diff --git a/README b/README
index 537a71c5..73e0bbf1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
       Flask is a microframework for Python based on Werkzeug
       and Jinja2.  It's intended for small scale applications
-      and was development with best intentions in mind.
+      and was developped with best intentions in mind.
 
     ~ Is it ready?
 
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 
     ~ Where are the docs?
 
-      Go to http://flask.pocoo.org/ for a prebuild version of
+      Go to http://flask.pocoo.org/ for a prebuilt version of
       the current documentation.  Otherwise build them yourself
       from the sphinx sources in the docs folder.