diff --git a/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml b/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
index a0a9e945a..f8fe253c3 100644
--- a/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
+++ b/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		* alternative axes: instead of a single ``x`` axis you can have several axes, one of which being the default.
 		* signals with more than one dimension: ``data`` could be 2D with axes ``x`` and ``y`` along each dimension.
 		* axes with more than one dimension: ``data`` could be 2D with axes ``x`` and ``y`` also being 2D, providing a
-		  unique ``[x, y]`` coordinate for each ``data`` point.
+		  unique ``(x, y)`` coordinate for each ``data`` point.
 
 		**Signals:**
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 		   ``DATA.shape[AXISNAME_indices[i]]`` must be equal to the number of axis values along this dimension ``AXISNAME.shape[i]``
 		   or the number of bin edges ``AXISNAME.shape[i]+1`` in case of histogram data.
 
-		Highlight concequences that follow the definition
+		Highlight consequences that follow the definition
 
 		1. An :ref:`AXISNAME </NXdata/AXISNAME-field>` field can have more than one dimension and can therefore span
 		   more than one :ref:`DATA </NXdata/DATA-field>` dimension. Conversely, one :ref:`DATA </NXdata/DATA-field>` dimension