Spelling fixes.

86 files changed, 221 insertions, 223 deletions

diff --git a/admin/charsets/cp51932.awk b/admin/charsets/cp51932.awk
index b611def710d..c8879b30200 100644
--- a/admin/charsets/cp51932.awk
+++ b/admin/charsets/cp51932.awk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 BEGIN {
   print ";;; cp51932.el -- translation table for CP51932. -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-";
-  print ";;; Automatically genrated from CP932-2BYTE.map";
+  print ";;; Automatically generated from CP932-2BYTE.map";
   print "(let ((map";
   printf "       '(;JISEXT<->UNICODE";
 }
diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi
index ac62e2d9652..9c5b2e7dcd7 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/building.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ breakpoint}, the breakpoint which point is on.
 Enable/disable current breakpoint (@code{gdb-toggle-breakpoint}).
 On a graphical display, this changes the color of a bullet in the
 margin of a source buffer at the relevant line.  This is red when
-the breakpoint is enabled and grey when it is disabled.  Text-only
+the breakpoint is enabled and gray when it is disabled.  Text-only
 terminals correspondingly display a @samp{B} or @samp{b}.
 
 @item D
diff --git a/doc/lispref/spellfile b/doc/lispref/spellfile
index 1f4a6905505..e0d77ee0541 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/spellfile
+++ b/doc/lispref/spellfile
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ deletable
 deletion'
 delq
 depiction
-descendents
 deselecting
 destructive'
 destructively'
@@ -299,7 +298,6 @@ excess'
 exec
 exitcode
 expression'
-extendible
 extra'
 fails'
 fascist
diff --git a/doc/misc/calc.texi b/doc/misc/calc.texi
index b84212afa74..32311ff5c3e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/calc.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/calc.texi
@@ -25644,7 +25644,7 @@ equivalent expression involving intervals: @samp{b in [a .. c)}.
 of @samp{<} and @samp{<=} are allowed, or any of the four combinations
 of @samp{>} and @samp{>=}.  Four-argument constructions like
 @samp{a < b < c < d}, and mixtures like @w{@samp{a < b = c}} that
-involve both equalities and inequalities, are not allowed.
+involve both equations and inequalities, are not allowed.
 
 @kindex a .
 @pindex calc-remove-equal
diff --git a/doc/misc/eieio.texi b/doc/misc/eieio.texi
index 7b4945027d3..d65c7a15f7b 100644
--- a/doc/misc/eieio.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eieio.texi
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ Useful methods to define for your new class include:
 
 @defmethod eieio-speedbar eieio-speedbar-derive-line-path obj depth
 Return a string representing a directory associated with an instance
-of @var{obj}.  @var{depth} can be used to indice how many levels of
+of @var{obj}.  @var{depth} can be used to index how many levels of
 indentation have been opened by the user where @var{obj} is shown.
 @end defmethod
 
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index 3aa923cc346..a1da74710a4 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -27408,7 +27408,7 @@ considered home score and adapt files (@pxref{Home Score File}) have
 been added.
 
 @item
-@code{nndoc} was rewritten to be easily extendable (@pxref{Document
+@code{nndoc} was rewritten to be easily extensible (@pxref{Document
 Server Internals}).
 
 @item
diff --git a/doc/misc/idlwave.texi b/doc/misc/idlwave.texi
index 8e172301915..3e13dbb0f23 100644
--- a/doc/misc/idlwave.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/idlwave.texi
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ developing GNU and promoting software freedom.''
 IDLWAVE is a package which supports editing source code written in the
 Interactive Data Language (IDL), and running IDL as an inferior shell.
 
-@insertcopying 
+@insertcopying
 @end ifnottex
 
 @menu
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ Interactive Data Language (IDL), and running IDL as an inferior shell.
 * The IDLWAVE Major Mode::      The mode for editing IDL programs
 * The IDLWAVE Shell::           The mode for running IDL as an inferior program
 * Acknowledgements::            Who did what
-* Sources of Routine Info::     How does IDLWAVE know about routine XYZ     
-* HTML Help Browser Tips::      
+* Sources of Routine Info::     How does IDLWAVE know about routine XYZ
+* HTML Help Browser Tips::
 * Configuration Examples::      The user is king
 * Windows and MacOS::           What still works, and how
 * Troubleshooting::             When good computers turn bad
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ Interactive Data Language (IDL), and running IDL as an inferior shell.
 
 Getting Started (Tutorial)
 
-* Lesson I -- Development Cycle::  
-* Lesson II -- Customization::  
-* Lesson III -- User Catalog::  
+* Lesson I -- Development Cycle::
+* Lesson II -- Customization::
+* Lesson III -- User Catalog::
 
 The IDLWAVE Major Mode
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ The IDLWAVE Major Mode
 Code Formatting
 
 * Code Indentation::            Reflecting the logical structure
-* Continued Statement Indentation::  
+* Continued Statement Indentation::
 * Comment Indentation::         Special indentation for comment lines
 * Continuation Lines::          Splitting statements over lines
 * Syntax Highlighting::         Font-lock support
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ Code Formatting
 
 Online Help
 
-* Help with HTML Documentation::  
-* Help with Source::            
+* Help with HTML Documentation::
+* Help with Source::
 
