diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt
index 3d5c8094e..642103ae9 100644
--- a/INSTALL.txt
+++ b/INSTALL.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Installation
       On linux you will need to find the packages specific to your distribution for sqlite.  An example for Ubuntu systems is:
 
       3.0. sudo apt-get install libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 sqlite3-doc
-      3.1. install rvm from rvm.beginrescueend.com, this takes care of the various incompatable and conflicting ruby packages that are required
+      3.1. install rvm from rvm.beginrescueend.com, this takes care of the various incompatible and conflicting ruby packages that are required
       3.2. rvm install 1.9.3-p484
       3.3. rvm use 1.9.3
 	  
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ Installation
 
       Simply run:
 
-      ./beef -x
\ No newline at end of file
+      ./beef -x
diff --git a/README b/README
index b9fdc59ec..3938d24ff 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ We also have a Wiki page at https://github.com/beefproject/beef/wiki/Installatio
 Usage 
 ----- 
 
-To get started, simply execute beef and follow the instrustions: 
+To get started, simply execute beef and follow the instructions:
 
    $ ./beef