diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This list will redirect users away from the domain so you cannot view it. You ca
 
 #### Whistelists
 
-This will ensure the domain can be accessed with EAL enabled, even if the domain is on the blacklist (by mistake or otherwsie). You can submit a **whitelist** request via the following methods (in no particular order);
+This will ensure the domain can be accessed with EAL enabled, even if the domain is on the blacklist (by mistake or otherwise). You can submit a **whitelist** request via the following methods (in no particular order);
 
 * [Opening a new issue](https://github.com/409H/EtherAddressLookup/issues/new)
 * [Opening a new pull request with your change](https://github.com/409H/EtherAddressLookup/compare)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This will ensure the domain can be accessed with EAL enabled, even if the domain
 #### What kind of links do I submit?
 
 ##### All relevant subdomains
-Please submit the domain (and any relevent subdomains) that you feel need to be on the list. 
+Please submit the domain (and any relevant subdomains) that you feel need to be on the list. 
 
 ##### Punycodes
 If a domain has unicode characters, please submit the punycode variant (ie: `xn--bttrex-3va.net` instead of `bíttrex.net`.) You can use this tool to do that: [https://www.punycoder.com/](https://www.punycoder.com/).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #### Prevents you from interacting with known phishing domains by wiping the DOM and displaying text notifying you.
 
-The blacklists found in this repo serve both the EAL Chrome Extension & MetaMask Chrome Extension. We use a [Levenshtein distance algoritm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) to detect similar URLs, so if you encounter an errounously-blocked website, please add it to the whitelist. 
+The blacklists found in this repo serve both the EAL Chrome Extension & MetaMask Chrome Extension. We use a [Levenshtein distance algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) to detect similar URLs, so if you encounter an errounously-blocked website, please add it to the whitelist. 
 
 Announcement Post: http://harrydenley.com/ethaddresslookup-chrome-extension-release/
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ As a community resource, everyone is encouraged to make a PR to add or update th
 
 1. If you do not already have a Github account, sign up. (it's free and easy!)
 2. Navigate to the file you would like to make the adjustment to by clicking it's name.
-    - If a site is erroneously blacklisted you will likely want to **add** it to the whitelist. It probably isn't on the blacklist and got caught due to Levenstein distance algoritm.
+    - If a site is erroneously blacklisted you will likely want to **add** it to the whitelist. It probably isn't on the blacklist and got caught due to Levenstein distance algorithm.
     - If you see a scam website being passed around that isn't blockced, please **add** it to the blackliast.
 3. Click the pencil icon in upper right.
 4. Type `"yourdomain.com",` on line #2 (right below the first `[`)