diff --git a/docs/_guide/targets.md b/docs/_guide/targets.md
index f52dd3de..22a38589 100644
--- a/docs/_guide/targets.md
+++ b/docs/_guide/targets.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ subtitle: Querying Descendants
 
 One of the three [core patterns]({{ site.baseurl }}/guide/introduction#three-core-concepts-observe-listen-query) is Querying. In Catalyst, Targets are the preferred way to query. Targets use `querySelector` under the hood, but in a way that makes it a lot simpler to work with.
 
-Catalyst Components are really just Web Components, so you could simply use `querySelector` or `querySelectorAll` to select descendants of the element. Targets avoid some of the problems of `querySelector`; they provide a more consistent interface, avoid coupling CSS classes or HTML tag names to JS, and they handle subtle issues like nested components. Targets are also a little more ergonomic to reuse in a class. We'd recommend using Targets over `querySelector` wherever you can.
+Catalyst Components are really just Web Components, so you could use `querySelector` or `querySelectorAll` to select descendants of the element. Targets avoid some of the problems of `querySelector`; they provide a more consistent interface, avoid coupling CSS classes or HTML tag names to JS, and they handle subtle issues like nested components. Targets are also a little more ergonomic to reuse in a class. We'd recommend using Targets over `querySelector` wherever you can.
 
 To create a Target, use the `@target` decorator on a class field, and add the matching `data-target` attribute to your HTML, like so:
 
diff --git a/docs/_guide/your-first-component.md b/docs/_guide/your-first-component.md
index 5b6348d7..338a46d0 100644
--- a/docs/_guide/your-first-component.md
+++ b/docs/_guide/your-first-component.md
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ defineObservedAttributes(HelloWorldElement)
 window.customElements.define('hello-world', HelloWorldElement)
 ```
 
-Using the `@controller` decorator saves on having to write this boilerplate for each element.
+The `@controller` decorator saves on having to write this boilerplate for each element.
 
 ### What about without TypeScript Decorators?
 
-If you don't want to use TypeScript decorators, you can use `controller` as a regular function, and just pass it your class:
+If you don't want to use TypeScript decorators, you can use `controller` as a regular function by passing it to your class:
 
 ```js
 import {controller} from '@github/catalyst'