diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db87ca8..78d4200 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,35 +8,37 @@ and [NumberFormat](http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/NumberFormat.
 ## Usage
 
 Formatting dates and numbers is as easy as the following:
-
-    $.format.date(new Date(), 'MMMM dd, yyyy KK:mm:ss:SSS a');
-    $.format.number(7456.2, '#,##0.00#');
-    
+```javascript
+$.format.date(new Date(), 'MMMM dd, yyyy KK:mm:ss:SSS a');
+$.format.number(7456.2, '#,##0.00#');
+```    
 Parsing is very similar to the formatting but works with strings as a first parameter:
+```javascript
+$.format.date('1.5.2009', 'dd.MM.yyyy');
+$.format.number('1.231.231.212,3241');
+```
 
-    $.format.date('1.5.2009', 'dd.MM.yyyy');
-    $.format.number('1.231.231.212,3241');
-    
 The second format parameter is always optional and by default the plugin uses the formats 
 of the en_US locale. The locale can be globally configured using the following:
-
-    $.format.locale({
-        date: {
-            format: 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy h:mm:ss tt',
-            monthsFull: ['January','February','March','April','May','June','July','August','September','October','November','December'],
-            monthsShort: ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
-            daysFull: ['Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday'],
-            daysShort: ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat'],
-            timeFormat: 'h:mm tt',
-            shortDateFormat: 'M/d/yyyy',
-            longDateFormat: 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy'
-        },
-        number: {
-            format: '#,##0.0#',
-            groupingSeparator: ',',
-            decimalSeparator: '.'
-        }    
-    });
+```javascript
+$.format.locale({
+    date: {
+        format: 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy h:mm:ss tt',
+        monthsFull: ['January','February','March','April','May','June','July','August','September','October','November','December'],
+        monthsShort: ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
+        daysFull: ['Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday'],
+        daysShort: ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat'],
+        timeFormat: 'h:mm tt',
+        shortDateFormat: 'M/d/yyyy',
+        longDateFormat: 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy'
+    },
+    number: {
+        format: '#,##0.0#',
+        groupingSeparator: ',',
+        decimalSeparator: '.'
+    }    
+});
+```
 
 ## Changes
 
@@ -60,4 +62,4 @@ of the en_US locale. The locale can be globally configured using the following:
 
 ### 12/23/2009 - jQuery Format 1.0
 
-Initial release
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+Initial release