diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f1c12f6..f8db81d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The provider updates fix a number of bugs, from lowercase privileges to
 deprecation warnings.
 
 Last, the new hiera integration functionality should make it easier to
-externalize all your grantts, users, and, databases.  Another great set of
+externalize all your grants, users, and, databases.  Another great set of
 community submissions helped to make this release.
 
 Features:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ privileges could cause Puppet to incorrectly reapply the permissions on
 each run.
 
 Fixes:
-- Mysql_grant now sorts privileges in the type and provider for comparision.
+- Mysql_grant now sorts privileges in the type and provider for comparison.
 - Comment and test tweak for PE3.1.
 
 2013-10-14 - Version 2.0.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5ea126..63611f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The MySQL module installs, configures, and manages the MySQL service.
 ##Module Description
 
 The MySQL module manages both the installation and configuration of MySQL as
-well as extends Pupppet to allow management of MySQL resources, such as
+well as extends Puppet to allow management of MySQL resources, such as
 databases, users, and grants.
 
 ##Backwards Compatibility
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ this to true it will attempt to map your previous parameters into the new
 ###WARNING
 
 This may fail.  It may eat your MySQL server.  PLEASE test it before running it
-live.  Even if it's just a no-op and a manual comparision.  Please be careful!
+live.  Even if it's just a no-op and a manual comparison.  Please be careful!
 
 ##Setup
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Array of databases to specifically backup.
 
 #####`file_per_database`
 
-Should a seperate file be used per database.
+Should a separate file be used per database.
 
 #####`ensure`