diff --git a/docs/2-retrieving-data-as-objects.md b/docs/2-retrieving-data-as-objects.md
index 723948600..9fe87be7f 100644
--- a/docs/2-retrieving-data-as-objects.md
+++ b/docs/2-retrieving-data-as-objects.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const dbRef = new Firebase('https://<your-app>.firebaseio.com/item');
 const relative = af.database.object(dbRef);
 ```
 
-### Retreive data
+### Retrieve data
 
 To get the object in realtime, create an object binding as a property of your component or service.
 Then in your template, you can use the `async` pipe to unwrap the binding.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
 
 ### API Summary
 
-The table below highlights some of the common methods on the `FirebaseObjectObservale`.
+The table below highlights some of the common methods on the `FirebaseObjectObservable`.
 
 | method   |                    | 
 | ---------|--------------------| 
@@ -183,4 +183,4 @@ this.item.subscribe(snapshot => console.log(snapshot.key()));
 The `FirebaseObjectObservable` synchronizes objects from the realtime database. There is no querying available for objects because 
 objects are simply JSON, and JSON order is specified by the browser.
 
-###[Next Step: Retrieving data as lists](3-retrieving-data-as-lists.md)
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+###[Next Step: Retrieving data as lists](3-retrieving-data-as-lists.md)