diff --git a/KNR C/ex1_10_improved.c b/KNR C/ex1_10_improved.c
index acfdb64..3b0cbbc 100644
--- a/KNR C/ex1_10_improved.c	
+++ b/KNR C/ex1_10_improved.c	
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@
  * as opposed to a series of if statements*/
 
 int main(){
-int a = 0; /*Initializing a as zero; this doesn't matter because getchar is called at the top of the loop */
+int a = 0; /*Initialized as 0 becasue getchar is called both on loop entry, and after every successful execution*/
 
-	while (a != EOF){
-
-		a = getchar();
-		
+	for (a = 0; a != EOF; a = getchar()){
 		switch (a){
 			case '\t':
 				printf ("\\t");
@@ -20,8 +17,6 @@ int a = 0; /*Initializing a as zero; this doesn't matter because getchar is call
 			case '\b':
 				printf ("\\b");
 				break;
-			case EOF: /*Required case for checking if a is EOF, since the loop actually tests whether a = EOF before refreshing a, thus allowing us to enter the loop with the value of a set to EOF */
-				break;
 			default:
 				putchar (a);
 		}