diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c09148..0f17c14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 This library a protocol handler for the RFC6455 specification.
 It contains components for both server and client side handshake and messaging protocol negotation.
 
-Aspects that are left open to interpertation in the specification are also left open in this library.
-It is up to the implementation to determine how those interpertations are to be dealt with.
+Aspects that are left open to interpretation in the specification are also left open in this library.
+It is up to the implementation to determine how those interpretations are to be dealt with.
 
 This library is independent, framework agnostic, and does not deal with any I/O.
 HTTP upgrade negotiation integration points are handled with PSR-7 interfaces.