diff --git a/chapters/05-functions.tex b/chapters/05-functions.tex
index 5697617..55d855c 100644
--- a/chapters/05-functions.tex
+++ b/chapters/05-functions.tex
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ \subsection{If}
 \end{erlang}
 
 It should be noted that pattern matching in function clauses can be used to replace \texttt{if} cases (most of the time).
-Overuse of \texttt{if} sentences withing function bodies is considered a bad Erlang practice.
+Overuse of \texttt{if} sentences within function bodies is considered a bad Erlang practice.
 
 \subsection{Case}
 
diff --git a/chapters/07-error-handling.tex b/chapters/07-error-handling.tex
index 13a9a02..9b43156 100644
--- a/chapters/07-error-handling.tex
+++ b/chapters/07-error-handling.tex
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \section{Exception classes and error reasons}
 \texttt{timeout\_value}  & The timeout value in a \texttt{receive}$...$\texttt{after} expression is evaluated
 to something else than an integer or infinity\tabularnewline
 \hline
-\texttt{noproc}  & Trying to link to a non-existant process\tabularnewline
+\texttt{noproc}  & Trying to link to a non-existent process\tabularnewline
 \hline
 \texttt{\{nocatch, Value\}}  & Trying to evaluate a \texttt{throw} outside of a \texttt{catch}. \texttt{Value} is the thrown
 term\tabularnewline