diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4141e09..b8e88dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ converted to html:
 
 ```html
 <p>
-see the <a href='./roadmap.html'>{roadmap}</a> for updates that want to happen.
+see the <a href='./roadmap.html'>roadmap</a> for updates that want to happen.
 </p>
 ```
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ the generator can also parse normal links in gemtext, one per line
 converted to html:
 
 ```html
-<p><a href='./references.html'>{references}</a></p>
+<p><a href='./references.html'>references</a></p>
 ```
 
 converted to gemtext: