* cc-mode.texi (Getting Started, Indentation Commands, Config Basics)

(Custom Filling and Breaking, Custom Braces, Syntactic Symbols)
(Line-Up Functions, Custom Macros):
* ediff.texi (Window and Frame Configuration)
(Highlighting Difference Regions, Highlighting Difference Regions):
* emacs-mime.texi (Display Customization):
* erc.texi (History):
* eshell.texi (Known problems):
* eudc.texi (Overview, BBDB):
* gnus.texi (NNTP, IMAP, Advanced Scoring Examples)
(The problem of spam, SpamOracle, Extending the Spam package)
(Conformity, Terminology):
* idlwave.texi (Routine Info, Routine Info)
(Class and Keyword Inheritance, Padding Operators)
(Breakpoints and Stepping, Electric Debug Mode)
(Examining Variables, Troubleshooting):
* org.texi (Creating timestamps):
* reftex.texi (Commands, Options, Changes):
* tramp.texi (Inline methods, Password caching)
(Auto-save and Backup, Issues):
* vip.texi (Files, Commands in Insert Mode):
* viper.texi (Emacs Preliminaries, States in Viper)
(Packages that Change Keymaps, Viper Specials, Groundwork):
* xresmini.texi (GTK resources):
Fix various typos.

15 files changed, 87 insertions, 59 deletions

diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index 6ee6175274a..a5e89128c90 100644
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+2006-06-05  Romain Francoise  <romain@orebokech.com>
+
+        * cc-mode.texi (Getting Started, Indentation Commands, Config Basics)
+        (Custom Filling and Breaking, Custom Braces, Syntactic Symbols)
+        (Line-Up Functions, Custom Macros):
+        * ediff.texi (Window and Frame Configuration)
+        (Highlighting Difference Regions, Highlighting Difference Regions):
+        * emacs-mime.texi (Display Customization):
+        * erc.texi (History):
+        * eshell.texi (Known problems):
+        * eudc.texi (Overview, BBDB):
+        * gnus.texi (NNTP, IMAP, Advanced Scoring Examples)
+        (The problem of spam, SpamOracle, Extending the Spam package)
+        (Conformity, Terminology):
+        * idlwave.texi (Routine Info, Routine Info)
+        (Class and Keyword Inheritance, Padding Operators)
+        (Breakpoints and Stepping, Electric Debug Mode)
+        (Examining Variables, Troubleshooting):
+        * org.texi (Creating timestamps):
+        * reftex.texi (Commands, Options, Changes):
+        * tramp.texi (Inline methods, Password caching)
+        (Auto-save and Backup, Issues):
+        * vip.texi (Files, Commands in Insert Mode):
+        * viper.texi (Emacs Preliminaries, States in Viper)
+        (Packages that Change Keymaps, Viper Specials, Groundwork):
+        * xresmini.texi (GTK resources):
+        Fix various typos.
+
 2006-06-05  Nick Roberts  <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
 
         * building.texi (GDB Graphical Interface): Update bindings.
@@ -688,7 +716,7 @@
         * custom.texi: Many cleanups.
         (Minor Modes): Don't mention ISO Accents Mode.
         (Examining): Update C-h v output example.
-        (Hooks): Add index and  xref for add-hook.
+        (Hooks): Add index and xref for add-hook.
         (Locals): Delete list of vars that are always per-buffer.  Rearrange.
         (Local Keymaps): Don't mention lisp-mode-map, c-mode-map.
 
diff --git a/man/cc-mode.texi b/man/cc-mode.texi
index e6619599d4e..699283528a9 100644
--- a/man/cc-mode.texi
+++ b/man/cc-mode.texi
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
 @insertcopying
 
-This manual was generated from $Revision: 1.36 $ of $RCSfile: cc-mode.texi,v $, which can be
+This manual was generated from $Revision$ of $RCSfile$, which can be
 downloaded from
 @url{http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/emacs/man/cc-mode.texi}.
 @end titlepage
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ indents nested code.  To set this value to 6, customize
 @item The (indentation) style
 The basic ``shape'' of indentation created by @ccmode{}---by default,
 this is @code{gnu} style (except for Java and AWK buffers).  A list of
-the availables styles and their descriptions can be found in
+the available styles and their descriptions can be found in
 @ref{Built-in Styles}.  A complete specification of the @ccmode{}
 style system, including how to create your own style, can be found in
 the chapter @ref{Styles}.  To set your style to @code{linux}, either
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ This command indents the current line.  That is all you need to know
 about it for normal use.
 
