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 surround.vim
 ============
 
-Surround.vim is all about "surroundings": parentheses, brackets, quotes,
-XML tags, and more.  The plugin provides mappings to easily delete,
-change and add such surroundings in pairs.
+Surround.vim is a Vim plugin that is all about "surroundings": parentheses, 
+brackets, quotes, XML tags, and more.  The plugin provides mappings to easily 
+delete, change and add such surroundings in pairs.
 
-It's easiest to explain with examples.  Press `cs"'` inside
+How to Use
+----------
 
-    "Hello world!"
-
-to change it to
+Surround.vim may be easiest to explain by taking a look at a few examples.  
 
-    'Hello world!'
+### Single character surroundings
 
-Now press `cs'<q>` to change it to
-
-    <q>Hello world!</q>
-
-To go full circle, press `cst"` to get
+Lets change a set of double quotes to single quotes.  Surround.vim makes this
+simple with four key strokes.  Start with this bit of text:
 
     "Hello world!"
 
-To remove the delimiters entirely, press `ds"`.
+Move your cursor so that it is within the double quotes.  Now type the letter 
+`c` (change), the letter `s` (surround), the double quote `"`, and then the 
+single qoute `'`.  The double quotes instantly become single quotes.
+
+    'Hello world!'
+    
+To remove the delimiters entirely, type `d` (delete), `s` (surround), and the 
+single quote `'`, all together like this: `ds'`.
 
     Hello world!
 
-Now with the cursor on "Hello", press `ysiw]` (`iw` is a text object).
+#### Surround a text object
+
+Now with the cursor on the word "Hello", you surround it with brackets 
+by typing: `ysiw]`. (`iw` or "inner word" is one of Vim's 
+[text objects](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#object-select),
+you might think, "_you surround inner word_".)
 
     [Hello] world!
+    
+This works with other text objects like sentences `is` and paragraphs `ip`.
 
-Let's make that braces and add some space (use `}` instead of `{` for no
-space): `cs]{`
+#### Space or no space
+
+For pairs of surrounds, use the beginning character `[` to surround 
+with some space.  Use the ending `]` to surround tightly without space.
+
+Let's change the brackets to braces and add some space. Type: `cs]{`.
 
     { Hello } world!
 
-Now wrap the entire line in parentheses with `yssb` or `yss)`.
+Now wrap the entire line in parentheses without space.  Type: `yss)`.
 
     ({ Hello } world!)
 
-Revert to the original text: `ds{ds)`
+Revert to the original text with quotes: `ds)` `ds{` `yss"`
+
+    "Hello world!"
+    
+### Tag surroundings
+
+HTML and XML tag surroundings are triggered with the `<` character, after 
+which you can type the whole tag and attributes.
+
+Let's change the quotes to the html `<q>` tag.  Type `cs"<q>`, and the 
+text instantly becomes:
+
+    <q>Hello world!</q>
+
+When dealing with existing HTML or XML tags, you don't have to type 
+out the whole tag, just use `t` to refer to the immediately surrounding tag 
+pair.  So, to _delete surrounding tags_ type: `dst` 
 
     Hello world!
 
-Emphasize hello: `ysiw<em>`
+_You surround_ an _inner word_ with the emphasis tag like this: `ysiw<em>`
 
     <em>Hello</em> world!
 
@@ -52,6 +82,9 @@ visual mode) followed by `S<p class="important">`.
     <p class="important">
       <em>Hello</em> world!
     </p>
+    
+Notes
+-----
 
 This plugin is very powerful for HTML and XML editing, a niche which
 currently seems underfilled in Vim land.  (As opposed to HTML/XML