diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ You'd probably do well to put a few aliases in your `.zshrc` (or
 `.bashrc`):
 
 ```bash
-alias e=emacsclient -t
-alias ec=emacsclient -c
-alias vim=emacsclient -t
-alias vi=emacsclient -t
+alias e='emacsclient -t'
+alias ec='emacsclient -c'
+alias vim='emacsclient -t'
+alias vi='emacsclient -t'
 ```
 
 The last two aliases are helpful if you're used to editing files from