diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbf9cbea..0b3cc7fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ and also by providing more type information to the Julia compiler.
 * `pybuiltin(s)`: Look up `s` (a string or symbol) among the global Python
   builtins.  If `s` is a string it returns a `PyObject`, while if `s` is a
   symbol it returns the builtin converted to `PyAny`.  (You can also use `py"s"`
-  to look up builtins or other Python globas.)
+  to look up builtins or other Python globals.)
 
 Occasionally, you may need to pass a keyword argument to Python that
 is a [reserved word](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_word) in Julia.
diff --git a/src/PyCall.jl b/src/PyCall.jl
index 76bb5735..7b7576bd 100644
--- a/src/PyCall.jl
+++ b/src/PyCall.jl
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ that you did not install $name in the Python version being used by PyCall.
 PyCall is currently configured to use the Julia-specific Python distribution
 installed by the Conda.jl package.  To install the $name module, you can
 use `pyimport_conda("$(escape_string(name))", PKG)`, where PKG is the Anaconda
-package the contains the module $name, or alternatively you can use the
+package that contains the module $name, or alternatively you can use the
 Conda package directly (via `using Conda` followed by `Conda.add` etcetera).
 
 Alternatively, if you want to use a different Python distribution on your