diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0fd27630..ae0c75ed7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
  alt="The Low-Profile Dog Hoodie Mascot" title="The Low-Profile Dog Hoodie Mascot" align="right" /></a>
 
 Hoodie lets you build apps [without _thinking_ about the backend](http://nobackend.org/)
-and makes sure that they work great [independent from connectivity](http://offlinefirst.org/).
+and makes sure that they work great [independent of connectivity](http://offlinefirst.org/).
 
 This is Hoodie’s main repository. It starts a server and serves the client API.
-Read more about [how the Hoodie server works](server).
+Read more about [How the Hoodie server works](server).
 
 A good place to start is our [Tracker App](https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-app-tracker).
 You can play around with Hoodie’s APIs in the browser console and see how it
-works all together in its [simple HTML & JavaScript code](https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-app-tracker/tree/master/public).
+works all together in its [simple HTML and JavaScript code](https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-app-tracker/tree/master/public).
 
-If you have any questions come say hi in our [chat](http://hood.ie/chat/).
+If you have any questions come and say hi in our [chat](http://hood.ie/chat/).
 
 ## Setup
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ You can find a more thorough description in our [Getting Started Guide](http://d
 
 ## Usage
 
-`hoodie` can be used standalone or as [hapi plugin](http://hapijs.com/tutorials/plugins).
+`hoodie` can be used standalone or as a [hapi plugin](http://hapijs.com/tutorials/plugins).
 The options are slightly different. For the standalone usage, see [Hoodie’s configuration guide](http://docs.hood.ie/en/latest/guides/configuration.html).
 For the hapi plugin usage, see [Hoodie’s hapi plugin usage guide](http://docs.hood.ie/en/latest/guides/hapi-plugin.html)
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ npm install
 The `hoodie` test suite is run with `npm test`.
 You can [read more about testing Hoodie](test).
 
-You can start hoodie for itself using `npm start`. It will serve the contents
+You can start hoodie itself using `npm start`. It will serve the contents
 of the [public folder](public).
 
 ## Backers
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ of the [public folder](public).
 
 ## Official Sponsors
 
-Show your support for Hoodie and [help us sustain our inclusive community](http://hood.ie/blog/sustaining-hoodie.html). We will publicly appreciate your support and are happy to get your word out, as long as it aligns with our [Code of Conduct](http://hood.ie/code-of-conduct/).
+Show your support for Hoodie and [help us sustain our inclusive community](http://hood.ie/blog/sustaining-hoodie.html). We will publicly appreciate your support and happy to get your word out as well, as long as it aligns with our [Code of Conduct](http://hood.ie/code-of-conduct/).
 
 [![](https://opencollective.com/hoodie/sponsor/0/avatar)](https://opencollective.com/hoodie/sponsor/0/website)
 [![](https://opencollective.com/hoodie/sponsor/1/avatar)](https://opencollective.com/hoodie/sponsor/1/website)
diff --git a/docs/welcome.rst b/docs/welcome.rst
index 3df39fc08..c15ad7c21 100644
--- a/docs/welcome.rst
+++ b/docs/welcome.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Open Source
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Hoodie is an Open Source project, so we don’t own it, can’t sell it, and
-it won’t suddenly vanish because we got aquired. The source code for
+it won’t suddenly vanish because we got acquired. The source code for
 Hoodie is available on GitHub under the Apache License 2.0.
 
 How to proceed