diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ If you'd like to build a new feature but don't have a specific idea, please chec
 
 Before you start writing code, make sure there is an issue open. Pull requests without a link to an existing issue won't be merged. All pull requests _must_ target the `develop` branch of the repository.
 
-If you want to get started contributing code to this project but don't know exactly what to work on, we compiled a good list of issues labeled as [Good first issues](https://github.com/wordpress/openverse-frontend/labels/good%20first%20issue) which are small in scope and not so complex to solve. There is also issues labeld as [Help wanted](https://github.com/wordpress/openverse-frontend/labels/help%20wanted) which can be a bit more complex but are good examples of thigns we are currently accepting help from the community.
+If you want to get started contributing code to this project but don't know exactly what to work on, we compiled a good list of issues labeled as ['good first issues'](https://github.com/wordpress/openverse-frontend/labels/good%20first%20issue) which are small in scope and not so complex to solve. There are also issues labeled as ['help wanted'](https://github.com/wordpress/openverse-frontend/labels/help%20wanted) which can be a bit more complex but are good examples of things we are currently accepting help from the community.
 
-Any code modifications will have to be accompanied by the appropriate unit tests. This will be checked and verified during code review. Once the Pull Reques is opened, our CI server will run the unit test suite and run a code linter to verify that the code follows the coding guidelines.
+Any code modifications will have to be accompanied by the appropriate unit tests. This will be checked and verified during code review. Once the pull request is opened, our CI server will run the unit test suite and run a code linter to verify that the code follows the coding guidelines.
 
 If you want to run the unit tests and linter on your machine, run the following commands:
 
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ TypeScript support in Vue 2 (which we're currently locked into due to Nuxt's cur
 
 ## Questions or Thoughts?
 
-Feel free to [join us on Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) and discuss the project with the engineers and community memebers on #openverse.
+Feel free to [join us on Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) and discuss the project with the engineers and community members on #openverse.
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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ You will need to fix any linting issues before committing. We recommend formatti
 
 ### File name conventions
 
-All files and folders should be written in `kebab-case`, with the exception of Vue single file components. If it ends in `.vue`, please use `PascalCase`. This distinction makes our component files stand out clearly and is [reccommended by the Vue community](https://vuejs.org/v2/style-guide/#Single-file-component-filename-casing-strongly-recommended).
+All files and folders should be written in `kebab-case`, with the exception of Vue single file components. If it ends in `.vue`, please use `PascalCase`. This distinction makes our component files stand out clearly and is [recommended by the Vue community](https://vuejs.org/v2/style-guide/#Single-file-component-filename-casing-strongly-recommended).
 
 ## Contributing