diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml b/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml
index 2b1661888..35d169b7a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ How to cross-compile GLib
       </para>
       <para>
         As an example of using a cache file, to cross compile for
-        the "MingW32" Win32 runtine environment on a Linux system,
+        the "MingW32" Win32 runtime environment on a Linux system,
         create a file 'win32.cache' with the following contents:
       </para>
       <programlisting> 
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/running.xml b/docs/reference/glib/running.xml
index bef37b3da..67699d95b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/running.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/running.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ How to run and debug your GLib application
         <term>debug-blocks</term>
         <listitem><para>Using this option (present since GLib 2.13) engages
           extra code which performs sanity checks on the released memory
-          slices. Invalid slice adresses or slice sizes will be reported and
+          slices. Invalid slice addresses or slice sizes will be reported and
           lead to a program halt. This option is for debugging scenarios.
           In particular, client packages sporting their own test suite should
           <emphasis>always enable this option when running tests</emphasis>.