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@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ the SLURM scheduler.  Namely one has to:
 - Export the environment, including the current directory.
 
 The `parallel_opts.sh` takes care of both these job setup steps and
-echoes sensible default options to GNU parallel.
+adds sensible default options to GNU parallel.
 
 ## Usage
 
-Clone this Git repository e.g. in your home directory:
+Clone this Git repository into your home directory:
 
 ``` sh
 # From the command-line