diff --git a/docs/manual/pads.sgml b/docs/manual/pads.sgml
index 947e0ad587..8cfaf47f5d 100644
--- a/docs/manual/pads.sgml
+++ b/docs/manual/pads.sgml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     ...
     </programlisting>
     <sect2 id="sec-pads-functions">
-      <title>Usefull pad functions</title>
+      <title>Useful pad functions</title>
       <para> 
         You can get the name of a pad with gst_pad_get_name () and set its name with
 	get_pad_set_name();
diff --git a/docs/manual/states.sgml b/docs/manual/states.sgml
index e038f8585f..e3e0999db4 100644
--- a/docs/manual/states.sgml
+++ b/docs/manual/states.sgml
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@
     </para>
     <note>
       <para> 
-        The PAUSED state is build for temporarily freezing the pipeline. Elements will typically
-	do not free their resources in the PAUSED state. Use the NULL state if you want to stop
-	the data flow permanantly.
+	The PAUSED state is available for temporarily freezing the pipeline.
+	Elements will typically not free their resources in the PAUSED state.
+	Use the NULL state if you want to stop the data flow permanantly.  
       </para> 
     </note>
     <para>