diff --git a/cairo/kakarot-ssj/README.md b/cairo/kakarot-ssj/README.md
index 196587351..f81b5da16 100644
--- a/cairo/kakarot-ssj/README.md
+++ b/cairo/kakarot-ssj/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 ## About
 
-Kakarot is an (zk)-Ethereum Virtual Machine implementation written in Cairo.
+Kakarot is a (zk)-Ethereum Virtual Machine implementation written in Cairo.
 Kakarot is Ethereum compatible, i.e. all existing smart contracts, developer
 tools and wallets work out-of-the-box on Kakarot. It's been open source from day
 one. Soon available on Starknet L2 and Appchains.
diff --git a/cairo/kakarot-ssj/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/cairo/kakarot-ssj/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 526923a4b..1a994fb8b 100644
--- a/cairo/kakarot-ssj/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/cairo/kakarot-ssj/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ When working on opcodes, make sure to check several things:
 - The [EVM playground](https://www.evm.codes/) to be able to read the specs and
   play around directly on the [playground](https://www.evm.codes/playground).
 - The [Cairo Zero implementation](https://github.com/kkrt-labs/kakarot) that
-  already exists in the above mentioned repo.
+  already exists in the above-mentioned repo.
 
 Now, here are things to pay attention to: