diff --git a/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md b/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md
index 893b18ce0d..3b31557f41 100644
--- a/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md
+++ b/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md
@@ -596,4 +596,4 @@ end
 ```
 
 You should follow Rails conventions when defining your own events. The format is: `event.library`.
-If you application is sending Tweets, you should create an event named `tweet.twitter`.
+If your application is sending Tweets, you should create an event named `tweet.twitter`.
diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md
index 05bb9a96c2..7a32607eb7 100644
--- a/guides/source/configuring.md
+++ b/guides/source/configuring.md
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ know which pages it is allowed to index.
 
 Rails creates this file for you inside the `/public` folder. By default, it allows
 search engines to index all pages of your application. If you want to block
-indexing on all pages of you application, use this:
+indexing on all pages of your application, use this:
 
 ```
 User-agent: *