diff --git a/sos.c b/sos.c
index 3290de4..4e56e44 100644
--- a/sos.c
+++ b/sos.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void gameplay(void){
 	mvprintw(3,0,"  **** THE GAMEPLAY ****");
 	attroff(A_BOLD);
 	move(4,0);
-	printw("The game is similiar to Tic Tac Toe:\n");
+	printw("The game is similar to Tic Tac Toe:\n");
 	printw("The players write S and O in the squares\n");
 	printw("and making the straight connected sequence\n");
 	printw("S-O-S makes you a score; obviously, the\n");
diff --git a/sudoku.c b/sudoku.c
index 6fc511d..e723c5c 100644
--- a/sudoku.c
+++ b/sudoku.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void help(void){
 	mvprintw(8,0,"n : New board");
 	mvprintw(9,0,"r : Restart");
 	if(size>4)
-		printw(" (some of these alphabet controls maybe overrided in certain sizes)");
+		printw(" (some of these alphabet controls maybe overridden in certain sizes)");
 	mvprintw(10,0,"? : Hint (not like in other games)");
 	mvprintw(11,0,"F1 & F2: Help on controls & gameplay");
 	mvprintw(12,0,"PgDn,PgUp,<,> : Scroll");