diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0b1c3793b44..803df41a1ca 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Choose from the list of available fixers:
 
 * **double_arrow_multiline_whitespaces** [symfony]
                         Operator => should not be
-                        arounded by multi-line
+                        surrounded by multi-line
                         whitespaces.
 
 * **duplicate_semicolon** [symfony]
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Choose from the list of available fixers:
 
 * **operators_spaces** [symfony]
                         Binary operators should be
-                        arounded by at least one
+                        surrounded by at least one
                         space.
 
 * **phpdoc_indent** [symfony]
diff --git a/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/DoubleArrowMultilineWhitespacesFixer.php b/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/DoubleArrowMultilineWhitespacesFixer.php
index 5c2e9355979..b91ccb7c91e 100644
--- a/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/DoubleArrowMultilineWhitespacesFixer.php
+++ b/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/DoubleArrowMultilineWhitespacesFixer.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function fix(\SplFileInfo $file, $content)
      */
     public function getDescription()
     {
-        return 'Operator => should not be arounded by multi-line whitespaces.';
+        return 'Operator => should not be surrounded by multi-line whitespaces.';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/OperatorsSpacesFixer.php b/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/OperatorsSpacesFixer.php
index 5604a28c381..3d6adadc196 100644
--- a/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/OperatorsSpacesFixer.php
+++ b/Symfony/CS/Fixer/Symfony/OperatorsSpacesFixer.php
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ public function fix(\SplFileInfo $file, $content)
      */
     public function getDescription()
     {
-        return 'Binary operators should be arounded by at least one space.';
+        return 'Binary operators should be surrounded by at least one space.';
     }
 }