diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e2e434a9..ded69284c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ for its day to aid the virility of implementations. A vibrant and growing ecosys
 - **RocksDB** library 5.16.6.
 - **Sodium** library for curve ed25519.
 - **OpenSSL** library for HTTPS TLS / X.509.
-- **magic** library for MIME type recognition.
+- **Magic** library for MIME type recognition.
 
 ##### Optional
 
 - **zlib** or **lz4** or **snappy** database compressions.
-- **GraphicsMagick** media thumbnails.
+- **GraphicsMagick** for media thumbnails.
 
 ##### Build tools
 
diff --git a/modules/media/magick.cc b/modules/media/magick.cc
index 813a420b3..59b436371 100644
--- a/modules/media/magick.cc
+++ b/modules/media/magick.cc
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ namespace ircd::magick
 	// simultaneously. This race is possible if the progress callback yields
 	// and another context starts an operation. It is highly unlikely the lib
 	// can handle reentrancy on the same thread. Hitting thread mutexes within
-	// magick will also be catestrophic to ircd::ctx.
+	// magick will also be catastrophic to ircd::ctx.
 	ctx::mutex call_mutex;
 }