diff --git a/docs/reference/run.md b/docs/reference/run.md
index db06ad71f6..0733ad10aa 100644
--- a/docs/reference/run.md
+++ b/docs/reference/run.md
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ $ docker run -it --mount type=bind,source=[PATH],target=[PATH] busybox
 ```
 
 In this case, the `--mount` flag takes three parameters. A type (`bind`), and
-two paths. The `source` path is a the location on the host that you want to
+two paths. The `source` path is the location on the host that you want to
 bind mount into the container. The `target` path is the mount destination
 inside the container.
 
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ Additionally, you can set any environment variable in the container by using
 one or more `-e` flags. You can even override the variables mentioned above, or
 variables defined using a Dockerfile `ENV` instruction when building the image.
 
-If the you name an environment variable without specifying a value, the current
+If you name an environment variable without specifying a value, the current
 value of the named variable on the host is propagated into the container's
 environment: