diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
index 18302aae4..cbd4e5798 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ code.</para></listitem>
 <emphasis>__cxa_atexit</emphasis>, rather than
 <emphasis>atexit</emphasis>, to register C++ destructors for local
 statics and global objects.  This option is essential for fully
-standards-compliant handling of destructors. It also effects the C++
+standards-compliant handling of destructors. It also affects the C++
 ABI, and therefore results in C++ shared libraries and C++ programs
 that are interoperable with other Linux
 distributions.</para></listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/sysvinit.xml b/chapter06/sysvinit.xml
index d9b3c69b0..fbf43f4c1 100644
--- a/chapter06/sysvinit.xml
+++ b/chapter06/sysvinit.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ the <command>setfont</command> program. The <command>console</command>
 initscript from the LFS-Bootscripts package calls the <command>setfont</command>
 program during system startup. Sending this escape sequence is
 necessary for people who use non-ISO 8859-1 screen fonts, but it does
-not effect native English speakers.</para>
+not affect native English speakers.</para>
 
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