diff --git a/doc/training-guides/module003-ch009-replication.xml b/doc/training-guides/module003-ch009-replication.xml
index 99956f25b7..bcee5afcb8 100644
--- a/doc/training-guides/module003-ch009-replication.xml
+++ b/doc/training-guides/module003-ch009-replication.xml
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
         face of disk failures, though some replicas may not be in an
         immediately usable location. Note that the replicator doesn’t
         maintain desired levels of replication when other failures,
-        such as entire node failures, occur because most failure are
+        such as entire node failures occur, because most failure are
         transient.</para>
     <para>Replication is an area of active development, and likely
         rife with potential improvements to speed and
-        correctness.</para>
+        accuracy.</para>
     <para>There are two major classes of replicator - the db
         replicator, which replicates accounts and containers, and the
         object replicator, which replicates object data.</para>