 Completion
 
 * Case of Completed Words::     CaseOFcomPletedWords
 * Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity::  obj->Method, what?
-* Object Method Completion in the Shell::  
+* Object Method Completion in the Shell::
 * Class and Keyword Inheritance::  obj->Method, _EXTRA=e
 * Structure Tag Completion::    Completing state.Tag
 
@@ -136,32 +136,32 @@ The IDLWAVE Shell
 
 * Starting the Shell::          How to launch IDL as a subprocess
 * Using the Shell::             Interactively working with the Shell
-* Commands Sent to the Shell::  
-* Debugging IDL Programs::      
-* Examining Variables::         
-* Custom Expression Examination::  
+* Commands Sent to the Shell::
+* Debugging IDL Programs::
+* Examining Variables::
+* Custom Expression Examination::
 
 Debugging IDL Programs
 
-* A Tale of Two Modes::         
-* Debug Key Bindings::          
-* Breakpoints and Stepping::    
-* Compiling Programs::          
-* Walking the Calling Stack::   
-* Electric Debug Mode::         
+* A Tale of Two Modes::
+* Debug Key Bindings::
+* Breakpoints and Stepping::
+* Compiling Programs::
+* Walking the Calling Stack::
+* Electric Debug Mode::
 
 Sources of Routine Info
 
 * Routine Definitions::         Where IDL Routines are defined.
 * Routine Information Sources::  So how does IDLWAVE know about...
-* Catalogs::                    
+* Catalogs::
 * Load-Path Shadows::           Routines defined in several places
 * Documentation Scan::          Scanning the IDL Manuals
 
 Catalogs
 
-* Library Catalogs::            
-* User Catalog::                
+* Library Catalogs::
+* User Catalog::
 
 @end detailmenu
 @end menu
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ form a complete development environment. Here is a brief summary of
 what IDLWAVE does:
 
 @itemize @bullet
-@item 
+@item
 Smart code indentation and automatic-formatting.
 @item
 Three level syntax highlighting support.
-@item 
+@item
 Context-sensitive display of calling sequences and keywords for more
-than 1000 native IDL routines, extendible to any additional number of
+than 1000 native IDL routines, extensible to any additional number of
 local routines, and already available with many pre-scanned libraries.
 @item
 Fast, context-sensitive online HTML help, or source-header help for
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ at point.
 @cindex Getting Started
 
 @menu
-* Lesson I -- Development Cycle::  
-* Lesson II -- Customization::  
-* Lesson III -- User Catalog::  
+* Lesson I -- Development Cycle::
+* Lesson II -- Customization::
+* Lesson III -- User Catalog::
 @end menu
 
 @node  Lesson I -- Development Cycle, Lesson II -- Customization, Getting Started, Getting Started
@@ -418,13 +418,13 @@ function daynr,d,m,y
   y1 = y * delta
   return, d + floor(m1*30.6)+floor(y1*365.25)+5
 end
-     
+
 function weekday,day,month,year
   ;; compute weekday number for date
   nr = daynr(day,month,year)
   return, nr mod 7
 end
-     
+
 pro plot_wday,day,month
   ;; Plot the weekday of a date in the first 10 years of this century.
   years = 2000,+indgen(10)
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ them.
 
 @menu
 * Code Indentation::            Reflecting the logical structure
-* Continued Statement Indentation::  
+* Continued Statement Indentation::
 * Comment Indentation::         Special indentation for comment lines
 * Continuation Lines::          Splitting statements over lines
 * Syntax Highlighting::         Font-lock support
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ subprogram).  The command @kbd{C-M-q} reindents the entire current
 routine.  @xref{Actions}, for information how to impose additional
 formatting conventions on foreign code.
 
-@defopt idlwave-main-block-indent (@code{2}) 
+@defopt idlwave-main-block-indent (@code{2})
 Extra indentation for the main block of code.  That is the block between
 the FUNCTION/PRO statement and the END statement for that program
 unit.
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ in the first line of a comment paragraph.
 
 @defopt idlwave-use-last-hang-indent (@code{nil})
 Non-@code{nil} means use last match on line for
-@code{idlwave-indent-regexp}. 
+@code{idlwave-indent-regexp}.
 @end defopt
 
 @node Syntax Highlighting, Octals and Highlighting, Continuation Lines, Code Formatting
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ for highlighting using the variable
 
 @defopt idlwave-default-font-lock-items
 Items which should be fontified on the default fontification level
-2. 
+2.
 @end defopt
 
 @node Octals and Highlighting,  , Syntax Highlighting, Code Formatting
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ plot,x,alog(x+5*sin(x) + 2),
 On positions 1,2 and 8, information about the @samp{plot} procedure will
 be shown.  On positions 3,4, and 7, the @samp{alog} function will be
 described, while positions 5 and 6 will investigate the @samp{sin}
-function.  
+function.
 
 When you ask for routine information about an object method, and the
 method exists in several classes, IDLWAVE queries for the class of the
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ 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 unknown routine the shell lists as unresolved 
+@tab An otherwise unknown routine the shell lists as unresolved
 (referenced, but not compiled).
 @end multitable
 
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ with the middle mouse button inserts keywords or visits files:
 @item @i{Usage}
 @tab If online help is installed, a click with the @emph{right} mouse
 button on the @i{Usage:} line will access the help for the
-routine (@pxref{Online Help}).  
+routine (@pxref{Online Help}).
 @item @i{Keyword}
 @tab Online help about keywords is also available with the
 @emph{right} mouse button.  Clicking on a keyword with the @emph{middle}
@@ -1340,8 +1340,8 @@ directly in the originating source file.
 