 @code{c-indent-command} does different things, depending on the
-settting of @code{c-syntactic-indentation} (@pxref{Indentation Engine
+setting of @code{c-syntactic-indentation} (@pxref{Indentation Engine
 Basics}):
 
 @itemize @bullet
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ escaped newline.  The @samp{\} is highlighted.
 @chapter Configuration Basics
 @comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
-@cindex Emacs Initiliazation File
+@cindex Emacs Initialization File
 @cindex Configuration
 You configure @ccmode{} by setting Lisp variables and calling (and
 perhaps writing) Lisp functions@footnote{DON'T PANIC!!!  This isn't
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ variable@footnote{In versions before 5.26, this variable was called
 @ccmode{} still uses the value on that variable if it's set.} is used
 then as the comment prefix.  It defaults to @samp{*
 }@footnote{Actually, this default setting of
-@code{c-block-comment-prefix} typically gets overriden by the default
+@code{c-block-comment-prefix} typically gets overridden by the default
 style @code{gnu}, which sets it to blank.  You can see the line
 splitting effect described here by setting a different style,
 e.g. @code{k&r} @xref{Choosing a Style}.}, which makes a comment
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ Syntactic symbols aren't the only place where you can customize
 that @var{action}s are usually a list containing some combination of
 the symbols @code{before} and @code{after} (@pxref{Hanging Braces}).
 For more flexibility, you can instead specify brace ``hanginess'' by
-giving a synctactic symbol an @dfn{action function} in
+giving a syntactic symbol an @dfn{action function} in
 @code{c-hanging-braces-alist}; this function determines the
 ``hanginess'' of a brace, usually by looking at the code near it.
 
@@ -4024,7 +4024,7 @@ The line is nested inside a class definition.  @ref{Class Symbols}.
 @item cpp-macro
 The start of a preprocessor macro definition.  @ref{Literal Symbols}.
 @item cpp-define-intro
-The first line inside a multiline preproprocessor macro if
+The first line inside a multiline preprocessor macro if
 @code{c-syntactic-indentation-in-macros} is set.  @ref{Multiline Macro
 Symbols}.
 @item cpp-macro-cont
@@ -5311,7 +5311,7 @@ meaning ``this function is inappropriate in this case - try a
 different one''.  @xref{c-offsets-alist}.
 
 The subsections below describe all the standard line-up functions,
-categorized by the sort of token the lining-up centres around.  For
+categorized by the sort of token the lining-up centers around.  For
 each of these functions there is a ``works with'' list that indicates
 which syntactic symbols the function is intended to be used with.
 
@@ -6433,7 +6433,7 @@ functions to this hook, not remove them.  @xref{Style Variables}.
 @comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 Normally, the lines in a multi-line macro are indented relative to
-eachother as though they were code.  You can suppress this behaviour
+each other as though they were code.  You can suppress this behaviour
 by setting the following user option:
 
 @defopt c-syntactic-indentation-in-macros
diff --git a/man/ediff.texi b/man/ediff.texi
index c92ea91a361..c9778ce90f9 100644
--- a/man/ediff.texi
+++ b/man/ediff.texi
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ the control frame.
 To start Ediff with an iconified Control Panel, you should set this
 variable to @code{t} and @code{ediff-prefer-long-help-message} to
 @code{nil} (@pxref{Quick Help Customization}).  This behavior is useful
-only if icons are allowed to accept keybord input (which depend on the
+only if icons are allowed to accept keyboard input (which depends on the
 window manager and other factors).
 @end table
 
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ Ediff uses faces to highlight differences.
 
