diff --git a/.github/.vale.ini b/.github/.vale.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..111bdd33b741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.vale.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+StylesPath = .github/styles
+MinAlertLevel = suggestion
+
+[*.md]
+BasedOnStyles = Vale
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diff --git a/.github/styles/vocab.txt b/.github/styles/vocab.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0475d8aebe66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/styles/vocab.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+eg
+Hypertable
+Hypertables
+href
+repo
+url
+urls
+callout
+Callout
+Callouts
+Postgres
+api
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/vale-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/vale-linter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..432fbcbf15de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/vale-linter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Linting
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  prose:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@master
+
+    - name: Vale
+      uses: errata-ai/vale-action@v1.4.0
+      with:
+        config: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/errata-ai/vale/master/.vale.ini
+        styles: |
+          https://github.com/errata-ai/Google/releases/latest/download/Google.zip
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50fadf3c3045..0dfae75e1eb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ of an on-disk folder with the same name as the parent.
 
  - **type**: In some special cases, a tree element may have a special `type` associated
 with it. This is rarely needed in day-to-day documentation updates, but when
-specific functionality is required, it may be necessary to inquire about other page types. Currently `page` and `directory` the the two magjor supported types in documentation.
+specific functionality is required, it may be necessary to inquire about other page types. Currently `page` and `directory` the two major supported types in documentation.
 
  - **excerpt**: For a few select nodes in a tree, the `excerpt` may be used to
  create navigation "cards" on high-level landing pages. It is only intended to