diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/_HasMarkerBase.py b/src/Filters/Rules/_HasMarkerBase.py
index 7b7614241..e836868d1 100644
--- a/src/Filters/Rules/_HasMarkerBase.py
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/_HasMarkerBase.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class HasMarkerBase(Rule):
 
     labels      = [ _('Marker type:')]
     name        =  _('Has marker of')
-    description =  _("Matches markers of a partikular type")
+    description =  _("Matches markers of a particular type")
     category    = _('General filters')
     
     def apply(self, db, obj):
diff --git a/src/plugins/all_relations.py b/src/plugins/all_relations.py
index 9a64b3796..2530b211d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/all_relations.py
+++ b/src/plugins/all_relations.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class AllRelReport():
             else:
                 sdoc.header1(_("Remarks"))
             sdoc.paragraph("")
-            sdoc.paragraph(_("The following problems where encountered:"))
+            sdoc.paragraph(_("The following problems were encountered:"))
             
             for msg in msg_list :
                 sdoc.paragraph(msg)