diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8da1357..2d9bdaa 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Changes in gendersllnl-1.17-1
 
 Changes in gendersllnl-1.16-1
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- -- Exit dist2 non-zero if rdist exitted non-zero.
+ -- Exit dist2 non-zero if rdist exited non-zero.
 
 Changes in gendersllnl-1.15-2
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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Changes in gendersllnl-1.15-1
 
 Changes in gendersllnl-1.14-1
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-  -- Remove unnecessary "unitialized use" messages from Hostlist.pm.
+  -- Remove unnecessary "uninitialized use" messages from Hostlist.pm.
 
 Changes in gendersllnl-1.13-1
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