diff --git a/st/library/dedupe.go b/st/library/dedupe.go
index da6b1e2d..12e0c886 100644
--- a/st/library/dedupe.go
+++ b/st/library/dedupe.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewDeDupe() blocks.BlockInterface {
 // Setup is called once before running the block. We build up the channels and specify what kind of block this is.
 func (b *DeDupe) Setup() {
 	b.Kind = "Core"
-	b.Desc = "stores a set of messages as specified by Path, emiting only those it hasn't seen before."
+	b.Desc = "stores a set of messages as specified by Path, emitting only those it hasn't seen before."
 	b.in = b.InRoute("in")
 	b.inrule = b.InRoute("rule")
 	b.queryrule = b.QueryRoute("rule")
diff --git a/st/server/blockmanager.go b/st/server/blockmanager.go
index 2010b003..91e305cc 100644
--- a/st/server/blockmanager.go
+++ b/st/server/blockmanager.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (b *BlockManager) Connect(connInfo *ConnectionInfo) (*ConnectionInfo, error
 func (b *BlockManager) GetSocket(fromId string) (chan *blocks.Msg, string, error) {
 	_, ok := b.blockMap[fromId]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, "", errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot recieve from block %s: does not exist", fromId))
+		return nil, "", errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot receive from block %s: does not exist", fromId))
 	}
 
 	wsChan := make(chan *blocks.Msg)