diff --git a/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md b/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md
index 0c4f75ab9..9fea69d82 100644
--- a/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md
+++ b/eventing/samples/github-source/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ events from your public repositories and to create webhooks for those
 repositories. Copy and save this token; GitHub will force you to
 generate it again if misplaced.
 
-Here's an example for a token named "GitHubSource Sample" with the the
+Here's an example for a token named "GitHubSource Sample" with the
 recommended scopes:
 
 ![GitHub UI](personal_access_token.png "GitHub personal access token screenshot")
diff --git a/serving/samples/autoscale-go/README.md b/serving/samples/autoscale-go/README.md
index 59f29590a..df9cf8325 100644
--- a/serving/samples/autoscale-go/README.md
+++ b/serving/samples/autoscale-go/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ per pod (concurrency). The system has a default
 [target concurrency of 100.0](https://github.com/knative/serving/blob/3f00c39e289ed4bfb84019131651c2e4ea660ab5/config/config-autoscaler.yaml#L35).
 
 For example, if a Revision is receiving 350 requests per second, each of which
-takes about about .5 seconds, Knative Serving will determine the Revision needs
+takes about .5 seconds, Knative Serving will determine the Revision needs
 about 2 pods
 
 ```