 @item ediff-highlight-all-diffs
 @vindex ediff-highlight-all-diffs
-Indicates whether---on a windowind display---Ediff should highlight
+Indicates whether---on a windowing display---Ediff should highlight
 differences using inserted strings (as on text-only terminals) or using
 colors and highlighting.  Normally, Ediff highlights all differences, but
 the selected difference is highlighted more visibly.  One can cycle through
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ some Lisp code in @file{~/.emacs}.  For instance,
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-would use the pre-defined fase @code{bold-italic} to highlight the current
+would use the pre-defined face @code{bold-italic} to highlight the current
 difference region in buffer A (this face is not a good choice, by the way).
 
 If you are unhappy with just @emph{some} of the aspects of the default
diff --git a/man/emacs-mime.texi b/man/emacs-mime.texi
index aec55bd9a01..9ce7e168dcf 100644
--- a/man/emacs-mime.texi
+++ b/man/emacs-mime.texi
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ you could say something like:
 @end lisp
 
 Adding @code{"image/.*"} might also be useful.  Spammers use images as
-the prefered part of @samp{multipart/alternative} messages, so you might
+the preferred part of @samp{multipart/alternative} messages, so you might
 not notice there are other parts.  See also
 @code{gnus-buttonized-mime-types}, @ref{MIME Commands, ,MIME Commands,
 gnus, Gnus Manual}.  After adding @code{"multipart/alternative"} to
diff --git a/man/erc.texi b/man/erc.texi
index b1bea814168..cc264aa4127 100644
--- a/man/erc.texi
+++ b/man/erc.texi
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ questions.
 ERC was originally written by Alexander L. Belikoff
 @email{abel@@bfr.co.il} and Sergey Berezin
 @email{sergey.berezin@@cs.cmu.edu}.  They stopped development around
-december 1999. Their last released version was ERC 2.0.
+December 1999. Their last released version was ERC 2.0.
 
 P.S.: If one of the original developers of ERC reads this, we'd like to
 receive additional information for this file and hear comments in
@@ -580,12 +580,12 @@ there. The thing is, I do not have free time and enough incentive
 anymore to work on ERC, so I would be happy if you guys take over the
 project entirely."
 
-So we happily hacked away on ERC, and soon after (september 2001)
+So we happily hacked away on ERC, and soon after (September 2001)
 released the next "stable" version, 2.1.
 
-Most of the development of the new ERC happend on #emacs on
+Most of the development of the new ERC happened on #emacs on
 irc.openprojects.net. Over time, many people contributed code, ideas,
-bugfixes. And not to forget alot of alpha/beta/gamma testing.
+bugfixes. And not to forget a lot of alpha/beta/gamma testing.
 
 See the @file{CREDITS} file for a list of contributors.
 
diff --git a/man/eshell.texi b/man/eshell.texi
index 51f3fb8ae7a..ea603daee7f 100644
--- a/man/eshell.texi
+++ b/man/eshell.texi
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ a file in the Windows Explorer).
 
 It would move point to the end of the buffer, and then turns on
 auto-revert mode in that buffer at frequent intervals---and a
-@command{head} alias which assums an upper limit of
+@command{head} alias which assumes an upper limit of
 @code{eshell-maximum-line-length} characters per line.
 
 @item Make @command{dgrep} load @code{dired}, mark everything, then invoke @code{dired-do-search}
diff --git a/man/eudc.texi b/man/eudc.texi
index 3a1f93dec7c..b23cada3ac8 100644
--- a/man/eudc.texi
+++ b/man/eudc.texi
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ LDAP, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
 @item
 CCSO PH/QI
 @item
-BBDB, Big Brother's Insiduous Database
+BBDB, Big Brother's Insidious Database
 @end itemize
 
 The main features of the EUDC interface are:
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ EUDC.
 @comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
 @section BBDB
 
-BBDB is the @dfn{Big Brother's Insiduous Database}, a package for Emacs
+BBDB is the @dfn{Big Brother's Insidious Database}, a package for Emacs
 originally written by Jamie Zawinski which provides rolodex-like
 database functionality featuring tight integration with the Emacs mail
 and news readers.
diff --git a/man/gnus.texi b/man/gnus.texi
index b1654b8302f..3cac858469c 100644
--- a/man/gnus.texi
+++ b/man/gnus.texi
@@ -12660,8 +12660,8 @@ server:
 @vindex nntp-server-opened-hook
 @cindex @sc{mode reader}
 @cindex authinfo
-@cindex authentification
-@cindex nntp authentification
+@cindex authentication
+@cindex nntp authentication
 @findex nntp-send-authinfo
 @findex nntp-send-mode-reader
 is run after a connection has been made.  It can be used to send
@@ -16397,7 +16397,7 @@ articles stand out, just like ticked articles, in other @acronym{IMAP}
 clients.  (In other words, Gnus has two ``Tick'' marks and @acronym{IMAP}
 has only one.)
 
