diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml
index 89327263cb..2ad613cb46 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.xml
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ ControlPersist yes</screen>
 		<para>If a team approved these commits
 		  then include the team
 		  name followed by the username of the approver in
-		  parenticies.  For example: ``<replaceable>re@
+		  parentheses.  For example: ``<replaceable>re@
 		    (username)</replaceable>``</para></entry>
 	      </row>
 
@@ -2259,7 +2259,7 @@ ControlPersist yes</screen>
 		<entry><literal>Obtained from:</literal></entry>
 		<entry>The name of the project (if any) from which
 		  the code was obtained.  Do not use this line for the
-		  name of an indivual person.</entry>
+		  name of an individual person.</entry>
 	      </row>
 
 	      <row>