diff --git a/guide/src/qs_8.md b/guide/src/qs_8.md
index 358d72ad0..f80fb8eb3 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_8.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_8.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ the websocket server and returns ws reader and writer objects. *TestServer* also
 provides an `execute()` method, which runs future objects to completion and returns
 result of the future computation.
 
-The following example shows how to test a server websocket handler:
+The following example demonstrates how to test a websocket handler:
 
 ```rust
 # extern crate actix;
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_9.md b/guide/src/qs_9.md
index b7fdc840a..e0d71f12b 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_9.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_9.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ a [*ws::WsStream*](../actix_web/ws/struct.WsStream.html) and then use stream
 combinators to handle actual messages, but it is simpler to handle websocket communications
 with an http actor.
 
-The following is example of a simple websocket echo server:
+The following is an example of a simple websocket echo server:
 
 ```rust
 # extern crate actix;