diff --git a/pep-0426.txt b/pep-0426.txt
index df4e00043..b6ea1ccb1 100644
--- a/pep-0426.txt
+++ b/pep-0426.txt
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ The ordered comparison operators ``<``, ``>``, ``<=``, ``>=`` are based
 on the consistent ordering defined by the standard `Version scheme`_.
 
 The ``==`` and ``!=`` operators are based on string comparisons - in order
-to match, the version being checker must start with exactly that sequence of
+to match, the version being checked must start with exactly that sequence of
 characters.
 
 .. note::
@@ -1087,7 +1087,6 @@ While these specifiers would include at least some of them::
     >= 1.0, != 1.0b2
     >= 1.0, < 2.0.dev123
 
-
 Dependency resolution tools should use the above rules by default, but
 should also allow users to request the following alternative behaviours: