diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE
index 81325786db9a9b5ce77c69c69211028978f2f288..2fc5d0498e7e93923ad30515d99f4245e5222eb7 100644
--- a/CODING_STYLE
+++ b/CODING_STYLE
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Comments
 Generally, you want your comments to tell WHAT your code does, not HOW.
 We can figure out how from the code itself (or if not, your code needs fixing).
 
-Try to describle the intent of a function and what it does in a triple-quoted
+Try to describe the intent of a function and what it does in a triple-quoted
 (multiline) string just after the def line. We've tried to do that in most
 places, though undoubtedly we're not perfect. A high level overview is
 incredibly helpful in understanding code.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Simple code
 
 Keep it simple; this is not the right place to show how smart you are. We
 have plenty of system failures to deal with without having to spend ages
-figuring out your code, thanks ;-) Readbility, readability, readability.
+figuring out your code, thanks ;-) Readability, readability, readability.
 I really don't care if other things are more compact.
 
 "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore,
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9833cc6e1dda44b640e1c59372a5de61330388d2..9f6cadb945e12d0b20745234486fa5294130d0f7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ using virt test, and commit your changes.
 7) Push your changes and submit a pull request
 8) That's it.
 
-[1] You can always create your own test provider, if you have special purposes, or just want to develop your work indepentently.
+[1] You can always create your own test provider, if you have special purposes, or just want to develop your work independently.