diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f9d243936d..d788749240 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 219:
 
         * systemd-nspawn gained a new --template= switch. It takes the
           path to a container tree to use as template for the tree
-          specified via --directory=, should that director be
+          specified via --directory=, should that directory be
           missing. This allows instantiating containers dynamically,
           on first run. This switch is only available on btrfs file
           systems.
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 219:
         * In addition to collecting mouse dpi data in the udev
           hardware database, there's now support for collecting angle
           information for mouse scroll wheels. The database is
-          supposed to guarantee similar scrolling behaviour on mice
+          supposed to guarantee similar scrolling behavior on mice
           that it knows about. There's also support for collecting
           information about Touchpad types.