diff --git a/docs/api/index.md b/docs/api/index.md
index 8b7d82d..9bcc42d 100644
--- a/docs/api/index.md
+++ b/docs/api/index.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ app.listen(3000);
 
   The following example responds with "Hello World", however first the request flows through
   the `x-response-time` and `logging` middleware to mark when the request started, then continue
-  to yield control through the to the response middleware. When a middleware invokes `yield next`
+  to yield control through the response middleware. When a middleware invokes `yield next`
   the function suspends and passes control to the next middleware defined. After there are no more
   middleware to execute downstream, the stack will unwind and each middleware is resumed to perform
   its upstream behaviour.
diff --git a/docs/api/request.md b/docs/api/request.md
index 9f39043..065d29b 100644
--- a/docs/api/request.md
+++ b/docs/api/request.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var ct = this.request.type;
 // => "image/png"
 ```
 
-### res.charset
+### req.charset
 
   Get request charset when present, or `undefined`: