diff --git a/cmd/nuke.go b/cmd/nuke.go
index d81ddff86..01232183f 100644
--- a/cmd/nuke.go
+++ b/cmd/nuke.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (n *Nuke) ValidateAccount() error {
 	if !n.Config.HasBlacklist() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("The config file contains an empty blacklist. " +
 			"For safety reasons you need to specify at least one account ID. " +
-			"This should be you production account.")
+			"This should be your production account.")
 	}
 
 	if n.Config.InBlacklist(accountID) {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (n *Nuke) ValidateAccount() error {
 
 	for _, alias := range aliases {
 		if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(*alias), "prod") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("You are trying to nuke a account with the alias '%s', "+
+			return fmt.Errorf("You are trying to nuke an account with the alias '%s', "+
 				"but it has the substring 'prod' in it. Aborting.", *aliases[0])
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index edc746bac..3243c55cf 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		"limit nuking to certain resource types (eg IAMServerCertificate)")
 	command.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(
 		&params.NoDryRun, "no-dry-run", false,
-		"actualy delete found resources")
+		"actually delete found resources")
 	command.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(
 		&params.Force, "force", false,
 		"don't ask for confirmation")