diff --git a/sections/chapter_00.pod b/sections/chapter_00.pod
index 36d2a276..ebecf6c2 100644
--- a/sections/chapter_00.pod
+++ b/sections/chapter_00.pod
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ shorter, faster, more powerful, and easier to maintain than their alternatives.
 
 =begin sidebar
 
-The Modern::Perl module from the CPAN (L<CPAN>) asks Perl to warn of dubious
+The Modern::Perl module from the CPAN (L<cpan>) asks Perl to warn of dubious
 constructs and typos and will enable new features introduced in modern releases
 of Perl 5. Assume every example in this book begins with:
 
diff --git a/sections/context_philosophy.pod b/sections/context_philosophy.pod
index 2a2e7661..7fd65b8b 100644
--- a/sections/context_philosophy.pod
+++ b/sections/context_philosophy.pod
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ contain. Both of these calls to C<find_chores()> occur in list context:
 =end programlisting
 
 The latter example often surprises novice programmers who expect scalar context
-for the function call. Initializing a hash (L<hash>) with a list of values
+for the function call. Initializing a hash (L<hashes>) with a list of values
 imposes list context on C<expensive_operation>.
 
 X<builtins; C<scalar>>