 
 @menu
-* Help with HTML Documentation::  
-* Help with Source::            
+* Help with HTML Documentation::
+* Help with Source::
 @end menu
 
 @node Help with HTML Documentation, Help with Source, Online Help, Online Help
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ configuring a browser for use with IDL's HTML help system.
 Relative directory of the system-supplied HTML help directory,
 considered with respect to @code{idlwave-system-directory}.  Relevant
 for IDL 6.2 and greater.  Should not change.
-@end defopt     
+@end defopt
 
 @defopt idlwave-html-help-location @file{/usr/local/etc/}
 The directory where the @file{idl_html_help} HTML directory live.
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ available.
 @menu
 * Case of Completed Words::     CaseOFcomPletedWords
 * Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity::  obj->Method, what?
-* Object Method Completion in the Shell::  
+* Object Method Completion in the Shell::
 * Class and Keyword Inheritance::  obj->Method, _EXTRA=e
 * Structure Tag Completion::    Completing state.Tag
 @end menu
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ narrow down the number of possible completions.  The variable
 @code{idlwave-query-class} can be configured to make such prompting the
 default for all methods (not recommended), or selectively for very
 common methods for which the number of completing keywords would be too
-large (e.g. @code{Init,SetProperty,GetProperty}).  
+large (e.g. @code{Init,SetProperty,GetProperty}).
 
 @cindex Saving object class on @code{->}
 @cindex @code{->}
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ routine info, or online help within a method routine, a query is sent to
 determine the class of the object.  If this query is successful, the
 class found will be used to select appropriate completions, routine
 info, or help.  If unsuccessful, information from all known classes will
-be used (as in the buffer). 
+be used (as in the buffer).
 
 @node   Class and Keyword Inheritance, Structure Tag Completion, Object Method Completion in the Shell, Completion
 @subsection Class and Keyword Inheritance
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ keywords based on their originating class.
 Non-@code{nil} means consider inheritance during completion, online help etc.
 @end defopt
 
-@defopt idlwave-keyword-class-inheritance 
+@defopt idlwave-keyword-class-inheritance
 A list of regular expressions to match methods for which simple
 class-driven keyword inheritance will be used for Completion.
 @end defopt
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ Structure tag completion is not enabled by default.  To enable it,
 simply add the following to your @file{.emacs}:
 
 @lisp
-   (add-hook 'idlwave-load-hook 
+   (add-hook 'idlwave-load-hook
              (lambda () (require 'idlw-complete-structtag)))
 @end lisp
 
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ your @file{.emacs} file:
      (idlwave-action-and-binding "\\<\\(pro\\|function\\)\\>[ \t]*\\<"
                                  '(capitalize-word 1) t)
      ;;  Capitalize common block name
-     (idlwave-action-and-binding "\\<common\\>[ \t]+\\<" 
+     (idlwave-action-and-binding "\\<common\\>[ \t]+\\<"
                                  '(capitalize-word 1) t)))
 @end lisp
 
@@ -2384,10 +2384,10 @@ currently only works under Unix and MacOSX.
 @menu
 * Starting the Shell::          How to launch IDL as a subprocess
 * Using the Shell::             Interactively working with the Shell
-* Commands Sent to the Shell::  
-* Debugging IDL Programs::      
-* Examining Variables::         
-* Custom Expression Examination::  
+* Commands Sent to the Shell::
+* Debugging IDL Programs::
+* Examining Variables::
+* Custom Expression Examination::
 @end menu
 
 @node Starting the Shell, Using the Shell, The IDLWAVE Shell, The IDLWAVE Shell
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@ In order to create a separate frame for the IDLWAVE shell buffer, call
 @code{idlwave-shell} with a prefix argument: @kbd{C-u C-c C-s} or
 @kbd{C-u C-c C-l}.  If you always want a dedicated frame for the shell
 window, configure the variable
-@code{idlwave-shell-use-dedicated-frame}. 
+@code{idlwave-shell-use-dedicated-frame}.
 
 To launch a quick IDLWAVE shell directly from a shell prompt without
 an IDLWAVE buffer (e.g., as a replacement for running inside an
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ The file in which the command history of the idlwave shell is saved.
 Unless it's an absolute path, it goes in
 @code{idlwave-config-directory}.
 @end defopt
-  
+
 @defopt idlwave-shell-use-dedicated-frame (@code{nil})
 Non-@code{nil} means IDLWAVE should use a special frame to display the
 shell buffer.
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ keywords, system variables, system variable tags etc.
 @item @kbd{C-c C-v}
 @tab Find the source file of a routine (@code{idlwave-find-module})
 @item @kbd{C-c C-t}
-@tab Find the source file of a routine in the currently visited file 
+@tab Find the source file of a routine in the currently visited file
 (@code{idlwave-find-module-this-file}).
 @item @kbd{C-c =}
 @tab Compile a library routine (@code{idlwave-resolve})
@@ -2697,12 +2697,12 @@ buffers.
 @end defopt
 
 @menu
-* A Tale of Two Modes::         
-* Debug Key Bindings::          
-* Breakpoints and Stepping::    
-* Compiling Programs::          
-* Walking the Calling Stack::   
-* Electric Debug Mode::         
+* A Tale of Two Modes::
+* Debug Key Bindings::
+* Breakpoints and Stepping::
+* Compiling Programs::
+* Walking the Calling Stack::
+* Electric Debug Mode::
 @end menu
 
 
@@ -2795,7 +2795,7 @@ executed from the shell window, the breakpoint where IDL is currently
 stopped will be deleted.  To clear all breakpoints, use @kbd{C-c C-d
 C-a} (@code{idlwave-clear-all-bp}).  Breakpoints can also be disabled
 and re-enabled: @kbd{C-c C-d C-\}
-(@code{idlwave-shell-toggle-enable-current-bp}).  
+(@code{idlwave-shell-toggle-enable-current-bp}).
 
