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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A Ventilator Display that consumes PIRDS data and performs most clinical respira
 
 This is an important part of the Public Invention's goal of creating an opens source ventilator ecosystem.
 This is a stand-alone .html file with about a thousand lines of JavaScript that implements a clinical display
-that doctors want to see of an operting ventilator. It includes live data trace plots of pressure and flow, as
+that doctors want to see of an operating ventilator. It includes live data trace plots of pressure and flow, as
 well as calculated values such as tidal volume.
 
 ![Screen Shot 2020-06-18 at 5 07 25 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5296671/85007839-b52ec600-b121-11ea-92ae-3d29dba9fbb1.png)
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ well as calculated values such as tidal volume.
 You can see the vent-display from our [public data lake](http://ventmon.coslabs.com/), where you 
 can find both live and [static](http://ventmon.coslabs.com/breath_plot?i=71.245.238.32.test_file_name.20200612135337) displays.
 
-For a hands on demonstration of Vent Display and in-depth explanation of VentMon watch our screen cast (demonstration of Vent Display occurrs at 10:56).    
+For a hands on demonstration of Vent Display and in-depth explanation of VentMon watch our screen cast (demonstration of Vent Display occurs at 10:56).    
 [VentMon ScreenCast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV9MrMjVOCI)
 
 # Vounteer Needed
 
 This is a project with a rich set of features that need to be added involving respiration calculations. 
-Additionally, there are GUI features such as as the ability to scroll back in time that need to be added. Please contact <read.robert@gmail.com> if you would like to volunteer.
+Additionally, there are GUI features such as the ability to scroll back in time that need to be added. Please contact <read.robert@gmail.com> if you would like to volunteer.