diff --git a/src/welcome-day-1.md b/src/welcome-day-1.md
index 0eaf255f..01baa9f6 100644
--- a/src/welcome-day-1.md
+++ b/src/welcome-day-1.md
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Please remind the students that:
     keep the related to how Rust does things vs some other language. It can be
     hard to find the right balance, but err on the side of allowing discussions
     since they engage people much more than one-way communication.
-* The questions will likely mean that we are talking about things ahead of the slides.
-  * This is perfectly okay! Repetition is an important part of leaning. Remember
+* The questions will likely mean that we talk about things ahead of the slides.
+  * This is perfectly okay! Repetition is an important part of learning. Remember
     that the slides are just a support and you are free to skip them as you
     like.