diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml
index ea7005308..1ba8dfc97 100644
--- a/chapter08/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
           <para>Be sure to replace <replaceable>&lt;host_LANG_value&gt;</replaceable>
           by the value of the <envar>$LANG</envar> variable from your host.
-          If not set, you could use also the host's value of <envar>$LC_ALL</envar>
+          If not set, you could use instead the host's value of <envar>$LC_ALL</envar>
           or <envar>$LC_CTYPE</envar>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ cp -r Documentation/* /usr/share/doc/linux-&linux-version;</userinput></screen>
       <filename class="directory">include</filename> directory should
       <emphasis>always</emphasis> be the ones against which Glibc was compiled,
       that is, the sanitised headers from this Linux kernel tarball.
-      Therefore, thay should <emphasis>never</emphasis> be replaced by either
+      Therefore, they should <emphasis>never</emphasis> be replaced by either
       the raw kernel headers or any other kernel sanitized headers.</para>
     </warning>