diff --git a/README.iproute2+tc b/README.iproute2+tc
index 2a5638da..5979098e 100644
--- a/README.iproute2+tc
+++ b/README.iproute2+tc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ papers.
 
 Pairs X:Y are class handles, X:0 are qdisc handles.
 weight should be proportional to rate for leaf classes
-(I choosed it ten times less, but it is not necessary)
+(I repeated it ten times less, but it is not necessary)
 
 defmap is bitmap of logical priorities served by this class.
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5ef5cd4c..744d6282 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ EOF
 
 check_xt_old()
 {
-    # bail if previous XT checks has already succeded.
+    # bail if previous XT checks has already succeeded.
     if grep -q TC_CONFIG_XT $CONFIG
     then
 	return
     fi
 
-    #check if we dont need our internal header ..
+    #check if we don't need our internal header ..
     cat >$TMPDIR/ipttest.c <<EOF
 #include <xtables.h>
 char *lib_dir;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ EOF
 
 check_xt_old_internal_h()
 {
-    # bail if previous XT checks has already succeded.
+    # bail if previous XT checks has already succeeded.
     if grep -q TC_CONFIG_XT $CONFIG
     then
 	return