diff --git a/docs/releases/1.5-beta-1.txt b/docs/releases/1.5-beta-1.txt
index b8c8097179..c2de44bebe 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.5-beta-1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.5-beta-1.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ can simply remove that line under Django 1.5
 Python compatibility
 ====================
 
-Django 1.5 requires Python 2.6.5 or above, though we **highly recommended**
+Django 1.5 requires Python 2.6.5 or above, though we **highly recommend**
 Python 2.7.3 or above. Support for Python 2.5 and below as been dropped.
 
 This change should affect only a small number of Django users, as most
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Python 3 support
 Django 1.5 introduces support for Python 3 - specifically, Python
 3.2 and above. This comes in the form of a **single** codebase; you don't
 need to install a different version of Django on Python 3. This means that
-you can write application targeted for just Python 2, just Python 3, or single
+you can write applications targeted for just Python 2, just Python 3, or single
 applications that support both platforms.
 
 However, we're labeling this support "experimental" for now: although it's
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.5.txt b/docs/releases/1.5.txt
index 0595a226e2..ab73b9f0e2 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.5.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.5.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Python 3 support
 Django 1.5 introduces support for Python 3 - specifically, Python
 3.2 and above. This comes in the form of a **single** codebase; you don't
 need to install a different version of Django on Python 3. This means that
-you can write application targeted for just Python 2, just Python 3, or single
+you can write applications targeted for just Python 2, just Python 3, or single
 applications that support both platforms.
 
 However, we're labeling this support "experimental" for now: although it's