-Probably the only reason for frobing this would be if you're trying
+Probably the only reason for frobbing this would be if you're trying
 enable per-user persistent dormant flags, using something like:
 
 @lisp
@@ -20635,7 +20635,7 @@ really don't want to read what he's written:
 @example
 ((&
   ("from" "Lars Ingebrigtsen")
-  (1- ("from" "Reig Eigir Logge")))
+  (1- ("from" "Reig Eigil Logge")))
  -100000)
 @end example
 
@@ -22569,7 +22569,7 @@ words or 3-word combinations thrown into the mix.  Statistical
 analysis of spam works very well in most of the cases, but it can
 classify legitimate e-mail as spam in some cases.  It takes time to
 run the analysis, the full message must be analyzed, and the user has
-to store the database of spam analyses.  Statistical analysis on the
+to store the database of spam analysis.  Statistical analysis on the
 server is gaining popularity.  This has the advantage of letting the
 user Just Read Mail, but has the disadvantage that it's harder to tell
 the server that it has misclassified mail.
@@ -23972,7 +23972,7 @@ can be customized.
 
 @defvar spam-spamoracle-database
 By default, SpamOracle uses the file @file{~/.spamoracle.db} as a database to
-store its analyses.  This is controlled by the variable
+store its analysis.  This is controlled by the variable
 @code{spam-spamoracle-database} which defaults to @code{nil}.  That means
 the default SpamOracle database will be used.  In case you want your
 database to live somewhere special, set
@@ -24080,7 +24080,7 @@ Add
 
 to @code{spam-registration-functions}.  Write the register/unregister
 routines using the bogofilter register/unregister routines as a
-start, or other restister/unregister routines more appropriate to
+start, or other register/unregister routines more appropriate to
 Blackbox.
 
 @item
@@ -24877,7 +24877,7 @@ decryption).
 
 @item PGP/MIME - RFC 2015/3156
 RFC 2015 (superseded by 3156 which references RFC 2440 instead of RFC
-1991) describes the @acronym{MIME}-wrapping around the RF 1991/2440 format.
+1991) describes the @acronym{MIME}-wrapping around the RFC 1991/2440 format.
 Gnus supports both encoding and decoding.
 
 @item S/MIME - RFC 2633
@@ -26977,7 +26977,7 @@ A collection of messages in one file.  The most common digest format is
 specified by RFC 1153.
 
 @item splitting
-@cindex splitting, terminolgy
+@cindex splitting, terminology
 @cindex mail sorting
 @cindex mail filtering (splitting)
 The action of sorting your emails according to certain rules. Sometimes
diff --git a/man/idlwave.texi b/man/idlwave.texi
index 8d77cab4baa..eb2f8619ad0 100644
--- a/man/idlwave.texi
+++ b/man/idlwave.texi
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ When you ask for routine information about an object method, and the
 method exists in several classes, IDLWAVE queries for the class of the
 object, unless the class is already known through a text property on the
 @samp{->} operator (@pxref{Object Method Completion and Class
-Ambiguity}), or by having been explicity included in the call
+Ambiguity}), or by having been explicitly included in the call
 (e.g. @code{a->myclass::Foo}).
 
 @cindex Calling sequences
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ will automatically split into the next two.
 @item @i{Other}
 @tab Any other routine with a file not known to be on the search path.
 @item @i{Unresolved}
-@tab An otherwise unkown routine the shell lists as unresolved 
+@tab An otherwise unknown routine the shell lists as unresolved 
 (referenced, but not compiled).
 @end multitable
 
@@ -1779,12 +1779,12 @@ entire class inheritance chain.  This is often referred to as
 @emph{chaining}, and is characterized by chained method calls like
 @w{@code{self->MySuperClass::SetProperty,_EXTRA=e}}.
 
