diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ All kinds of patches are welcome. Feel free to even suggest some catchy and funn
 
 If you are interested in translating the project to another language (some people have done that in the past), please feel free to open up an issue or ping on the [gitter channel](https://gitter.im/wtfpython/Lobby) if you need any kind of help.
 
-If the changes you suggest are siginificant, filing an issue before submitting the actual patch will be appreciated. If you'd like to work on the issue (highly encouraged), you can mention that you're interested in working on it while creating the issue and get assigned to it.
+If the changes you suggest are significant, filing an issue before submitting the actual patch will be appreciated. If you'd like to work on the issue (highly encouraged), you can mention that you're interested in working on it while creating the issue and get assigned to it.
 
 If you're adding a new example, please do create an issue to discuss it before submitting a patch.
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-I'm really greatful to all the contributors. Following are the wonderful people (in no specific order) who have contributed their examples to wtfpython.
+I'm really grateful to all the contributors. Following are the wonderful people (in no specific order) who have contributed their examples to wtfpython.
 
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