diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index b789ecb..77e82bb 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 )
 
-// Unmarshal parses the fixed width encoded data and stores the
+// Unmarshal parses fixed width encoded data and stores the
 // result in the value pointed to by v. If v is nil or not a
 // pointer, Unmarshal returns an InvalidUnmarshalError.
 func Unmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (e *InvalidUnmarshalError) Error() string {
 	return "fixedwidth: Unmarshal(nil " + e.Type.String() + ")"
 }
 
-// An UnmarshalTypeError describes a  value that was
+// An UnmarshalTypeError describes a value that was
 // not appropriate for a value of a specific Go type.
 type UnmarshalTypeError struct {
 	Value  string       // the raw value
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (e *UnmarshalTypeError) Error() string {
 	return s
 }
 
-// Decode reads from its input and stores the decoded data the value
+// Decode reads from its input and stores the decoded data to the value
 // pointed to by v.
 //
 // In the case that v points to a struct value, Decode will read a
diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index 8677750..51c5907 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -16,26 +16,26 @@ import (
 // line. If v is a single encodable type, a single line
 // will be encoded.
 //
-// In order fot a type to be encodable, it must implement
-// the encoding.TextMarshaler interface or be base on one
+// In order for a type to be encodable, it must implement
+// the encoding.TextMarshaler interface or be based on one
 // of the following builtin types: string, int, int64,
 // int32, int16, int8, float64, float32, or struct.
 // Pointers to encodable types and interfaces containing
 // encodable types are also encodable.
 //
-// nil pointers and interface will be omitted. zero vales
+// nil pointers and interfaces will be omitted. zero vales
 // will be encoded normally.
 //
-// A struct is be encoded to a single slice of bytes. Each
+// A struct is encoded to a single slice of bytes. Each
 // field in a struct will be encoded and placed at the
 // position defined by its struct tags. The tags should be
 // formatted as `fixed:"{startPos},{endPos}"`. Positions
 // start at 1. The interval is inclusive. Fields without
-// tags and Fields or an un-encodable type are ignored.
+// tags and Fields of an un-encodable type are ignored.
 //
-// If the encoded value of a field is longer than what is
-// allowed by the fields position interval, the overflow is
-// ignored.
+// If the encoded value of a field is longer than the
+// length of the position interval, the overflow is
+// truncated.
 func Marshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	buff := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	err := NewEncoder(buff).Encode(v)