-IDLWAVE can accomodate this special synergy between class and keyword
+IDLWAVE can accommodate this special synergy between class and keyword
 inheritance: if @code{_EXTRA} or @code{_REF_EXTRA} is detected among a
 method's keyword parameters, all keywords of superclass versions of
 the method being considered can be included in completion.  There is
 of course no guarantee that this type of keyword chaining actually
-occurrs, but for some methods it's a very convenient assumption.  The
+occurs, but for some methods it's a very convenient assumption.  The
 variable @code{idlwave-keyword-class-inheritance} can be used to
 configure which methods have keyword inheritance treated in this
 simple, class-driven way.  By default, only @code{Init} and
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ operators (outside of strings and comments, of course), try this in
 
 Note that the modified assignment operators which begin with a word
 (@samp{AND=}, @samp{OR=}, @samp{NOT=}, etc.) require a leading space to
-be recognized (e.g @code{vAND=4} would be intepreted as a variable
+be recognized (e.g @code{vAND=4} would be interpreted as a variable
 @code{vAND}).  Also note that, since e.g., @code{>} and @code{>=} are
 both valid operators, it is impossible to surround both by blanks while
 they are being typed.  Similarly with @code{&} and @code{&&}.  For
@@ -2811,7 +2811,7 @@ prefix arg of 1 (i.e. @kbd{C-1 C-c C-d C-b}), the breakpoint gets a
 With a numeric prefix greater than one (e.g. @kbd{C-4 C-c C-d C-b}),
 the breakpoint will only be active the @code{nth} time it is hit.
 With a single non-numeric prefix (i.e. @kbd{C-u C-c C-d C-b}), prompt
-for a condition --- an IDL expression to be evaulated and trigger the
+for a condition --- an IDL expression to be evaluated and trigger the
 breakpoint only if true.  To clear the breakpoint in the current line,
 use @kbd{C-c C-d C-d} (@code{idlwave-clear-current-bp}).  When
 executed from the shell window, the breakpoint where IDL is currently
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ as it did with @kbd{C-u C-c C-d C-b}.
 You can toggle the electric debug mode at any time in a buffer using
 @kbd{C-c C-d C-v} (@kbd{v} to turn it off while in the mode), or from
 the Debug menu.  Normally the mode will be enabled and disabled at the
-appropriate times, but occassionally you might want to edit a file
+appropriate times, but occasionally you might want to edit a file
 while still debugging it, or switch to the mode for conveniently
 setting lots of breakpoints.
 
@@ -3136,7 +3136,7 @@ execution is stopped in a buffer due to a triggered breakpoint or error,
 or while composing a long command in the IDLWAVE shell.  In the latter
 case, the command is sent to the shell and its output is visible, but
 point remains unmoved in the command being composed --- you can inspect
-the contituents of a command you're building without interrupting the
+the constituents of a command you're building without interrupting the
 process of building it!  You can even print arbitrary expressions from
 older input or output further up in the shell window --- any expression,
 variable, number, or function you see can be examined.
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ some browsers: @xref{HTML Help Browser Tips}.
 @item @strong{In the shell, my long commands are truncated at 256 characters!}
 
 This actually happens when running IDL in an XTerm as well.  There are
-a couple of work arounds: @code{define_key,/control,'^d'} (e.g. in
+a couple of workarounds: @code{define_key,/control,'^d'} (e.g. in
 your @file{$IDL_STARTUP} file) will disable the @samp{EOF} character
 and give you a 512 character limit.  You won't be able to use
 @key{C-d} to quit the shell, however.  Another possibility is
@@ -4281,7 +4281,7 @@ is loaded is one page off, e.g. for @code{CONVERT_COORD}, I get
 You have a mismatch between your help index and the HTML help package
 you downloaded.  You need to ensure you download a ``downgrade kit'' if
 you are using anything older than the latest HTML help package.  A new
-help package apppears with each IDL release (assuming the documentation
+help package appears with each IDL release (assuming the documentation
 is updated).  
 Starting with IDL 6.2, the HTML help and its catalog are
 distributed with IDL, and so should never be inconsistent.
diff --git a/man/org.texi b/man/org.texi
index 2e675f320e0..c6b9f39e5f9 100644
--- a/man/org.texi
+++ b/man/org.texi
@@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ into the following column).
 When Org-mode prompts for a date/time, the function reading your input
 will replace anything you choose not to specify with the current date
 and time.  For details, see the documentation string of
-@command{org-read-date}.  Also, a calender will pop up to allow
+@command{org-read-date}.  Also, a calendar will pop up to allow
 selecting a date.  The calendar can be fully controlled from the
 minibuffer, and a date can be selected with the following commands:
 
