diff --git a/beacon_chain/networking/README.md b/beacon_chain/networking/README.md
index 8c04a02ea..257ce2150 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/networking/README.md
+++ b/beacon_chain/networking/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Networking
 
-This folders hold a collection of modules to:
+These folders hold a collection of modules to:
 - configure the Eth2 P2P network
 - discover, connect, and maintain quality Eth2 peers
 
-Data received is handed other to the `../gossip_processing` modules for validation.
+Data received is handed over to the `../gossip_processing` modules for validation.
 
 ## Security concerns
 
diff --git a/docker/dist/base_image/README.md b/docker/dist/base_image/README.md
index d675059ef..9a9b41840 100644
--- a/docker/dist/base_image/README.md
+++ b/docker/dist/base_image/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-You probably don't want to recreate and push these base images to Docker Hub,
+You probably don't want to re-create and push these base images to Docker Hub,
 because when older images expire and get deleted, it will no longer be possible
 to reproduce old releases.