diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c025fc1..058310f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ files](#tips-for-working-with-make-files).
      will use this to (re)build your code base.
 
   1. Set up config for your own site build in buildmanager.example.yml,
-     following one of the exampe config files included with Build Manager.
+     following one of the example config files included with Build Manager.
 
 
 ### (Re)Build
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Do this:
 
    - hook_buildmanager_build, add/update prebuild and postbuild commands or
      abort build
-   - hook_buildmanager_build_options, return addtional options to include in
+   - hook_buildmanager_build_options, return additional options to include in
      buildmanager-build 
    - hook_buildmanager_configure, insert your extension into the
      `buildmanager-configure` interactive prompt to generate additional config
diff --git a/buildmanager.drush.inc b/buildmanager.drush.inc
index aecb3b2..06730bd 100644
--- a/buildmanager.drush.inc
+++ b/buildmanager.drush.inc
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function drush_buildmanager_build($config_file = '') {
       $output = drush_shell_exec_output();
       drush_log(implode("\n", $output), 'error');
       $reset_command = "git reset --hard {$head}";
-      $error_message = dt('Review error message from shell command above to see why this build did not complete successfully. To reset repo to the state it was in before begnning this build you can do this: !fix',
+      $error_message = dt('Review error message from shell command above to see why this build did not complete successfully. To reset repo to the state it was in before beginning this build you can do this: !fix',
         array('!fix' => "\n\t{$reset_command}"));
       drush_log($error_message, 'error');