diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b46a4e2..31cffec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ implementations:
 * [JRuby](http://jruby.org/)
 * [Rubinius](http://rubini.us/)
 
-If something doesn't work on one of these interpreters, it should be considered
-a bug.
+If something doesn't work on one of these interpreters, it's a bug.
 
 This library may inadvertently work (or seem to work) on other Ruby
 implementations, however support will only be provided for the versions listed
@@ -24,9 +23,9 @@ above.
 If you would like this library to support another Ruby version, you may
 volunteer to be a maintainer. Being a maintainer entails making sure all tests
 run and pass on that implementation. When something breaks on your
-implementation, you will be personally responsible for providing patches in a
-timely fashion. If critical issues for a particular implementation exist at the
-time of a major release, support for that Ruby version may be dropped.
+implementation, you will be responsible for providing patches in a timely
+fashion. If critical issues for a particular implementation exist at the time
+of a major release, support for that Ruby version may be dropped.
 
 ## Copyright
 Copyright (c) 2010 Steve Richert, Erik Michaels-Ober.