diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3ca8ace3c12aaf0c3598b2f4c18cf3d3999be3b..3c7872620930c4ea5849149f70a0b7ef4fd9370c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jupyter:
 # location!
 #
 # One further complication - once you have become root, $FSLDIR may not be set,
-# so either set it as we have ione below, or make sure that it is set, before
+# so either set it as we have done below, or make sure that it is set, before
 # proceeding.
 sudo su
 export FSLDIR=/usr/local/fsl
diff --git a/advanced_topics/README.md b/advanced_topics/README.md
index bf1dad020ccaa2f8596497b524dcf146b04bc4f4..d2e9d7e5eb7a181a7ae4ae76dc025608f509a9ba 100644
--- a/advanced_topics/README.md
+++ b/advanced_topics/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Advanced Python
 ===============
 
 This directory contains a collection of practicals, each of which covers a
-particular feature of the Python Programming language. They are intended for
+particular feature of the Python programming language. They are intended for
 people who are familiar with the basics of Python, and want to learn about
 some of the more advanced features of the language.