diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index decb30b..08af2b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ zsh-syntax-highlighting [![Build Status][build-status-image]][build-status-travi
 [fish]: http://www.fishshell.com/
 [zsh]: http://www.zsh.org/
 
-This package provides syntax highlighing for the shell zsh.  It enables
-highlighing of commands whilst they are typed at a zsh prompt into an
+This package provides syntax highlighting for the shell zsh.  It enables
+highlighting of commands whilst they are typed at a zsh prompt into an
 interactive terminal.  This helps in reviewing commands before running
 them, particularly in catching syntax errors.
 
diff --git a/docs/highlighters/main.md b/docs/highlighters/main.md
index 9ecf042..c14b32f 100644
--- a/docs/highlighters/main.md
+++ b/docs/highlighters/main.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ This highlighter defines the following styles:
 * `assign` - parameter assignments (`x=foo` and `x=( )`)
 * `redirection` - redirection operators (`<`, `>`, etc)
 * `comment` - comments, when `setopt INTERACTIVE_COMMENTS` is in effect (`echo # foo`)
-* `arg0` - a command word other than one of those enumrated above (other than a command, precommand, alias, function, or shell builtin command).
+* `arg0` - a command word other than one of those enumerated above (other than a command, precommand, alias, function, or shell builtin command).
 * `default` - everything else
 
 To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`,