diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2cfd3f6..45742f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ branches:
 - work: current working version, usually in use on /home/l_samenv/frappy (and on neutron instruments)
   this should be a copy of an earlier state of the wip branch
 - wip: current test version, usually in use on /home/l_samenv/frappy_wip
+- archive_*: archived branches - does not contain useful work not already in wip
 
 IMPORTANT: make commits containing either only files to be pushed to Gerrit or only
 PSI internal files, not mixed. Mark local commits with '[PSI]' in the commit message.
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ where commits may be cherry picked for input to Gerrit. As generally in the revi
 changes are done, eventually a sync step should happen:
 
 1) ideally, this is done when work and wip match
-2) make sure branches mlz, master, wip and work are in synv with remote, push/pull otherwise
+2) make sure branches mlz, master, wip and work are in sync with remote, push/pull otherwise
 3) cherry-pick commits from mlz to master
 4) make sure master and mlz branches match (git diff --name-only master..wip should only return README.md)
 5) create branch new_work from master
@@ -59,5 +60,5 @@ changes are done, eventually a sync step should happen:
    cp -r secop_psi /Volumes/PPMSData/zolliker/frappy/secop_psi
    cp -r secop /Volumes/PPMSData/zolliker/frappy/secop
 
-   it may be that additional folder have to copied ...
+   it may be that we need to copy additional folders ...