diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a74ecfd..c2a3e12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ this is just the name of the programming language you want to use; the
 repository will pick a recommended default template for that language.
 
 If you want more control over the generated repository, you may select a
-specific template instead. Templates names are organized by underscore-separated
+specific template instead. Template names are made of underscore (`_`) separated
 *fields*; the number of fields may very depending on the language, but typically
 there are three or four: