Small documentation fixes for spelling and grammar

5 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8dc0548add..3693e4e3b8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Contributing to Bundler
 
-Welcome to Bundler! We are so happy that you're here. We know it can be daunting to joining a new open source project, so here's a quick overview of what you can expect from this documentation.
+Welcome to Bundler! We are so happy that you're here. We know joining a new open source project can be daunting, so here's a quick overview of what you can expect from this documentation.
 
 Bundler welcomes contributions from *everyone*. While contributing, please follow the project [code of conduct](http://bundler.io/conduct.html), so that everyone can be included.
 
diff --git a/doc/TROUBLESHOOTING.md b/doc/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
index 36dbfc2967..d310d85d40 100644
--- a/doc/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
+++ b/doc/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Certain operating systems such as MacOS and Ubuntu have versions of Ruby that re
     ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::FilePermissionError)
       You don't have write permissions for the /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0 directory.
 
-There are multiple ways to solve this issue. You can install bundler with elevated privilges using `sudo` or `su`.
+There are multiple ways to solve this issue. You can install bundler with elevated privileges using `sudo` or `su`.
 
     sudo gem install bundler
 
-If you cannot elevated your privileges or do not want to globally install Bundler, you can use the `--user-install` option.
+If you cannot elevate your privileges or do not want to globally install Bundler, you can use the `--user-install` option.
 
     gem install bundler --user-install
 
diff --git a/doc/contributing/BUG_TRIAGE.md b/doc/contributing/BUG_TRIAGE.md
index 6667805ac1..3c34db048b 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/BUG_TRIAGE.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/BUG_TRIAGE.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Triaging is the work of processing tickets that have been opened by users. Commo
 
 We've created an [issues guide](ISSUES.md) to walk users through the process of how to report an issue with the Bundler project. We also have a [troubleshooting guide](../TROUBLESHOOTING.md) to diagnose common problems.
 
-Not every ticket will be a bug in Bundler's code, but open tickets usually mean that the there is something we could improve to help that user. Sometimes that means writing additional documentation or making error messages clearer.
+Not every ticket will be a bug in Bundler's code, but open tickets usually mean that there is something we could improve to help that user. Sometimes that means writing additional documentation or making error messages clearer.
 
 ## Triaging existing issues
 
diff --git a/doc/contributing/ISSUES.md b/doc/contributing/ISSUES.md
index 00d5f08876..219a775719 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/ISSUES.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/ISSUES.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Detailed information about each Bundler command, including help with common prob
 
 ## Reporting unresolved problems
 
-Check our [troubleshooting common issues guide](../TROUBLESHOOTING.md) and see if your issues is resolved using the steps provided.
+Check our [troubleshooting common issues guide](../TROUBLESHOOTING.md) and see if your issue is resolved using the steps provided.
 
 Hopefully the troubleshooting steps above resolved your problem! If things still aren't working the way you expect them to, please let us know so that we can diagnose and hopefully fix the problem you're having.
 
diff --git a/doc/contributing/README.md b/doc/contributing/README.md
index 43f11cb795..55c742d2ae 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/README.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Contributing to Bundler
 
-Welcome to Bundler! We are so happy that you're here. We know it can be daunting to joining a new open source project, so here's a quick overview of what you can expect from this documentation.
+Welcome to Bundler! We are so happy that you're here. We know joining a new open source project can be daunting, so here's a quick overview of what you can expect from this documentation.
 
 *Something missing?* Send us a [pull request](../development/PULL_REQUESTS.md)!