 Breakpoint lines are highlighted or indicated with an icon in the source
 code (different icons for conditional, after, and other break types).
@@ -2804,7 +2804,7 @@ places breakpoints as close as possible on or after the line you
 specify.  IDLWAVE queries the shell for the actual breakpoint location
 which was set, so the exact line you specify may not be marked.  You can
 re-sync the breakpoint list and update the display at any time (e.g., if
-you add or remove some on the command line) using @kbd{C-c C-d C-l}.  
+you add or remove some on the command line) using @kbd{C-c C-d C-l}.
 
 In recent IDLWAVE versions, the breakpoint line is highlighted when the
 mouse is moved over it, and a tooltip pops up describing the break
@@ -2914,8 +2914,8 @@ configured in @code{idlwave-shell-mark-stop-line}.
 @kindex C-c C-d C-c
 In order to compile the current buffer under the IDLWAVE shell, press
 @kbd{C-c C-d C-c} (@code{idlwave-save-and-run}).  This first saves the
-current buffer and then sends the command @samp{.run path/to/file} to the 
-shell.  You can also execute @kbd{C-c C-d C-c} from the shell buffer, in 
+current buffer and then sends the command @samp{.run path/to/file} to the
+shell.  You can also execute @kbd{C-c C-d C-c} from the shell buffer, in
 which case the most recently compiled buffer will be saved and
 re-compiled.
 
@@ -3080,9 +3080,9 @@ halts.
 
 @defopt idlwave-shell-electric-stop-color (Violet)
 Default color of the stopped line overlay when in electric debug mode.
-@end defopt        
+@end defopt
 
-@defopt idlwave-shell-electric-stop-line-face 
+@defopt idlwave-shell-electric-stop-line-face
 The face to use for the stopped line.  Defaults to a face similar to the
 modeline, with color @code{idlwave-shell-electric-stop-color}.
 @end defopt
@@ -3188,14 +3188,14 @@ the expression printed by IDL.
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt idlwave-shell-output-face
-The face for @code{idlwave-shell-output-overlay}.  
+The face for @code{idlwave-shell-output-overlay}.
 Allows to choose the font, color and other properties for the most
 recent output of IDL when examining an expression."
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt idlwave-shell-separate-examine-output (@code{t})
 If non-@code{nil}, re-direct the output of examine commands to a special
-@file{*Examine*} buffer, instead of in the shell itself. 
+@file{*Examine*} buffer, instead of in the shell itself.
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt idlwave-shell-max-print-length (200)
@@ -3249,17 +3249,17 @@ Both functions take a single string argument sharing the syntax of the
 @lisp
 (add-hook 'idlwave-shell-mode-hook
           (lambda ()
-            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [s-down-mouse-2] 
-                                 (idlwave-shell-mouse-examine 
+            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [s-down-mouse-2]
+                                 (idlwave-shell-mouse-examine
                                   "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)"))
             (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f9] (idlwave-shell-examine
                                        "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)"))
-            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f10] (idlwave-shell-examine 
+            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f10] (idlwave-shell-examine
                                         "print,size(___,/TNAME)"))
             (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f11] (idlwave-shell-examine
                                         "help,___,/STRUCTURE"))))
-@end lisp                                        
-            
+@end lisp
+
 @noindent Now pressing @key{f9}, or middle-mouse dragging with the
 @key{SUPER} key depressed, will print the dimensions of the nearby or
 highlighted expression.  Pressing @key{f10} will give the type string,
@@ -3297,7 +3297,7 @@ of the package from version 3.0, during which time he overhauled almost
 everything, modernized IDLWAVE with many new features, and developed the
 manual.
 
-@item 
+@item
 @uref{mailto:jdsmith@@as.arizona.edu, @b{J.D. Smith}}, the current
 maintainer, as of version 4.10, helped shape object method completion
 and most new features introduced in versions 4.x, and introduced many
@@ -3364,7 +3364,7 @@ know about the accessible routines.
 @menu
 * Routine Definitions::         Where IDL Routines are defined.
 * Routine Information Sources::  So how does IDLWAVE know about...
-* Catalogs::                    
+* Catalogs::
 * Load-Path Shadows::           Routines defined in several places
 * Documentation Scan::          Scanning the IDL Manuals
 @end menu
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@ know about the accessible routines.
 several places:
 
 @enumerate
-@item 
+@item
 @emph{Builtin routines} are defined inside IDL itself.  The source code
 of such routines is not available, but instead are learned about through
 the IDL documentation.
@@ -3390,7 +3390,7 @@ the IDL documentation.
 Routines which are @emph{part of the current program}, are defined in a
 file explicitly compiled by the user.  This file may or may not be
 located on the IDL search path.
-@item 
+@item
 @emph{Library routines} are defined in files located on IDL's search
 path.  When a library routine is called for the first time, IDL will
 find the source file and compile it dynamically.  A special sub-category
@@ -3428,7 +3428,7 @@ directly with IDL in the form of an XML catalog which IDLWAVE scans.
 Formerly, this list was created by scanning the IDL manuals to produce
 the file @file{idlw-rinfo.el}.
 
