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@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ CHANGES WITH 258 in spe:
             are no longer recorded in the utmp/wtmp databases.
 
         * Support for traditional /forcefsck and /fastboot files to control
-          exection mode of fsck on boot has been removed from systemd-fsck. To
+          execution mode of fsck on boot has been removed from systemd-fsck. To
           control the mode, please use the fsck.mode= kernel command line option
           or newly introduced fsck.mode credential.
 
         * Support for traditional /forcequotacheck file to control execution
           mode of quotacheck on boot has been removed from systemd-quotacheck.
-          To control the mode, please use the quotacheck.mode= kerenl command
+          To control the mode, please use the quotacheck.mode= kernel command
           line option of newly introduced quotacheck.mode credential.
 
         Announcements of Future Feature Removals: