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@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ with [Docker](https://www.docker.com/).
 
 ## Run
 You can run the project very simply with either [Intellij IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/), 
-or directly with the terminal.
+or directly within a terminal.
 
 ### Intellij IDEA
 Simply clone and load the project into the IDE and in the 
 [run configurations](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/run-debug-configuration.html),
-and run the `compose` configuration.
+choose `compose`.
 
 ### Terminal
 Alternatively, you can build and run the project manually by using 
-[gradle](https://gradle.org/) and launching with [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/).
+[gradle](https://gradle.org/) and launching the application with [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/).
 
 ```shell
 gradlew build