diff --git a/doc/templates.mdwn b/doc/templates.mdwn
index 9eb12e819..bfb6a439a 100644
--- a/doc/templates.mdwn
+++ b/doc/templates.mdwn
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pages in the wiki.
 
 The [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/edittemplate desc="edittemplate directive"]] can
 be used to make new pages default to containing text from a template
-page, which can be filled as out the page is edited.
+page, which can be filled out as the page is edited.
 """]]
 
 [[!if test="(enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate))
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
 * `archivepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page in a blog archive page.
 * `titlepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page by title in a blog archive page.
 * `microblog.tmpl` - Used for showing a microblogging post inline.
-* `blogpost.tmpl` - Used for a form to add a post to a blog (and a rss/atom links)
+* `blogpost.tmpl` - Used for a form to add a post to a blog (and rss/atom links)
 * `feedlink.tmpl` - Used to add rss/atom links if `blogpost.tmpl` is not used.
 * `aggregatepost.tmpl` - Used by the aggregate plugin to create
   a page for a post.