diff --git a/man/reftex.texi b/man/reftex.texi
index 0586c5851bd..b08b0d25d9f 100644
--- a/man/reftex.texi
+++ b/man/reftex.texi
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ citations and indices for LaTeX documents with Emacs.
 This is edition @value{EDITION} of the @b{Ref@TeX{}} User Manual for
 @b{Ref@TeX{}} @value{VERSION}
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
+Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
@@ -3572,7 +3572,7 @@ expression, scans the buffers with BibTeX entries (taken from the
 and offers the matching entries for selection.  The selected entry is
 formatted according to @code{reftex-cite-format} and inserted into the
 buffer. @*
-When called with a @kbd{C-u} prefixe, prompt for optional arguments in
+When called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix, prompt for optional arguments in
 cite macros.  When called with a numeric prefix, make that many citations.
 When called with point inside the braces of a @code{\cite} command, it
 will add another key, ignoring the value of
@@ -3780,7 +3780,7 @@ Commands and levels used for defining sections in the document.  The
 @code{cdr} is a number indicating its level.  A negative level means the
 same as the positive value, but the section will never get a number.
 The @code{cdr} may also be a function which then has to return the
-level.  This list is also used for promotion and demption of sectioning
+level.  This list is also used for promotion and demotion of sectioning
 commands.  If you are using a document class which has several sets of
 sectioning commands, promotion only works correctly if this list is
 sorted first by set, then within each set by level.  The promotion
@@ -5193,7 +5193,7 @@ Fixed bug in @code{reftex-create-bibtex-file} when @code{reftex-comment-citation
 is non-nil.
 @item
 Fixed bugs in indexing: Case-sensitive search, quotes before and/or
-after words.  Disabbled indexing in comment lines.
+after words.  Disabled indexing in comment lines.
 @end itemize
 
 @noindent @b{Version 4.22}
diff --git a/man/tramp.texi b/man/tramp.texi
index b6640d3648e..e7d7b3d6b8d 100644
--- a/man/tramp.texi
+++ b/man/tramp.texi
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ remote host.
 
 Additionally, the method @option{plink1} is provided, which calls
 @samp{plink -1 -ssh} in order to use SSH protocol version 1
-explicitely.
+explicitly.
 
 CCC: Do we have to connect to the remote host once from the command
 line to accept the SSH key?  Maybe this can be made automatic?
@@ -1261,12 +1261,12 @@ Example:
 
 Sometimes it is necessary to connect to the same remote host several
 times.  Reentering passwords again and again would be annoying, when
-the choosen method does not support access without password prompt
-throught own configuration.
+the chosen method does not support access without password prompt
+through own configuration.
 
 By default, @value{tramp} caches the passwords entered by you.  They will
 be reused next time if a connection needs them for the same user name
-and host name, independant of the connection method.
+and host name, independently of the connection method.
 
 @vindex password-cache-expiry
 Passwords are not saved permanently, that means the password caching
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ When
 @end ifset
 is @code{nil} (the default), such problems do not occur.
 
-Therefore, it is usefull to set special values for @value{tramp}
+Therefore, it is useful to set special values for @value{tramp}
 files.  For example, the following statement effectively `turns off'
 the effect of
 @ifset emacs
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ installed from the start.  If the filenames were unified, @value{tramp}
 would have to be installed from the start, too.
 
 @ifset xemacs
-@strong{Note:} If you'ld like to use a similar syntax like
+@strong{Note:} If you'd like to use a similar syntax like
 @value{ftppackagename}, you need the following settings in your init
 file:
 
diff --git a/man/vip.texi b/man/vip.texi
index c8d21c3c533..39bd96618a1 100644
--- a/man/vip.texi
+++ b/man/vip.texi
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ Use @kbd{V} instead of @kbd{v}, if you wish to visit a file in another
 window.
 
