diff --git a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_compositor.h b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_compositor.h
index b1af5b7a5..a0d694890 100644
--- a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_compositor.h
+++ b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_compositor.h
@@ -981,8 +981,8 @@ enum xrt_thread_hint
  *
  * Common compositor client interface/base.
  *
- * A compositor is very much analogous to a `XrSession` but without any of the
- * input functionality, and does have the same life time as a `XrSession`.
+ * A compositor is very much analogous to an `XrSession` but without any of the
+ * input functionality, and does have the same lifetime as an `XrSession`.
  */
 struct xrt_compositor
 {
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ struct xrt_compositor
 	                                      enum xrt_perf_set_level level);
 
 	/*!
-	 * @brief Get the extents of the reference space’s bounds rectangle.
+	 * @brief Get the extents of the reference space's bounds rectangle.
 	 */
 	xrt_result_t (*get_reference_bounds_rect)(struct xrt_compositor *xc,
 	                                          enum xrt_reference_space_type reference_space_type,