diff --git a/tempest/README.rst b/tempest/README.rst
index fa29fe2..892b0f8 100644
--- a/tempest/README.rst
+++ b/tempest/README.rst
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
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 Many openstack components include 3rdparty API support. It is
-completely legitmate for Tempest to include tests of 3rdparty APIs,
-but those should be kept seperate from the normal OpenStack
+completely legitimate for Tempest to include tests of 3rdparty APIs,
+but those should be kept separate from the normal OpenStack
 validation.
 
 
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@
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 Whitebox tests are tests which require access to the database of the
-target OpenStack machine to verify internal state after opperations
+target OpenStack machine to verify internal state after operations
 are made. White box tests are allowed to use the python clients.