realpython · kennethreitz · Dec 7, 2012 · Dec 7, 2012
diff --git a/docs/contents.rst.inc b/docs/contents.rst.inc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ background information about Python, then focuses on next steps.
 
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-Contibution notes and legal information are here (for those interested).
+Contribution notes and legal information are here (for those interested).
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

diff --git a/docs/scenarios/admin.rst b/docs/scenarios/admin.rst
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The following command lists all available minion hosts, using the ping module.
 
     $ salt '*' test.ping
 
-The host filtering is acomplished by matching the minion id, or using the grains system.
+The host filtering is accomplished by matching the minion id, or using the grains system.
 The `grains <http://docs.saltstack.org/en/latest/topics/targeting/grains.html>`_ system
 uses static host information like the operating system version or the CPU architecture to
 provide a host taxonomy for the salt modules.

diff --git a/docs/scenarios/gui.rst b/docs/scenarios/gui.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Gtk
 ---
 PyGTK provides Python bindings for the GTK+ toolkit. Like the GTK+ library
 itself, it is currently licensed under the GNU LGPL. It is worth noting that
-PyGTK only currenty supports the Gtk-2.X API (NOT Gtk-3.0). It is currently
+PyGTK only currently supports the Gtk-2.X API (NOT Gtk-3.0). It is currently
 recommended that PyGTK is not used for new projects and existing applications
 be ported from PyGTK to PyGObject.
 

diff --git a/docs/scenarios/speed.rst b/docs/scenarios/speed.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The GIL
 
 `The GIL`_ (Global Interpreter Lock) is how Python allows multiple threads to
 operate at the same time. Python's memory management isn't entirely thread-safe,
-so the GIL is requried to prevents multiple threads from running the same
+so the GIL is required to prevents multiple threads from running the same
 Python code at once.
 
 David Beazley has a great `guide`_ on how the GIL operates. He also covers the
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Python application requires a strong understanding of the GIL, how it affects
 your specific application, how many cores you have, and where your application
 bottlenecks are.
 
-C Extentions
+C Extensions
 ------------
 
 

diff --git a/docs/writing/style.rst b/docs/writing/style.rst
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ clearer construct is sufficient to express the function's intention.
 It is up to the programmer writing the function to determine which arguments
 are positional arguments and which are optional keyword arguments, and to
 decide whether to use the advanced techniques of arbitrary argument passing. If
-the advices above are followed wisely, it is possible and enjoyable to write
+the advice above is followed wisely, it is possible and enjoyable to write
 Python functions that are:
 
 * easy to read (the name and arguments need no explanations)

diff --git a/docs/writing/tests.rst b/docs/writing/tests.rst
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ always returns the same result (but only for the duration of the test).
         # get_search_results runs a search and iterates over the result 
         self.assertEqual(len(myapp.get_search_results(q="fish")), 3)
 
-Mock has many other ways you can configure it and control its behaviour.
+Mock has many other ways you can configure it and control its behavior.
 
     `mock <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/mock/>`_