diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec0ec10..7d8a5c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ variable set, you may edit cheatsheets with:
 cheat -e foo
 ```
 
-If the 'foo' cheatsheet already exists, it will be opened for editing.
+If the `foo` cheatsheet already exists, it will be opened for editing.
 Otherwise, it will be created automatically.
 
 After you've customized your cheatsheets, I urge you to track `~/.cheat/` along
@@ -109,13 +109,32 @@ export CHEATPATH="$CHEATPATH:/path/to/more/cheats"
 You may view which directories are on your `CHEATPATH` with `cheat -d`.
 
 ### Enabling Syntax Highlighting ###
-`cheat` can apply syntax highlighting to your cheatsheets if so desired. To
-enable this feature, set a `CHEATCOLORS` environment variable:
+`cheat` can optionally apply syntax highlighting to your cheatsheets. To enable
+syntax highlighting, export a `CHEATCOLORS` environment variable:
 
 ```sh
 export CHEATCOLORS=true
 ```
 
+#### Specifying a Syntax Highlighter ####
+You may manually specify which syntax highlighter to use for each cheatsheet by
+wrapping the sheet's contents in a [Github-Flavored Markdown code-fence][gfm].
+
+Example:
+
+<pre>
+```sql
+-- to select a user by ID
+SELECT *
+FROM Users
+WHERE id = 100
+```
+</pre>
+
+If no syntax highlighter is specified, the `bash` highlighter will be used by
+default.
+
+
 See Also:
 ---------
 - [Enabling Command-line Autocompletion][autocompletion]
@@ -124,5 +143,6 @@ See Also:
 
 [autocompletion]:   https://github.com/chrisallenlane/cheat/wiki/Enabling-Command-line-Autocompletion
 [dotfiles]:         http://dotfiles.github.io/
+[gfm]:              https://help.github.com/articles/creating-and-highlighting-code-blocks/
 [installing]:       https://github.com/chrisallenlane/cheat/wiki/Installing
 [related-projects]: https://github.com/chrisallenlane/cheat/wiki/Related-Projects
diff --git a/bin/cheat b/bin/cheat
index 2a66744..a14e3a9 100755
--- a/bin/cheat
+++ b/bin/cheat
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from docopt import docopt
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # parse the command-line options
-    options = docopt(__doc__, version='cheat 2.1.28')
+    options = docopt(__doc__, version='cheat 2.2.0')
 
     # list directories
     if options['--directories']:
diff --git a/cheat/utils.py b/cheat/utils.py
index 9b2af04..e8c850d 100644
--- a/cheat/utils.py
+++ b/cheat/utils.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ def colorize(sheet_content):
         return sheet_content
 
     first_line = sheet_content.splitlines()[0]
-    lexer = get_lexer_by_name('bash')
+    lexer      = get_lexer_by_name('bash')
     if first_line.startswith('```'):
-        sheet_content = '\n'.join(sheet_content.split('\n')[1:])
+        sheet_content = '\n'.join(sheet_content.split('\n')[1:-2])
         try:
             lexer = get_lexer_by_name(first_line[3:])
         except Exception:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0107293..91512bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 
 setup(
     name         = 'cheat',
-    version      = '2.1.28',
+    version      = '2.2.0',
     author       = 'Chris Lane',
     author_email = 'chris@chris-allen-lane.com',
     license      = 'GPL3',