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@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ Pipenv: Python Development Workflow for Humans
 
 **Pipenv** is a tool that aims to bring the best of all packaging worlds
 (bundler, composer, npm, cargo, yarn, etc.) to the Python world.
-*Windows is a first--class citizen, in our world.*
+*Windows is a first-class citizen, in our world.*
 
 It automatically creates and manages a virtualenv for your projects, as
 well as adds/removes packages from your `Pipfile` as you
-install/uninstall packages. It also generates the ever--important
+install/uninstall packages. It also generates the ever-important
 `Pipfile.lock`, which is used to produce deterministic builds.
 
 ![image](http://media.kennethreitz.com.s3.amazonaws.com/pipenv.gif)