Clarify state of `v1` branch

README.md

@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
 
 There is currently a long-lived branch named `v2` that is intended to land as
 the new `master` branch once development there has settled down.  The current
-`master` branch (what will become `v1`) is being manually merged into `v2` on an
+`master` branch (current mirrored as `v1`) is being manually merged into `v2` on
-irregular human schedule, but generally if one wants to "upgrade" to `v2` *now*
+an irregular human-based schedule, but generally if one wants to "upgrade" to
-and accept the volatility (read: "awesomeness") that comes along with that,
+`v2` *now* and accept the volatility (read: "awesomeness") that comes along with
-please use whatever version pinning of your preference, such as via `gopkg.in`:
+that, please use whatever version pinning of your preference, such as via
+`gopkg.in`:
 
 ```
 $ go get gopkg.in/codegangsta/cli.v2