diff --git a/first-edition/src/macros.md b/first-edition/src/macros.md
index fb337681e..f7499bff3 100644
--- a/first-edition/src/macros.md
+++ b/first-edition/src/macros.md
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ Definition and expansion of macros both happen in a single depth-first,
 lexical-order traversal of a crate’s source. So a macro defined at module scope
 is visible to any subsequent code in the same module, which includes the body
 of any subsequent child `mod` items. If you want to use your macro, which is
-defined in a different module, you need to use `macro_use` attribute **before**
-using the macro. Let's say we'll have our macros defined in module `macros` and
-we would like to use them inside module `client`. This is the required module
+defined in a different module, you need to use `macro_use` attribute *before*
+using the macro. Let's say our macros are defined in module `macros` and we
+would like to use them inside module `client`. This is the required module
 definition order:
 
 ```rust
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ mod macros;
 mod client;
 ```
 
-Opposite order would resulted in a compilation failure:
+The opposite order would result in a compilation failure:
 
 ```rust
 mod client;
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ mod client;
 mod macros;
 ```
 
-```shell
+```bash
 error: cannot find macro `my_macro!` in this scope
 ```