diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/mime_responds.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/mime_responds.rb
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--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/mime_responds.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/mime_responds.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
       # with the remaining data.
       #
       # Note that you can define your own XML parameter parser which would allow you to describe multiple entities
-      # in a single request (i.e., by wrapping them all in a single root note), but if you just go with the flow
+      # in a single request (i.e., by wrapping them all in a single root node), but if you just go with the flow
       # and accept Rails' defaults, life will be much easier.
       #
       # If you need to use a MIME type which isn't supported by default, you can register your own handlers in
diff --git a/railties/configs/initializers/new_rails_defaults.rb b/railties/configs/initializers/new_rails_defaults.rb
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--- a/railties/configs/initializers/new_rails_defaults.rb
+++ b/railties/configs/initializers/new_rails_defaults.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# These settins change the behavior of Rails 2 apps and will be defaults
+# These settings change the behavior of Rails 2 apps and will be defaults
 # for Rails 3. You can remove this initializer when Rails 3 is released.
 
 # Only save the attributes that have changed since the record was loaded.
Fix a couple spelling errors in docs