-@item 
+@item
 IDLWAVE @emph{scans} all its @emph{buffers} in the current Emacs session
 for routine definitions.  This is done automatically when routine
 information or completion is first requested by the user.  Each new
@@ -3547,8 +3547,8 @@ later).
 @end defopt
 
 @menu
-* Library Catalogs::            
-* User Catalog::                
+* Library Catalogs::
+* User Catalog::
 @end menu
 
 @html
@@ -3636,7 +3636,7 @@ instead, including:
 @itemize @bullet
 @item The scan is internal to Emacs, so you don't need a working Perl
 installation, as you do for library catalogs.
-@item Can be used to scan directories for which the user has no write 
+@item Can be used to scan directories for which the user has no write
 privileges.
 @item Easy widget-based path selection.
 @end itemize
@@ -3752,7 +3752,7 @@ Another way to find out if a specific routine has multiple definitions
 on the load path is routine info display (@pxref{Routine Info}).
 
 @node Documentation Scan,  , Load-Path Shadows, Sources of Routine Info
-@appendixsec Documentation Scan 
+@appendixsec Documentation Scan
 @cindex @file{get_html_rinfo}
 @cindex @file{idlw-rinfo.el}
 @cindex Scanning the documentation
@@ -3920,7 +3920,7 @@ user is King!
 (setq idlwave-main-block-indent 3)
 (setq idlwave-end-offset -3)
 (setq idlwave-continuation-indent 1)
-(setq idlwave-begin-line-comment "^;[^;]")  ; Leave ";" but not ";;" 
+(setq idlwave-begin-line-comment "^;[^;]")  ; Leave ";" but not ";;"
                                             ; anchored at start of line.
 (setq idlwave-surround-by-blank t)      ; Turn on padding ops =,<,>
 (setq idlwave-pad-keyword nil)          ; Remove spaces for keyword '='
@@ -3987,10 +3987,10 @@ user is King!
     ;; (local-set-key "\C-j" 'idlwave-newline) ; My preference.
 
     ;; Some personal abbreviations
-    (define-abbrev idlwave-mode-abbrev-table  
+    (define-abbrev idlwave-mode-abbrev-table
       (concat idlwave-abbrev-start-char "wb") "widget_base()"
       (idlwave-keyword-abbrev 1))
-    (define-abbrev idlwave-mode-abbrev-table  
+    (define-abbrev idlwave-mode-abbrev-table
       (concat idlwave-abbrev-start-char "on") "obj_new()"
       (idlwave-keyword-abbrev 1))
     ))
@@ -4008,12 +4008,12 @@ user is King!
 (add-hook 'idlwave-shell-mode-hook
           (lambda ()
             ;; Set up some custom key and mouse examine commands
-            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [s-down-mouse-2] 
-                                 (idlwave-shell-mouse-examine 
+            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [s-down-mouse-2]
+                                 (idlwave-shell-mouse-examine
                                   "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)"))
             (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f9] (idlwave-shell-examine
                                        "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)"))
-            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f10] (idlwave-shell-examine 
+            (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f10] (idlwave-shell-examine
                                         "print,size(___,/TNAME)"))
             (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f11] (idlwave-shell-examine
                                         "help,___,/STRUCTURE"))))
@@ -4066,7 +4066,7 @@ system.  I am assuming that IDLWAVE has been installed in
 sure you check the following things:
 
 @itemize @bullet
-@item When you download the IDLWAVE distribution, make sure you save the 
+@item When you download the IDLWAVE distribution, make sure you save the
 file under the names @file{idlwave.tar.gz}.
 @item M-TAB switches among running programs --- use Esc-TAB
 instead.
@@ -4102,7 +4102,7 @@ customize the variable @code{idlwave-shell-automatic-electric-debug}
 if you prefer not to enter electric debug on breakpoints@dots{} but
 you really should try it before you disable it!  You can also
 customize this variable to enter debug mode when errors are
-encountered.  
+encountered.
 
 @item @strong{I get errors like @samp{Searching for program: no such
 file or directory, idl} when attempting to start the IDL shell.}
@@ -4141,7 +4141,7 @@ in compiled lisp files.  Presumably, you kept the original .elc files in
 place, and this is the source of the error.  If you recompile (or just
 "make; make install") from source, it should resolve this problem.
 Another option is to recompile the @file{idlw*.el} files by hand using
-@kbd{M-x byte-compile-file}.  
+@kbd{M-x byte-compile-file}.
 
 @item @strong{@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} doesn't complete words, it switches
 windows on my desktop.}
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ 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 appears with each IDL release (assuming the documentation
-is updated).  
+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/etc/NEWS.1-17 b/etc/NEWS.1-17
index 8db283b5374..8b861cca875 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS.1-17
+++ b/etc/NEWS.1-17
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ them with `\='.  For example, "\\=\\= is the way to quote \\=\\["
 will come out as `\= is the way to quote \['.
 
 The new function `substitute-command-keys' takes a string possibly
-contaning \[...] constructs and replaces those constructs with
+containing \[...] constructs and replaces those constructs with
 the key sequences they currently stand for.
 
