diff --git a/library/virt b/library/virt
index c12ce9e21b..85e88228d1 100755
--- a/library/virt
+++ b/library/virt
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class Virt(object):
 
         """
         Stop a domain, and then wipe it from the face of the earth.
-        by deleting the disk image and it's configuration file.
+        by deleting the disk image and its configuration file.
         """
 
         self.__get_conn()
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class Virt(object):
 
     def get_xml(self, vmid):
         """
-        Recieve a Vm id as input
+        Receive a Vm id as input
         Return an xml describing vm config returned by a libvirt call
         """
         conn = libvirt.openReadOnly(None)
diff --git a/library/yum b/library/yum
index edb2101978..bb4f690281 100755
--- a/library/yum
+++ b/library/yum
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def pkg_to_dict(po):
     return d
     
 def list_stuff(my, stuff):
-    # FIXME - there are poitential tracebacks that could occur here
+    # FIXME - there are potential tracebacks that could occur here
     # need some more catching for them so we can see what happened
     if stuff == 'installed':
         return [ pkg_to_dict(po) for po in my.rpmdb ]