diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 ## v0.8.26
 
-* Fixed: Escaped delimter for sed to fix config not saving "/" character
+* Fixed: Escaped delimiter for sed to fix config not saving "/" character
 * Fixed: Detailed process view missing info and slowdown in certain cases
 * Optimization: Fork cleanup
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 * Fixed: Backspace not registering when not set to send ascii delete
 * Fixed: Broken cpu temperature graph when is value over cpu high temp
-* Added: Possibilty to run date through background fifo for bash <5
+* Added: Possibility to run date through background fifo for bash <5
 
 ## v0.8.24
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 ## v0.8.15
 
 * Added: deb build script by Jukoo
-* Fixed: load avarage and uptime not showing
+* Fixed: load average and uptime not showing
 * Fixed: freeze on reverse process order when showing detailed information
 * Fixed: single quotes on associative arrays
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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 * Split up multiple unrelated changes in multiple pull requests.
 
-* [Shellcheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck) your work. Current shellsheck exeptions at the beginning of [bashtop](bashtop).
+* [Shellcheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck) your work. Current shellsheck exceptions at the beginning of [bashtop](bashtop).
 
 * Purely cosmetic changes won't be accepted without a very good explanation of its value.
   * (Some design choices are for better configurability of syntax highlighting.)
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@
 
 For questions contact Aristocratos at admin@qvantnet.com
 
-For proposing changes to this document create a [new issue](https://github.com/aristocratos/bashtop/issues/new/choose).
\ No newline at end of file
+For proposing changes to this document create a [new issue](https://github.com/aristocratos/bashtop/issues/new/choose).