diff --git a/reference/dba/setup.xml b/reference/dba/setup.xml
index 14e9a57e87..cf512afcf2 100644
--- a/reference/dba/setup.xml
+++ b/reference/dba/setup.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         DB2 is for <link xlink:href="&url.sleepycat;">Oracle Berkeley
         DB 2</link>. It is described as "a programmatic toolkit that
         provides high-performance built-in database support for both
-        standalone and client/server applications.
+        standalone and client/server applications."
        </entry>
       </row>
       
diff --git a/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/setcreatedcallback.xml b/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/setcreatedcallback.xml
index b53383b965..6675b70cc6 100644
--- a/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/setcreatedcallback.xml
+++ b/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/setcreatedcallback.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Sets a function to be called when a task is received and queued by the Gearman job server.
-   The callback should accept a single argument, a <classname>GearmanTask</classname> oject.
+   The callback should accept a single argument, a <classname>GearmanTask</classname> object.
   </para>
  </refsect1>