diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 torchtext
 +++++++++
 
-**WARNING**: TorchText developement is stopped and the `0.18` release (April 2024) will be the last stable release of the library.
+**WARNING**: TorchText development is stopped and the `0.18` release (April 2024) will be the last stable release of the library.
 
 This repository consists of:
 
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ torchtext
 
 .. warning::
 
-    TorchText developement is stopped and the ``0.18`` release (April 2024) will
+    TorchText development is stopped and the ``0.18`` release (April 2024) will
     be the last stable release of the library.
 
 This library is part of the `PyTorch