 * Primitives `find-line-comment' and `find-line-comment-body' flushed.
diff --git a/etc/NEWS.22 b/etc/NEWS.22
index c4aeda62c27..87d77cf52fc 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS.22
+++ b/etc/NEWS.22
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ parts of the mode line.
 
 *** `shadow' face defines the appearance of the "shadowed" text, i.e.
 the text which should be less noticeable than the surrounding text.
-This can be achieved by using shades of grey in contrast with either
+This can be achieved by using shades of gray in contrast with either
 black or white default foreground color.  This generic shadow face
 allows customization of the appearance of shadowed text in one place,
 so package-specific faces can inherit from it.
diff --git a/etc/NEWS.23 b/etc/NEWS.23
index 9b8909d794a..ec33037acba 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS.23
+++ b/etc/NEWS.23
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ starts the server.  Clients can connect and create graphical or
 terminal frames using emacsclient.
 
 **** emacsclient starts emacs in daemon mode and connects to it when
---alternate-editor="" is used (or when the evironment variable
+--alternate-editor="" is used (or when the environment variable
 ALTERNATE_EDITOR is set to "") and emacsclient cannot connect to an
 emacs server.
 
diff --git a/etc/TODO b/etc/TODO
index f9d37c4b965..5acd8734ad0 100644
--- a/etc/TODO
+++ b/etc/TODO
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ more detailed diagnosis.
 
 **** Provide an Error Summary buffer showing all the validation errors.
 
-**** Pop-up menu.  What is useful?  Tag a region (should be greyed out if
+**** Pop-up menu.  What is useful?  Tag a region (should be grayed out if
 the region is not balanced).  Suggestions based on error messages.
 
 **** Have configurable list of namespace URIs so that we can provide
diff --git a/etc/e/eterm-color.ti b/etc/e/eterm-color.ti
index 0ddb7ec5408..a6ef8149900 100644
--- a/etc/e/eterm-color.ti
+++ b/etc/e/eterm-color.ti
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ eterm-color|Emacs term.el terminal emulator term-protocol-version 0.96,
 # When updating this file, etc/e/eterm-color should be regenerated by 
 # running "make e/eterm-color" in the etc directory.
 # Any change to this file should be done at the same time with a
-# corresponding change to the TERMCAP evironment variable in term.el.
+# corresponding change to the TERMCAP environment variable in term.el.
 # Comments in term.el specify where each of these capabilities is implemented.
         colors#8,
         cols#80,
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 230e299b7cf..32de942b038 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@
 
         * window.el (window-auto-delete): Remove.
         (window-deletable-p): Remove argument FORCE.  Don't deal with
-        dedicatedness and previous buffers.
+        dedication and previous buffers.
         (switch-to-prev-buffer): Don't delete window.
         (delete-windows-on): Delete a window's frame if and only if the
         window is dedicated.
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog.10 b/lisp/ChangeLog.10
index 0d2255ac0a4..a1cfaee6eaf 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog.10
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog.10
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@
 2003-05-31  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@cs.yale.edu>
 
         * view.el (view-file, view-file-other-window, view-file-other-frame):
-        Signal an error when trying to visit an inexistent file.
+        Signal an error when trying to visit a nonexistent file.
 
         * vc-hooks.el (vc-call-backend): Give better error message
         when a backend function is missing.
@@ -8053,7 +8053,7 @@
         (gdb-quit): Reset some variables including tool-bar-map.
 
         * gud.el (gdb-running): New variable.
-        (gud-menu-map): Use gdb-running to grey out toolbar buttons
+        (gud-menu-map): Use gdb-running to gray out toolbar buttons
         with gdba in gdb-ui.el.
         (gud-tool-bar-map): Move to avoid byte compiler warning.
 
@@ -22790,7 +22790,7 @@
 2001-11-04  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>
 
         * startup.el (fancy-splash-head): Reapply Gerd's hack to make the
-        shadow of the splash image grey on a dark background instead of black.
+        shadow of the splash image gray on a dark background instead of black.
 
 2001-11-03  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@cs.yale.edu>
 
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog.12 b/lisp/ChangeLog.12
index 7df2b4b7488..8721130ec50 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog.12
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog.12
@@ -15100,7 +15100,7 @@
 2005-12-21  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * emacs-lisp/lisp.el (lisp-complete-symbol): Don't call
-        delete-windows-on with an inexistent buffer.
+        delete-windows-on with a nonexistent buffer.
 
 2005-12-22  Nick Roberts  <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
 
@@ -31734,7 +31734,7 @@
 2005-02-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * emacs-lisp/debug.el (debug): Hide the buffer if it's not killed.
-        Remove unused and inexistent var `inhibit-trace'.
+        Remove unused and nonexistent var `inhibit-trace'.
         (debugger-mode): Use run-mode-hooks.
         (debugger-list-functions): Add buttons; setup xref stack.
 
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog.5 b/lisp/ChangeLog.5
index b536f7f1b66..b3e92b1a50a 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog.5
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog.5
@@ -2579,7 +2579,7 @@
 1995-03-13  Karl Fogel  <kfogel@floss>
 
         * bookmark.el: Removed C-v bindings; they were inconsistent.
-        Defvarred some variables to nil, solely to avoid compilation warnings.
+        Defvared some variables to nil, solely to avoid compilation warnings.
         Use "Author's Update Number:" instead of "Version:".
         (bookmark-history): New var.
         (bookmark-completing-read): Use `bookmark-history'.
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog.7 b/lisp/ChangeLog.7
index df2f5cce23f..b9f8de3b598 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog.7
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog.7
@@ -15185,7 +15185,7 @@
 1997-06-16  Dan Nicolaescu  <done@ece.arizona.edu>
 
         * icon.el (icon-indent-line): A comment ends at the end of the
-        line, delete call to inexistent function.
+        line, delete call to nonexistent function.
 
