diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 254557638147dc49b8c4782462a7e6ea2dcfd990..162c39ae6ed5ea0aee1c098085eb71894ce9b9b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ include_directories(
 )
 
 if(MSVC)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -W4")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}")
 elseif(MINGW)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -Wall -Werror -Wno-error=format= -Wno-error=format -Wno-error=format-extra-args")
 else()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d976e30d3741c50b9a9018d201e570c9be3e4571..e04268d4b22cff847b23aafb0af0841b4e47b5d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ clarity.
 ## Feature Highlights
 
  * Small, simple language. Focus on debugging your application rather than
-   debugging your knowledge of your programming language.
+   debugging knowledge of your programming language.
  * Ships with a build system that obviates the need for a configure script
    or a makefile. In fact, existing C and C++ projects may choose to depend on
    Zig instead of e.g. cmake.