diff --git a/doc/design.asciidoc b/doc/design.asciidoc
index feab6712..5edc3626 100644
--- a/doc/design.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/design.asciidoc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interact with these tools.
 
 For example, sorting lines should be done using the Unix sort command, not
 with an internal implementation. Kakoune should make it easy to do that,
-hence the +|+ command for pipping selected text through a filter.
+hence the +|+ command for piping selected text through a filter.
 
 The modern Unix environment is not limited to text filters, most people use
 a graphical interface nowadays, and Kakoune should be able to take advantage
diff --git a/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc b/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc
index 382fa5b9..9c748c05 100644
--- a/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ A specific *\*debug*\* buffer is used by Kakoune to write errors or
 warnings.  This is also where the ouput of the `:debug` and the `:echo
 -debug` commands will land.
 
-A scratch buffer can be created by passing the `-debug` switch to the
+A debug buffer can be created by passing the `-debug` switch to the
 `:edit` command.
 
 == FIFO Buffers