diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3278570..8feab1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ this README to trace the checkin history using version control.)
 
 Subversion revsion numbers vs. versions:
 
-* r321 v6.3 as I found it after a couple years of inactivity
+* r321 v6.3 as I found it after a couple of years of inactivity
 * r320 v6.2 probably as released, though I'm not totally sure
 * r318 v6.2 but probably a slightly older version
 * r317 v6.1
diff --git a/dist/README.html b/dist/README.html
index 43af8de..6ae6497 100644
--- a/dist/README.html
+++ b/dist/README.html
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ the top <b>Progress Quest</b> players by visiting
 <a href=http://progressquest.com/realms.php>http://progressquest.com/realms.php</a>
 (or hit &lt;Ctrl&gt;-&lt;B&gt; from within the game).
 <p>
-Finally, hit the <code>Sold!</code> button to begin the game.  The game will start immediately and
+Finally, hit the <code>Sold!</code> button to begin the game.  The game will start immediately, and
 you can safely familiarize yourself with the game's single interface screen as the game progresses
 on its own.
-Soon your avatar will will be seeking and destroying an exotic panopoly of beasts while you
+Soon your avatar will be seeking and destroying an exotic panopoly of beasts while you
 gaze proudly on.  Missing, you will notice, is the tedious march from town, the bewildering maze of cookie cutter
 streets hiding some specific merchant or NPC,
 and the repetetive hunt for just the right beast to execute.  <b>Progress Quest</b> supplies