diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ User visible changes for UPX
 
 Changes in 2.00 (27 Apr 2006):
   * linux/386: the stub now prints an error message if some strict
-    SELinux mode does prevent runtime decompression and exectution
-  * linux/386: work around a problem where certain Linux kernels
+    SELinux mode does prevent runtime decompression and execution
+  * linux/386: worked around a problem where certain Linux kernels
     clobber the %ebx register during a syscall
   * win32/pe: disable filters for files with broken PE headers