diff --git a/chapters/copies.txt b/chapters/copies.txt
index c55fb301..c1986f6e 100644
--- a/chapters/copies.txt
+++ b/chapters/copies.txt
@@ -474,12 +474,12 @@ endif::VK_VERSION_1_1[]
     be less than or equal to the pname:arrayLayers specified in
     slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:dstImage was created
   * [[VUID-vkCmdCopyImage-srcOffset-01783]]
-    The pname:srcOffset and and pname:extent members of each element of
+    The pname:srcOffset and pname:extent members of each element of
     pname:pRegions must: respect the image transfer granularity requirements
     of pname:commandBuffer's command pool's queue family, as described in
     slink:VkQueueFamilyProperties
   * [[VUID-vkCmdCopyImage-dstOffset-01784]]
-    The pname:dstOffset and and pname:extent members of each element of
+    The pname:dstOffset and pname:extent members of each element of
     pname:pRegions must: respect the image transfer granularity requirements
     of pname:commandBuffer's command pool's queue family, as described in
     slink:VkQueueFamilyProperties
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ endif::VK_VERSION_1_1[]
     must: be less than or equal to the pname:arrayLayers specified in
     slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:dstImage was created
   * [[VUID-vkCmdCopyBufferToImage-imageOffset-01793]]
-    The pname:imageOffset and and pname:imageExtent members of each element
+    The pname:imageOffset and pname:imageExtent members of each element
     of pname:pRegions must: respect the image transfer granularity
     requirements of pname:commandBuffer's command pool's queue family, as
     described in slink:VkQueueFamilyProperties
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ endif::VK_VERSION_1_1[]
     must: be less than or equal to the pname:arrayLayers specified in
     slink:VkImageCreateInfo when pname:srcImage was created
   * [[VUID-vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer-imageOffset-01794]]
-    The pname:imageOffset and and pname:imageExtent members of each element
+    The pname:imageOffset and pname:imageExtent members of each element
     of pname:pRegions must: respect the image transfer granularity
     requirements of pname:commandBuffer's command pool's queue family, as
     described in slink:VkQueueFamilyProperties
diff --git a/chapters/descriptorsets.txt b/chapters/descriptorsets.txt
index 9601c384..8e7e556d 100644
--- a/chapters/descriptorsets.txt
+++ b/chapters/descriptorsets.txt
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ ifndef::VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing[]
   * [[VUID-VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo-pSetLayouts-01678]]
     The total number of descriptors of the type
     ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER accessible across all shader
-    stagess and and across all elements of pname:pSetLayouts must: be less
+    stages and across all elements of pname:pSetLayouts must: be less
     than or equal to
     sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers
   * [[VUID-VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo-pSetLayouts-01679]]
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ ifdef::VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing[]
     ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_UPDATE_AFTER_BIND_POOL_BIT_EXT bit
     set with a pname:descriptorType of
     ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER accessible across all shader
-    stagess and and across all elements of pname:pSetLayouts must: be less
+    stages and across all elements of pname:pSetLayouts must: be less
     than or equal to
     sname:VkPhysicalDeviceLimits::pname:maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers
   * [[VUID-VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo-descriptorType-03030]]
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ ifdef::VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing[]
   * [[VUID-VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo-pSetLayouts-03037]]
     The total number of descriptors of the type
     ename:VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER accessible across all shader
-    stagess and and across all elements of pname:pSetLayouts must: be less
+    stages and across all elements of pname:pSetLayouts must: be less
     than or equal to
     sname:VkPhysicalDeviceDescriptorIndexingPropertiesEXT::pname:maxDescriptorSetUpdateAfterBindUniformBuffers
   * [[VUID-VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo-pSetLayouts-03038]]
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ endif::VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing[]
 
 Thus, the contents of a descriptor set binding must: not be altered
 (overwritten by an update command, or freed) between the first point in time
-that it may: be consumed, and and when the command completes executing on
+that it may: be consumed, and when the command completes executing on
 the queue.
 
 The contents of pname:pDynamicOffsets are consumed immediately during