diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bba8ce..fa9f879 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ controlling how the file is read:
 
     And columns is:
 
-      + `{ word = true }` then the only field in the file would be
+    + `{ word = true }` then the only field in the file would be
         `{ word = "ONE" }`
-      + `{ first = { name = "word"} }` then it would be { first = "ONE" }
-      + `{ word = { transform = string.lower }}` would give { word = "one" }
-      +
+    + `{ first = { name = "word"} }` then it would be { first = "ONE" }
+    + `{ word = { transform = string.lower }}` would give { word = "one" }
+    +
             { word = true
               number = { transform = function(x) return tonumber(x) / 10 end }}
-        would give `{ word = "ONE", number = 1 }`
+      would give `{ word = "ONE", number = 1 }`
 
     A column can have more than one name: 
     `{ first = { names = {"word", "worm"}}}` to help cope with badly specified