diff --git a/examples/bare8.rs b/examples/bare8.rs
index 15096e1fdaa46c093de61e993aec2254f1ec7806..1900d698df83001a3172e092af706163c19ee37f 100644
--- a/examples/bare8.rs
+++ b/examples/bare8.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 //! The RTFM framework
 //!
 //! What it covers:
-//! - utilisizing the RTFM framework for serial communicaton
-//! - singletons (enteties with a singe instance)
+//! - utilizing the RTFM framework for serial communication
+//! - singletons (entities with a singe instance)
 //! - owned resources
 //! - peripheral access in RTFM
 //! - polling in `idle`