diff --git a/doc/paper/taler.tex b/doc/paper/taler.tex
index 25770f8b0..19b1b19f5 100644
--- a/doc/paper/taler.tex
+++ b/doc/paper/taler.tex
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ where the {\em customer} withdraws digital {\em coins} from the {\em
   exchange} with unlinkability provided via blind signatures.  The
 coins can then be spent at a {\em merchant} who {\em deposits} them at
 the exchange.  Taler uses online detection of double-spending and
-provides excuplability via cryptographic proofs.  Thus merchants are
+provides exculpability via cryptographic proofs.  Thus merchants are
 instantly assured that a transaction is valid.
 
 \begin{figure}[h]
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ maximum applicable tax is less than $\frac{2}{3}$, then $\kappa = 3$
 ensures that cheating results in a negative financial return on
 average as $\kappa - 1$ out of $\kappa$ attempts to hide from taxation
 are detected and penalized by a total loss.  This makes our use of
-cut-and-choose practical and efficient, and in particularly faster
+cut-and-choose practical and efficient, and in particular faster
 than the comparable use of zk-SNARKs in ZeroCash~\cite{zerocash}.
 
 % FIXME: I'm explicit about the rounds in postquantum.tex