diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 001028b..72bcd00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ joins and aggregations are also supported
 >>> q = """SELECT
         m.date, m.beef, b.births
      FROM
-        meats m
+        meat m
      INNER JOIN
         births b
            ON m.date = b.date;"""
->>> joined = pyqldf(q)
+>>> joined = pysqldf(q)
 >>> print joined.head()
                     date    beef  births
 403  2012-07-01 00:00:00  2200.8  368450
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ joins and aggregations are also supported
 406  2012-10-01 00:00:00  2343.7  347625
 407  2012-11-01 00:00:00  2206.6  320195
 
->>> q = "select
+>>> q = """select
            strftime('%Y', date) as year
            , SUM(beef) as beef_total
            FROM
               meat
            GROUP BY
-              year;"
+              year;"""
 >>> print pysqldf(q).head()
    year  beef_total
 0  1944        8801