diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c87e101..fc60dea8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Coveo StyleGuide is a collection of UI components used in Coveo's Cloud Services
 
 It is widely inspired by [Bootstrap 3.0](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap) and borrows some of its components.
 
-The project is at it's early stages, some components can still have _lots_ of breaking changes.
+The project is at its early stages, some components can still have _lots_ of breaking changes.
 
 
 # Compiling
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The compiled styleguide will be available in the `/styleguide` folder.
 
 ### Library
 
-If you simply prefer reference the generated styleguide in one of your project,
+If you prefer simply referencing the generated styleguide in one of your project,
 you can run `npm run compile` and retrieve the files in the `/target/package` folder.
 
 # License