diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml
index 7fc919b55c..346a0f705b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   <entry>Implies that the port uses the
     <application>update-desktop-database</application> from
     <filename role="package">devel/desktop-file-utils</filename>.
-    This uses will automaticly add a post-install step in such a way
+    This uses will automatically add a post-install step in such a way
     that the port itself still can specify there own post-install step
     if needed.  It also insert lines into the plist for package
     install and removal to run
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
   <entry>Implies that the port uses
     <application>update-mime-database</application> from
     <filename role="package">misc/shared-mime-info</filename>.  This
-    uses will automaticly add a post-install step in such a way that
+    uses will automatically add a post-install step in such a way that
     the port itself still can specify there own post-install step if
     needed.  It also insert lines into the plist for package install
     and removal to run