diff --git a/docs/manual/hacking.md b/docs/manual/hacking.md
index c475d6ff..0b48f3dd 100644
--- a/docs/manual/hacking.md
+++ b/docs/manual/hacking.md
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ Before submitting your pull request, please ensure that:
   with important information
 
 None of those are reasons for a Pull Request to be closed, but it will reduce
-the number of roundtrips required before we can merge your Pull Request.
+the number of "roundtrips", or rather, the back-and-forth required before we can
+merge your Pull Request.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > If you do not agree with the idea of using Microsoft GitHub for contributions,
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ the number of roundtrips required before we can merge your Pull Request.
 >
 > You may send your patches to [@NotAShelf](https://github.com/notashelf) using
 > the public e-mail located on the GitHub page. Though, please remember to
-> adhere to the contributing guidelines strictly as e-mail instroduces a
+> adhere to the contributing guidelines strictly, as e-mail introduces a
 > significant overhead to the communication process.
 
 ## Guidelines {#sec-guidelines}