diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 6b87055..dffaaff 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # API Docs
 
-Mintpool exposes a REST API for interacting with the node. The API is ratelimited by default to
+Mintpool exposes a REST API for interacting with the node. The API is rate-limited by default to
 prevent spam requests.
 See `src/api/mod.rs` for router definition
 
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
index b3892cd..f093b2e 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ tracing::info!(monotonic_counter.number = 1);
 tracing::info!(counter.example3 = 1, other_fields="will be included in tags", "Be careful about cardinality");
 ```
 
-**Don't put log lines in the same trace statements as metrics, especially if theres a format
+**Don't put log lines in the same trace statements as metrics, especially if there is a format
 variable in the log line,
 they will blow up you metrics cardinality and cost a lot of money if you use DataDog**
 
diff --git a/src/chain.rs b/src/chain.rs
index f6728ff..32b378c 100644
--- a/src/chain.rs
+++ b/src/chain.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ where
         })
 }
 
-/// Checks for new premints being brought onchain then sends to controller to handle
+/// Checks for new premints being brought onchain then sends to the controller to handle
 pub struct MintChecker {
     chain_id: u64,
     controller: ControllerInterface,