diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index 18968c1..674afdf 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -21,15 +21,26 @@ You can install the development version of glossary from [GitHub](https://github
 pak::pak("r-devel/glossary")
 ```
 
-## using pre commit without repo permissions
+## Using precommit when contributing
 
-- fork the repo and clone it locally
-- install.packages("devtools")
-- In a separate terminal (not R studio terminal), run `pip3 install pre-commit --user` (on windows)
-- install.packages("precommit")
-- On R studio, run `precommit::use_precommit()` (only once in a repo)
+This repository uses precommit. To install and run the same, follow the steps below:
 
+- In an external terminal run `pip3 install pre-commit --user` (for Windows) or `brew install pre-commit` (for macOS).
+- Based on the level of permissions you have, either directly clone this repository or clone a fork of this repository to a local directory.
 
+``` zsh
+git clone https://github.com/r-devel/glossary (or git clone https://github.com/USER_NAME/glossary, if it is your fork of the repo)
+cd glossary
+```
+
+- Install the {devtools} and {precommit} package.
+ 
+``` r
+install.packages("devtools")
+install.packages("precommit")
+```
+
+- Run `precommit::use_precommit()` in the console.
 
 ## Example
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 366f738..fdc4afe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,14 +27,29 @@ You can install the development version of glossary from
 pak::pak("r-devel/glossary")
 ```
 
-## using pre commit without repo permissions
-
-- fork the repo and clone it locally
-- install.packages(“devtools”)
-- In a separate terminal (not R studio terminal), run
-  `pip3 install pre-commit --user` (on windows)
-- install.packages(“precommit”)
-- On R studio, run `precommit::use_precommit()` (only once in a repo)
+## Using precommit when contributing
+
+This repository uses precommit. To install and run the same, follow the
+steps below:
+
+- In an external terminal run `pip3 install pre-commit --user` (for
+  Windows) or `brew install pre-commit` (for macOS).
+- Based on the level of permissions you have, either directly clone this
+  repository or clone a fork of this repository to a local directory.
+
+``` zsh
+git clone https://github.com/r-devel/glossary (or git clone https://github.com/USER_NAME/glossary, if it is your fork of the repo)
+cd glossary
+```
+
+- Install the {devtools} and {precommit} package.
+
+``` r
+install.packages("devtools")
+install.packages("precommit")
+```
+
+- Run `precommit::use_precommit()` in the console.
 
 ## Example
 
diff --git a/inst/WORDLIST b/inst/WORDLIST
index 6e95ce8..2ee13de 100644
--- a/inst/WORDLIST
+++ b/inst/WORDLIST
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ repo
 Roxygen
 RoxygenNote
 RSE
+RStudio
 Saranjeet