diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index eb27eb0f4..335cfcf56 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ and over time can reduce development overhead quite considerably.
 
 ## Creating A Pull Request
 
-Once your happy with your change and have ensured that all steps above have been followed (and checks have passed), you can create a pull request.
+Once you're happy with your change and have ensured that all steps above have been followed (and checks have passed), you can create a pull request.
 GitHub offers a guide on how to do this [here](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request-from-a-fork).
 Please ensure that you include a good description of what your change does in your pull request, and link it to any relevant issues or discussions.
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 4b04786b9..da1f15d2c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ The following people have contributed to the development of Rich:
 - [Paul Sanders](https://github.com/sanders41)
 - [Louis Sautier](https://github.com/sbraz)
 - [Tim Savage](https://github.com/timsavage)
+- [Ryan Sharafuddin](https://github.com/RyanSharafuddin)
 - [Anthony Shaw](https://github.com/tonybaloney)
 - [Damian Shaw](https://github.com/notatallshaw)
 - [Nicolas Simonds](https://github.com/0xDEC0DE)
diff --git a/rich/text.py b/rich/text.py
index b57d77c27..e39fc3cd7 100644
--- a/rich/text.py
+++ b/rich/text.py
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ def append(
         return self
 
     def append_text(self, text: "Text") -> "Text":
-        """Append another Text instance. This method is more performant that Text.append, but
+        """Append another Text instance. This method is more performant than Text.append, but
         only works for Text.
 
         Args: