diff --git a/layers/+lang/clojure/README.org b/layers/+lang/clojure/README.org
index f74d1cf86..393dd90fa 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/clojure/README.org
+++ b/layers/+lang/clojure/README.org
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ separated) to narrow down the list. For example, try typing in sort map to see
 some functions that deal with sorting maps.
 
 ** Structuraly safe editing
-This layer add support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows safely edit
+This layer adds support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows to safely edit
 lisp code by keeping the s-expressions balanced.
 
-By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on a the
-active buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
+By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on the active
+buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
 
 To turn it on automatically for all =clojure= buffers call the following
 function in your =dotspacemacs/user-config= function:
diff --git a/layers/+lang/common-lisp/README.org b/layers/+lang/common-lisp/README.org
index 5eaaf40b0..d9724dfa0 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/common-lisp/README.org
+++ b/layers/+lang/common-lisp/README.org
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ of Common Lisp, you can specify it in your =~/.spacemacs=
 #+END_SRC
 
 * Structuraly safe editing
-This layer add support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows safely edit
+This layer adds support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows to safely edit
 lisp code by keeping the s-expressions balanced.
 
-By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on a the
-active buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
+By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on the active
+buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
 
 To turn it on automatically for all =common-lisp= buffers call the following
 function in your =dotspacemacs/user-config= function:
diff --git a/layers/+lang/emacs-lisp/README.org b/layers/+lang/emacs-lisp/README.org
index bbaa9b6af..b46b747cc 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/emacs-lisp/README.org
+++ b/layers/+lang/emacs-lisp/README.org
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ dotfile:
 #+END_SRC
 
 * Structuraly safe editing
-This layer add support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows safely edit
+This layer adds support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows to safely edit
 lisp code by keeping the s-expressions balanced.
 
-By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on a the
-active buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
+By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on the active
+buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
 
 To turn it on automatically for all =emacs-lisp= buffers call the following
 function in your =dotspacemacs/user-config= function:
diff --git a/layers/+lang/racket/README.org b/layers/+lang/racket/README.org
index acf9fc04d..33785d275 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/racket/README.org
+++ b/layers/+lang/racket/README.org
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ raco pkg install drracket
 #+END_SRC
 
 * Structuraly safe editing
-This layer add support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows safely edit
+This layer adds support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows to safely edit
 lisp code by keeping the s-expressions balanced.
 
-By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on a the
+By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on the
 active buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
 
 To turn it on automatically for all =racket= buffers call the following
diff --git a/layers/+lang/scheme/README.org b/layers/+lang/scheme/README.org
index 9cc2ff9eb..d503c243f 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/scheme/README.org
+++ b/layers/+lang/scheme/README.org
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ For full Chicken support, the following commands should be run:
 #+END_SRC
 
 * Structuraly safe editing
-This layer add support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows safely edit
+This layer adds support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows to safely edit
 lisp code by keeping the s-expressions balanced.
 
-By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on a the
-active buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
+By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on the active
+buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).
 
 To turn it on automatically for all =scheme= buffers call the following
 function in your =dotspacemacs/user-config= function: