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@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ is a Bash script that simplifies usage of the embark container: publishing
 ports, bind mounting a host volume, and so on.
 
 When sourced, `run.sh` makes available a shell function named
-`run_embark`. When `run.sh` is invoked directly, the script forwards its
-arguments to the `run_embark` shell function.
+`run_embark`. When executed, `run.sh` forwards its arguments to the
+`run_embark` shell function.
 
 Many aspects of `run_embark`'s behavior can be overridden with environment
 variables, and that approach can be (optionally) combined with `docker build`.