diff --git a/perl/README-content.md b/perl/README-content.md
index de0b8ed09290..50edbe954bbe 100644
--- a/perl/README-content.md
+++ b/perl/README-content.md
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 # What is Perl?
-Perl is a family of high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. The Perl languages borrow freatures from other programming languages including C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, and sed.
+
+Perl is a family of high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming
+languages. The Perl languages borrow features from other programming languages, including
+C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, and sed.
 
 > [wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl)
 
 # How to use this image
 
-## Create a `Dockerfile` in your perl app project.
+## Create a `Dockerfile` in your Perl app project.
 
     FROM perl:5.20
     COPY . /usr/src/myapp
     WORKDIR /usr/src/myapp
     CMD [ "perl", "./your-daemon-or-script.pl" ]
 
-Then build and run the docker image.
+Then, build and run the Docker image.
 
     docker build -t my-perl-app
     docker run -it --rm --name my-running-app my-perl-app
 
-## Run a single perl script.
+## Run a single Perl script.
 
-For many single file projects, it may not be convenient to write a `Dockerfile` for your project. In such cases, you can run a perl script by using the perl docker image directly.
+For many simple, single file projects, you may find it inconvenient to write a complete
+`Dockerfile`. In such cases, you can run a Perl script by using the Perl Docker image
+directly.
 
     docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script -v "$(pwd)":/usr/src/myapp -w /usr/src/myapp perl:5.20 perl your-daemon-or-script.pl
diff --git a/perl/README-short.txt b/perl/README-short.txt
index 1fc5f2c12e2c..0531ebe57d9a 100644
--- a/perl/README-short.txt
+++ b/perl/README-short.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-Perl is a family of high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language.
+Perl is a family of high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming
+languages.