diff --git a/docs/src/reference/scripting.md b/docs/src/reference/scripting.md
index 9a3cfdb6a..8f72c2193 100644
--- a/docs/src/reference/scripting.md
+++ b/docs/src/reference/scripting.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ The body of a loop can be a code or content block:
 You can use _dot notation_ to access fields on a value. The value in question
 can be either:
 - a [dictionary]($type/dictionary) that has the specified key,
-- a [symbols]($type/symbol) that has the specified modifier,
+- a [symbol]($type/symbol) that has the specified modifier,
 - a [module]($type/module) containing the specified definition,
 - [content]($type/content) that has the specified field.
 
diff --git a/docs/src/reference/syntax.md b/docs/src/reference/syntax.md
index b90633198..7a91b0a8e 100644
--- a/docs/src/reference/syntax.md
+++ b/docs/src/reference/syntax.md
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ Our study design is as follows:
 ```
 
 ## Escape sequences { #escapes }
-Escape sequences are used to insert special characters that are otherwise have
-special meaning in Typst. To escape a character, precede it with a backslash. To
-insert any Unicode codepoint, you can write a hexadecimal escape sequence:
-`[\u{1f600}]`. The same kind of escape sequences also work in
+Escape sequences are used to insert special characters that are hard to type or
+otherwise have special meaning in Typst. To escape a character, precede it with
+a backslash. To insert any Unicode codepoint, you can write a hexadecimal
+escape sequence: `[\u{1f600}]`. The same kind of escape sequences also work in
 [strings]($type/string).
 
 ```example
diff --git a/docs/src/tutorial/3-advanced.md b/docs/src/tutorial/3-advanced.md
index fcce481f6..4749c5471 100644
--- a/docs/src/tutorial/3-advanced.md
+++ b/docs/src/tutorial/3-advanced.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Last but not least is the `numbering` argument. Here, we can provide a
 [numbering pattern]($func/numbering) that defines how to number the pages. By
 setting into to `{"1"}`, Typst only displays the bare page number. Setting it to
 `{"(1/1)"}` would have displayed the current page and total number of pages
-surrounded by parentheses. And we can even have provided a completely custom
+surrounded by parentheses. And we could even have provided a completely custom
 function here to format things to our liking.
 
 ## Creating a title and abstract