         * icon.el (icon-font-lock-keywords-1): Improved regexp.
         (icon-font-lock-keywords-2): Likewise.
@@ -19552,7 +19552,7 @@
         * term.el: Added a lot of new faces, they all start with
         term- and follow a simple lexicographical convention.  Note that
         each change is commented: just search for -mm in the source.
-        (term-char-mode): Added all the "grey-keys" to term-raw-map.
+        (term-char-mode): Added all the "gray-keys" to term-raw-map.
         (term-send-up): Similar, decided to go for the more xterm-like
         \eOA bindings in place of the previous \e[A.
         (term-buffer-maximum-size): New variable.
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog.8 b/lisp/ChangeLog.8
index 77ea9fd9d5d..cd685204766 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog.8
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog.8
@@ -4294,7 +4294,7 @@
 
 1999-07-21  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
-        * faces.el (toolbar): Grey default background.
+        * faces.el (toolbar): Gray default background.
         (modeline): Ditto.
 
         * image.el (image-type-regexps): New.
diff --git a/lisp/allout.el b/lisp/allout.el
index 47db77f2bbc..68330aa538b 100644
--- a/lisp/allout.el
+++ b/lisp/allout.el
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ BULLET: A character at the end of the ITEM PREFIX, it must be one of
         plain BULLETs are by default used, according to the DEPTH of the
         TOPIC.  Choice among the distinctive BULLETs is offered when you
         provide a universal argument (\\[universal-argument]) to the
-        TOPIC creation command, or when explictly rebulleting a TOPIC.  The
+        TOPIC creation command, or when explicitly rebulleting a TOPIC.  The
         significance of the various distinctive bullets is purely by
         convention.  See the documentation for the above bullet strings for
         more details.
diff --git a/lisp/bookmark.el b/lisp/bookmark.el
index 51e869e3a21..4d93e01fb2e 100644
--- a/lisp/bookmark.el
+++ b/lisp/bookmark.el
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ To specify the file in which to save them, modify the variable
   "The `.emacs.bmk' file used to be called this name.")
 
 
-;; defvarred to avoid a compilation warning:
+;; defvared to avoid a compilation warning:
 (defvar bookmark-file nil
   "Old name for `bookmark-default-file'.")
 
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/ede/autoconf-edit.el b/lisp/cedet/ede/autoconf-edit.el
index bd4a5a627a9..c6545dd9015 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/ede/autoconf-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/ede/autoconf-edit.el
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ This is to make it compatible with `autoconf-find-last-macro'.
 Assume that MACRO doesn't appear in the buffer yet, so search
 the ordering list `autoconf-preferred-macro-order'."
   ;; Search this list backwards.. heh heh heh
-  ;; This lets us do a reverse search easilly.
+  ;; This lets us do a reverse search easily.
   (let ((ml (member macro (reverse autoconf-preferred-macro-order))))
     (if (not ml) (error "Don't know how to position for %s yet" macro))
     (setq ml (cdr ml))
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/ede/proj.el b/lisp/cedet/ede/proj.el
index 79022be6a5f..a77bb02218b 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/ede/proj.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/ede/proj.el
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ You may need to add support for this type of file."
                        (file-name-extension (car sources))
                      "")))
           ))
-      ;; Return the disovered compilers
+      ;; Return the discovered compilers.
       comp)))
 
 (defmethod ede-proj-linkers ((obj ede-proj-target))
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ Converts all symbols into the objects to be used."
             (while (and avail (not (eieio-instance-inheritor-slot-boundp (car avail) 'sourcetype)))
               (setq avail (cdr avail)))
             (setq link (cdr avail)))))
-      ;; Return the disovered linkers
+      ;; Return the discovered linkers.
       link)))
 
 
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze.el b/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze.el
index c275ba96ee4..ef09ea13b42 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze.el
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 ;;
 ;; context - A semantic datatype representing a point in a buffer.
 ;;
-;; constriant - If a context specifies a specific datatype is needed,
+;; constraint - If a context specifies a specific datatype is needed,
 ;;       that is a constraint.
 ;; constants - Some datatypes define elements of themselves as a
 ;;       constant.  These need to be returned as there would be no
diff --git a/lisp/composite.el b/lisp/composite.el
index 487962ee07c..72317ac470e 100644
--- a/lisp/composite.el
+++ b/lisp/composite.el
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ prepending a space before it."
       (if (not (char-charset (lglyph-char glyph) coding))
           (progn
             ;; As the terminal doesn't support this glyph, return a
-            ;; gstring in which each glyph is its own graphme-cluster
+            ;; gstring in which each glyph is its own grapheme-cluster
             ;; of width 1..
             (setq i 0)
             (while (and (< i nglyphs)
diff --git a/lisp/dframe.el b/lisp/dframe.el
index b1eb2d636b9..b4f44e1a308 100644
--- a/lisp/dframe.el
+++ b/lisp/dframe.el
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ Argument PROMPT is the prompt to use."
 
