diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ca8a00..2f72e00 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+*.bak
+.DS_Store
 slack-proxy
 .goreleaser.yaml
 .golangci.yml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f226355..08148fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This tool serves as a proxy for applications aiming to dispatch messages to Slac
 
 ## Use-case
 
-For those managing multiple applications, a practical approach is to create a separate Slack app or webhook for each application. That method is prefered. **However**, if you are operating a singular system, like Alertmanager or Grafana, and wish to avoid the complexities of providing individual teams with:
+For those managing multiple applications, a practical approach is to create a separate Slack app or webhook for each application. That method is preferred. **However**, if you are operating a singular system, like Alertmanager or Grafana, and wish to avoid the complexities of providing individual teams with:
 
 - Their distinct webhooks
 - Unique notification channel keys
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index bbc0829..411f56f 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (app *App) handleRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// This is the downside of having a queue which could potentially delay responses by a lot.
 	// We do our due diligences on the received message and can make a fair assumption we will be able
 	// to process it.
-	// Application should utlise this applications metrics and logs to find out if there are any issues.
+	// Application should utilize this application's metrics and logs to find out if there are any issues.
 	err := jrpc.Reply[SlackResponse](w, http.StatusOK, &SlackResponse{
 		Ok: true,
 	})