--- a/core-javascript/object-tree.rst	Wed May 16 16:37:06 2012 +0200
+++ b/core-javascript/object-tree.rst	Wed May 16 16:53:27 2012 +0200
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
    value = obj.attr             # Get the attr of 'a'.
    obj.attr = value              # Set the attr of 'a'.
 
-respectively **set** and **get** the *attr* attribute of the object
-*obj*.  Inheritance is where an object gets some its attributes from
+respectively **set** and **get** the "attr" attribute of the object
+``obj``.  Inheritance is where an object gets some its attributes from
 one or other more objects.  JavaScript uses an object tree for
 inheritance.
 
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 ^^^
 
 When JavaScript needs to get an attribute value of an object, it first
-looks up the attr of the attribute in the object's dictionary.  If the
-attr is a key in the dictionary, the associated value is returned.
+looks up the name of the attribute in the object's dictionary.  If the
+attribute name is a key in the dictionary, the associated value is returned.
 
-If the attr is not a key, then the process is repeated using the
+If the name is not a key, then the process is repeated using the
 object's parent, grandparent, and so on until the key is found.  If
-the key is not found in this way then *undefined* is returned.
+the key is not found in this way then ``undefined`` is returned.
 
 
 Set
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 ----
 
 When the interpreter starts up, the **root** of the tree is placed at
-*Object.prototype*.  (We'll find out later why that location is used.)
+`Object.prototype`.  (We'll find out later why that location is used.)
 
 Every object inherits from the **root**, although perhaps not
 directly.  Here's a simple example: