diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
index 00f1064a..58948fdc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ public final class CSVFormat implements Serializable {
      * @param recordSeparator
      *            the record separator to use for output.
      *
-     * @return A new CSVFormat that is equal to this but with the the specified output record separator
+     * @return A new CSVFormat that is equal to this but with the specified output record separator
      */
     public CSVFormat withRecordSeparator(final char recordSeparator) {
         return withRecordSeparator(String.valueOf(recordSeparator));
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ public final class CSVFormat implements Serializable {
      * @param recordSeparator
      *            the record separator to use for output.
      *
-     * @return A new CSVFormat that is equal to this but with the the specified output record separator
+     * @return A new CSVFormat that is equal to this but with the specified output record separator
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException
      *             if recordSeparator is none of CR, LF or CRLF
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Lexer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Lexer.java
index 8106532a..76fa81ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Lexer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Lexer.java
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ final class Lexer implements Closeable {
      * @return the unescaped character (as an int) or {@link Constants#END_OF_STREAM} if char following the escape is
      *      invalid.
      * @throws IOException if there is a problem reading the stream or the end of stream is detected:
-     *      the escape character is not allowed at end of strem
+     *      the escape character is not allowed at end of stream
      */
     int readEscape() throws IOException {
         // the escape char has just been read (normally a backslash)