diff --git a/CREDITS.txt b/CREDITS.txt
index f3b18ef..e036d93 100644
--- a/CREDITS.txt
+++ b/CREDITS.txt
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ MARC test data has been acquired from
 
 https://github.com/marc4j/marc4j/tree/master/test/resources
 
-and were donated y libraries for testing purpose.
+and were donated by libraries for testing purpose.
 
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index f3dcf79..4ed3cae 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ marc.transform(new URL("http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/MARC21slim2MODS3.xs
 
 ```
 
-And here is an example shwoing how records in "Aleph Sequential") can be parsed
+And here is an example showing how records in "Aleph Sequential") can be parsed
 and written into a MarcXchange collection:
 
 ```
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ or with Maven
 
 ## Issues
 
-All contributions are welcome. If you find bugs, want to comment, or send pull request,
+All contributions are welcome. If you find bugs, want to comment, or send a pull request,
 just open an issue at https://github.com/xbib/marc/issues
 
 ## MARC4J