diff --git a/docs/source/getting-started.rst b/docs/source/getting-started.rst
index c81dcc738..ea3075a07 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting-started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting-started.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Below is an example contract written in Solidity. Place it in :code:`src/BasicTo
 
   import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/ERC20.sol";
 
-  // Example class - a mock class using delivering from ERC20
+  // Example class - a mock class derived from ERC20
   contract BasicToken is ERC20 {
     constructor(uint256 initialBalance) ERC20("Basic", "BSC") {
         _mint(msg.sender, initialBalance);
diff --git a/waffle-cli/README.md b/waffle-cli/README.md
index 7e5bd59d1..1fa05e7be 100644
--- a/waffle-cli/README.md
+++ b/waffle-cli/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pragma solidity ^0.6.0;
 
 import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/ERC20.sol";
 
-// Example class - a mock class using delivering from ERC20
+// Example class - a mock class derived from ERC20
 contract BasicToken is ERC20 {
     constructor(uint256 initialBalance) ERC20("Basic", "BSC") public {
         _mint(msg.sender, initialBalance);