diff --git a/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp b/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp
index 636e4c59..79a88772 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public:
   /// Request the inline_or_executor to invoke the given function object.
   /**
    * This function is used to ask the inline_or_executor to execute the given
-   * function object. The function object will be executed inside this functon.
+   * function object. The function object will be executed inside this function.
    *
    * @param f The function object to be called. The executor will make
    * a copy of the handler object as required. The function signature of the
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * This function is used to ask the executor to execute the given function
    * object. The function object will never be executed inside this function.
-   * Instead, it will be scheduled by the underlying executor's defer function.
+   * Instead, it will be scheduled by the underlying executor's post function.
    *
    * @param f The function object to be called. The executor will make
    * a copy of the handler object as required. The function signature of the
diff --git a/include/boost/asio/strand.hpp b/include/boost/asio/strand.hpp
index 27b900b6..220ca30a 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/strand.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/strand.hpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * This function is used to ask the executor to execute the given function
    * object. The function object will never be executed inside this function.
-   * Instead, it will be scheduled by the underlying executor's defer function.
+   * Instead, it will be scheduled by the underlying executor's post function.
    *
    * @param f The function object to be called. The executor will make
    * a copy of the handler object as required. The function signature of the