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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ungoogled-chromium is a set of configuration flags, patches, and custom scripts.
 * Strip binaries from the source tree, and use those provided by the system or build them from source
 * Add, modify, or disable features that inhibit control and transparency (these changes are minor and do not have significant impacts on the general user experience)
 
-**ungoogled-chromium is looking for contributers**. See the [Contributing](#contributing) section for more information.
+**ungoogled-chromium is looking for contributors**. See the [Contributing](#contributing) section for more information.
 
 Table of Contents
 * [Features](#features)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Tags are versioned in the following format: `{chromium_version}-{release_revisio
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Contributers are welcome!
+Contributors are welcome!
 
 **Update as of September 2016**: I, Eloston, am in a period of time where I do not have as much time as I had before to work on this project. If you are interested in making a change, I encourage you to submit a pull request. Please read the Pull requests section below for submission guidelines.
 * Additionally, issues marked with the `help wanted` tag are changes I need others to help with. Please read the issue's comment thread for more details on what needs to be done.