 You can verify which file you are editing by typing @kbd{g}.  (You can also
-type @kbd{X B} to get nformation on other buffers too.)  If you type
+type @kbd{X B} to get information on other buffers too.)  If you type
 @kbd{g} you will get an information like below in the echo area:@refill
 @example
 "/usr/masahiko/man/vip.texinfo" line 921 of 1949
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ Delete previous word (@code{vip-delete-backward-word}).
 @item C-z
 @kindex 032 @kbd{C-z} (@code{vip-ESC}) (insert mode)
 This key simulates @key{ESC} key in emacs mode.  For instance, typing
-@kbd{C-z x} in insert mode iw the same as typing @kbd{ESC x} in emacs mode
+@kbd{C-z x} in insert mode is the same as typing @kbd{ESC x} in emacs mode
 (@code{vip-ESC}).
 @end table
 @noindent
diff --git a/man/viper.texi b/man/viper.texi
index 7f67f0970fd..b1206c42c85 100644
--- a/man/viper.texi
+++ b/man/viper.texi
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ etc.
 
 Furthermore, Viper lets Ex-style commands to work on the current region.
 This is done by typing a digit argument before @kbd{:}.  For instance,
-typing @kbd{1:} will propmt you with something like @emph{:123,135},
+typing @kbd{1:} will prompt you with something like @emph{:123,135},
 assuming that the current region starts at line 123 and ends at line
 135.  There is no need to type the line numbers, since Viper inserts them
 automatically in front of the Ex command.
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ should start them with a @kbd{:}, e.g., @kbd{:WW}.
 
 In Viper, Ex commands can be made to work on the current Emacs region.
 This is done by typing a digit argument before @kbd{:}.
-For instance, typing @kbd{1:} will propmt you with something like
+For instance, typing @kbd{1:} will prompt you with something like
 @emph{:123,135}, assuming that the current region starts at line 123 and
 ends at line 135.  There is no need to type the line numbers, since Viper
 inserts them automatically in front of the Ex command.
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ the Shell mode by changing the bindings for @kbd{C-m} and @kbd{C-d} using
 (@pxref{Customization}).
 
 In some cases, some @emph{minor} modes might override certain essential
-bindings in Vi command state.  This is not a big priblem because this
+bindings in Vi command state.  This is not a big problem because this
 can happen only in the beginning, when the minor mode kicks in.  Typing
 @code{M-x viper-mode} will correct the situation.  Viper knows about
 several such minor modes and takes care of them, so the above trick
@@ -2670,7 +2670,7 @@ placing this command in @code{~/.viper}:
 (setq viper-mouse-insert-key '(meta 2))
 @end lisp
 If you want to bind mouse-insert to an action even if this action is
-already taked for other purposes in Emacs, then you should add this command
+already taken for other purposes in Emacs, then you should add this command
 to @code{~/.viper}, after setting @code{viper-mouse-insert-key}:
 @lisp
 (viper-bind-mouse-insert-key 'force)
@@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@ Control character.
 
 Finally, we note that Viper's Ex-style commands can be made to work on the
 current Emacs region.  This is done by typing a digit argument before
-@kbd{:}.  For instance, typing @kbd{1:} will propmt you with something like
+@kbd{:}.  For instance, typing @kbd{1:} will prompt you with something like
 @emph{:123,135}, assuming that the current region starts at line 123 and
 ends at line 135.  There is no need to type the line numbers, since Viper
 inserts them automatically in front of the Ex command.
diff --git a/man/xresmini.texi b/man/xresmini.texi
index 7445028e0be..7dc66d1e185 100644
--- a/man/xresmini.texi
+++ b/man/xresmini.texi
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ widget "Emacs.pane.menubar" style "my_style"
 widget "Emacs.pane.emacs.verticalScrollBar" style "my_style"
 @end smallexample
  
-But to aoid having to type it all, wildcards are often used.  @samp{*}
+But to avoid having to type it all, wildcards are often used.  @samp{*}
 matches zero or more characters and @samp{?} matches one character.  So "*"
 matches all widgets.