier | ./kang # 4: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo vier | ./kang # notice the issue here, see alternate code instead
+echo 1>&2
+echo "Note: for a version that gets this one right (breaking others" 1>&2
+echo "including fier), see the alt code." 1>&2
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo \"shest'\" | ./kang # 6: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo "shest'" | ./kang
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo dos | ./kang" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo dos | ./kang # 2: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo dos | ./kang
+echo 1>&2
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index 53e793a70..b423c0995 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -3797,7 +3797,7 @@ about it. Using both, however, allows one to experience different capabilities
 and also enjoy or appreciate the entry even more, given how simple the
 difference is.
 
-Cody also added five scripts: [en.sh](/2012/kang/en.sh),
+Cody also added six scripts: [en.sh](/2012/kang/en.sh),
 [de.sh](/2012/kang/de.sh), [en.alt.sh](/2012/kang/en.alt.sh) and
 [de.alt.sh](/2012/de.alt.sh) which count from 0 through 13 in English and German
 using the original entry and the alt version respectively.
@@ -3807,8 +3807,10 @@ In the German scripts it uses the umlaut and also does it without the umlaut
 either version but the `.alt.sh` versions default to the `alt` version whereas
 the other defaults to the submitted entry. See the README.md for details.
 
-The fifth script, [try.sh](/2012/kang/try.sh), runs a sequence of commands to
-show different languages and numbers.
+The fifth and sixth scripts, [try.sh](/2012/kang/try.sh) and
+[try.alt.sh](/2012/kang/try.alt.sh), run a sequence of commands to
+show different languages and numbers with the submitted and alternate version
+respectively. Notice how a single letter changes so much!
 
 
 ## <a name="2012_konno"></a>[2012/konno](/2012/konno/konno.c) ([README.md](/2012/konno/README.md]))