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@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ You can use it by adding a reference to your Typescript files. This will allow t
 
 ### Internet Explorer Compatibility
 
-Mithril relies on some Ecmascript 5 features, namely: `Array::indexOf`, `Array::map` and `Object::keys`, as well as the `JSON` object.
+Mithril relies on some ECMAScript 5 features, namely: `Array::indexOf`, `Array::map` and `Object::keys`, as well as the `JSON` object. Internet Explorer 8 lacks native support for some of these features.
 
 The easiest way to polyfill these features is to include this script:
 
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 Mithril also has a dependency on XMLHttpRequest. If you wish to support IE6, you'll need [a shim for it](https://gist.github.com/Contra/2709462). IE7 and lower do not support cross-domain AJAX requests.
 
-In addition, note that most `m.route` modes rely on `history.pushState` in order to allow moving from one page to another without a browser refresh. [IE9 and lower](http://caniuse.com/#search=pushstate) do not support this feature and will gracefully degrade to page refreshes instead.
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+In addition, note that most `m.route` modes rely on `history.pushState` in order to allow moving from one page to another without a browser refresh. [IE9 and lower](http://caniuse.com/#search=pushstate) do not support this feature and will gracefully degrade to page refreshes instead.