diff --git a/basic/source/runtime/runtime.cxx b/basic/source/runtime/runtime.cxx
index 42e1110b156e..af50e0902921 100644
--- a/basic/source/runtime/runtime.cxx
+++ b/basic/source/runtime/runtime.cxx
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void SbiInstance::PrepareNumberFormatter( SvNumberFormatter*& rpNumberFormatter,
     // the formatter's standard templates have only got a two-digit date
     // -> registering an own format
 
-    // HACK, beause the numberformatter doesn't swap the place holders
+    // HACK, because the numberformatter doesn't swap the place holders
     // for month, day and year according to the system setting.
     // Problem: Print Year(Date) under engl. BS
     // also have a look at: basic/source/sbx/sbxdate.cxx
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/doclay.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/doclay.cxx
index e8471e4488d8..25102d29b2aa 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/doclay.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/doclay.cxx
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ lcl_InsertLabel(SwDoc & rDoc, SwTxtFmtColls *const pTxtFmtCollTbl,
 
     bool bTable = false;    // To save some code.
 
-    // Get the field first, beause we retrieve the TxtColl via the field's name
+    // Get the field first, because we retrieve the TxtColl via the field's name
     OSL_ENSURE( nId == USHRT_MAX  || nId < rDoc.GetFldTypes()->size(),
             "FldType index out of bounds." );
     SwFieldType *pType = (nId != USHRT_MAX) ? (*rDoc.GetFldTypes())[nId] : NULL;