diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64a4ffa..9831d4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ struct ExampleResponse {
   email: Str
 }
 
-async func handle(req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
+async fn handle(req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
   log.info("request: ", req.body)
   let response_data = ExampleResponse{id: 4, name: "Steven", email: "swerbenjagermanjensen@example.com"}
   await resp.set_status(200)
   await resp.write(json.encode<ExampleResponse>(response_data))
 }
 
-async func main(args: Array<Str>) Int32 {
+async fn main(args: Array<Str>) Int32 {
     let router = http.Router("").add_route("/myroute", handle)
     http_server = http.Server("localhost", 8080, router)
     let err := await http_server.server_forever()
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ Methods on a struct must specify if they mutate the struct.
 
 ```
 impl Dict<Key: Hashable, Value> {
-  func insert(self: mut Dict, key: Key, value: Value) {
+  fn insert(self: mut Dict, key: Key, value: Value) {
     // mutate self here
   }
 
-  func get(self: Dict, key: Key) Optional<Value> {
+  fn get(self: Dict, key: Key) Optional<Value> {
     // no need for `mut`
   }
 }
@@ -86,18 +86,18 @@ Context is an exceptionally useful feature in golang, but a common complaint is
 The boring standard library solves this by using parametric polymorphism. Context is by default an empty object passed through the chain, and each function/set of context parameters is an additional trait condition applied at compile time.
 
 ```
-type HTTPRequest<Ctx: Context> = async func(Ctx, http.Request, mut http.Response)
+type HTTPRequest<Ctx: Context> = async fn(Ctx, http.Request, mut http.Response)
 
-pub func tracing_middleware<Ctx: Tracing>(handler: HTTPRequest<Ctx>) HTTPRequest {
-  return async func(ctx: Ctx, req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
+pub fn tracing_middleware<Ctx: Tracing>(handler: HTTPRequest<Ctx>) HTTPRequest {
+  return async fn(ctx: Ctx, req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
     with tracing.Span(ctx, "request_duration") {
       await handler(ctx, req, resp)
     }
   }
 }
 
-pub func auth_middleware<Ctx: Auth>(handler: HTTPRequest<Ctx>, scope: Str) HTTPRequest {
-  return async func(ctx: Ctx, req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
+pub fn auth_middleware<Ctx: Auth>(handler: HTTPRequest<Ctx>, scope: Str) HTTPRequest {
+  return async fn(ctx: Ctx, req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
     if ctx.has_scope(scope) {
       await handler(ctx, req, resp)
     }
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ pub func auth_middleware<Ctx: Auth>(handler: HTTPRequest<Ctx>, scope: Str) HTTPR
   }
 }
 
-pub func cancel_middleware<Ctx: Cancel>(handler: HTTPRequest<Ctx>) HTTPRequest {
-  return async func(ctx: Ctx, req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
+pub fn cancel_middleware<Ctx: Cancel>(handler: HTTPRequest<Ctx>) HTTPRequest {
+  return async fn(ctx: Ctx, req: http.Request, resp: mut http.Response) {
     if !(await ctx.is_cancelled()) { // check cancel token
       await handler(ctx, req, resp)
     }