diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 72311cf8..492929bc 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ throws a ``FormatError`` exception with description
 ``"forty-two"`` is a string while the format code ``d``
 only applies to integers.
 
-Where possible, errors are catched at compile time. For example, the code
+Where possible, errors are caught at compile time. For example, the code
 
 .. code:: c++
 
diff --git a/doc/usage.rst b/doc/usage.rst
index 60b8b8cf..ea3e43be 100644
--- a/doc/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/usage.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ current directory. Now you can build C++ Format by running :command:`make`.
 Once the library has been built you can invoke :command:`make test` to run
 the tests.
 
-If you use Windows and have Vistual Studio installed, a :file:`FORMAT.sln`
+If you use Windows and have Visual Studio installed, a :file:`FORMAT.sln`
 file and several :file:`.vcproj` files will be created. You can then build them
 using Visual Studio or msbuild.