diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56f34570..9d7bad5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - made sure that if an older preferences file is detected then there are no errors and only the parameters that are currently active are loaded; the factory defaults file is deleted and recreated in the new format
 - in Preferences added a new button: 'Close' to close the Preferences window without saving
 - fixed bug in FCSpinner and FCDoubleSpinner GUI elements, that are now the main GUI element in FlatCAM, that made partial selection difficult
-- updated the Paint Tool in Geometry Editor to use the FCDoublespinbox
+- updated the Paint Tool in Geometry Editor to use the FCDoubleSpinner
 - added the possibility for suffix presence on the FCSpinner and FCDoubleSpinner GUI Elements
 - added the '%' symbol for overlap fields; I still need to divide the content by 100 to get the original (0 ... 1) value
 - fixed the overlap parameter all over the app to reflect the change to percentage
-- in Copper Thieving Tool added the display of the patterned plated area (approximative area) 
+- in Copper Thieving Tool added the display of the patterned plated area (approximate area) 
 - Copper Thieving Tool - updated the way plated area is calculated making it a bit more precise but still it is a bit bigger than the actual area
 - fixed the Copy Object function to copy also the source_file content
 - Copper Thieving Tool - when the clearance value for the pattern plating mask is negative it will be applied to the origin soldermask too
diff --git a/flatcamGUI/PreferencesUI.py b/flatcamGUI/PreferencesUI.py
index 056d04c4..5fe6b283 100644
--- a/flatcamGUI/PreferencesUI.py
+++ b/flatcamGUI/PreferencesUI.py
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ class ExcellonAdvOptPrefGroupUI(OptionsGroupUI):
         grid1.addWidget(self.feedrate_probe_entry, 5, 1)
 
         # Spindle direction
-        spindle_dir_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Spindle dir.'))
+        spindle_dir_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Spindle direction'))
         spindle_dir_label.setToolTip(
             _("This sets the direction that the spindle is rotating.\n"
               "It can be either:\n"
@@ -3430,7 +3430,7 @@ class GeometryAdvOptPrefGroupUI(OptionsGroupUI):
         grid1.addWidget(self.feedrate_probe_entry, 7, 1)
 
         # Spindle direction
-        spindle_dir_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Spindle dir.'))
+        spindle_dir_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Spindle direction'))
         spindle_dir_label.setToolTip(
             _("This sets the direction that the spindle is rotating.\n"
               "It can be either:\n"