diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index 689f144c..250e5f64 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -319,12 +319,12 @@ func (c *ringShards) Close() error {
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// Ring is a Redis client that uses constistent hashing to distribute
+// Ring is a Redis client that uses consistent hashing to distribute
 // keys across multiple Redis servers (shards). It's safe for
 // concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
 //
 // Ring monitors the state of each shard and removes dead shards from
-// the ring. When shard comes online it is added back to the ring. This
+// the ring. When a shard comes online it is added back to the ring. This
 // gives you maximum availability and partition tolerance, but no
 // consistency between different shards or even clients. Each client
 // uses shards that are available to the client and does not do any