 (defun dframe-set-timer (timeout fn &optional _null-on-error)
   "Apply a timer with TIMEOUT, to call FN, or remove a timer if TIMEOUT is nil.
-TIMEOUT is the number of seconds until the dframe controled program
+TIMEOUT is the number of seconds until the dframe controlled program
 timer is called again.  When TIMEOUT is nil, turn off all timeouts.
 This function must be called from the buffer belonging to the program
 who requested the timer.  NULL-ON-ERROR is ignored."
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-opt.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-opt.el
index 0630f5f4e4e..c9027fb663d 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-opt.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-opt.el
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 ;; We'd have to notice defvars and defconsts, since those variables should
 ;; always be dynamic, and attempting to do a lexical binding of them
 ;; should simply do a dynamic binding instead.
-;; But!  We need to know about variables that were not necessarily defvarred
+;; But!  We need to know about variables that were not necessarily defvared
 ;; in the file being compiled (doing a boundp check isn't good enough.)
 ;; Fdefvar() would have to be modified to add something to the plist.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
index 3d593570c4e..9aa230cfe9b 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ adds `c' to it; otherwise adds `.elc'."
 ;; This can be the 'byte-compile property of any symbol.
 (autoload 'byte-compile-inline-expand "byte-opt")
 
-;; This is the entrypoint to the lapcode optimizer pass1.
+;; This is the entry point to the lapcode optimizer pass1.
 (autoload 'byte-optimize-form "byte-opt")
-;; This is the entrypoint to the lapcode optimizer pass2.
+;; This is the entry point to the lapcode optimizer pass2.
 (autoload 'byte-optimize-lapcode "byte-opt")
 (autoload 'byte-compile-unfold-lambda "byte-opt")
 
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cconv.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cconv.el
index 22db9ddba38..daafd2226ec 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cconv.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cconv.el
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 ;; TODO: (not just for cconv but also for the lexbind changes in general)
 ;; - let (e)debug find the value of lexical variables from the stack.
-;; - make eval-region do the eval-sexp-add-defvars danse.
+;; - make eval-region do the eval-sexp-add-defvars dance.
 ;; - byte-optimize-form should be applied before cconv.
 ;;   OTOH, the warnings emitted by cconv-analyze need to come before optimize
 ;;   since afterwards they can because obnoxious (warnings about an "unused
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el
index d43ba6c0d3e..afc8c7faa47 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ PREC2 is a table as returned by `smie-precs->prec2' or
                    (smie-debug--describe-cycle
                     table (smie-debug--prec2-cycle csts)))))
         (incf i 10))
-      ;; Propagate equalities back to their source.
+      ;; Propagate equality constraints back to their sources.
       (dolist (eq (nreverse eqs))
         (when (null (cadr eq))
           ;; There's an equality constraint, but we still haven't given
diff --git a/lisp/filesets.el b/lisp/filesets.el
index 269ee331fb2..680a107adfe 100644
--- a/lisp/filesets.el
+++ b/lisp/filesets.el
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ SYM to VAL and return t.  If INIT-FLAG is non-nil, set with
     (not ignore-flag)))
 
 (defun filesets-set-default! (sym val)
-  "Call `filestes-set-default' and reset cached data (i.e. rebuild menu)."
+  "Call `filesets-set-default' and reset cached data (i.e. rebuild menu)."
   (when (filesets-set-default sym val)
     (filesets-reset-fileset)))
 
 (defun filesets-set-default+ (sym val)
-  "Call `filestes-set-default' and reset filesets' standard menu."
+  "Call `filesets-set-default' and reset filesets' standard menu."
   (when (filesets-set-default sym val)
     (setq filesets-has-changed-flag t)))
 ;    (filesets-reset-fileset nil t)))
diff --git a/lisp/follow.el b/lisp/follow.el
index 3badb381c57..2273e8920fd 100644
--- a/lisp/follow.el
+++ b/lisp/follow.el
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ After that, changing the prefix key requires manipulating keymaps."
 ;; global map.
 (easy-menu-add-item nil '("Tools")
   '("Follow"
-    ;; The Emacs code used to just grey out operations when follow-mode was
+    ;; The Emacs code used to just gray out operations when follow-mode was
     ;; not enabled, whereas the XEmacs code used to remove it altogether.
     ;; Not sure which is preferable, but clearly the preference should not
     ;; depend on the flavor.
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 39f43bd8e3b..7e0d60018c2 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -10961,7 +10961,7 @@
 2007-11-14  Denys Duchier  <denys.duchier@univ-orleans.fr>  (tiny change)
 
         * pop3.el (pop3-open-server): Accept and process data more robustly at
-        connexion start to avoid spurious "POP SSL connexion failed" errors.
+        connection start to avoid spurious "POP SSL connection failed" errors.
 
 2007-11-14  Katsumi Yamaoka  <yamaoka@jpl.org>
 
@@ -16516,7 +16516,7 @@
 2005-07-01  Katsumi Yamaoka  <yamaoka@jpl.org>
 
         * gnus-art.el (article-display-face): Improve the efficiency.
-        (article-display-x-face): Ditto; remove grey x-face stuff.
+        (article-display-x-face): Ditto; remove gray x-face stuff.
 
 2005-06-30  Katsumi Yamaoka  <yamaoka@jpl.org>
 
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.1 b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.1
index 8d4b1a086db..a2d6d61efd4 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.1
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.1
@@ -3471,7 +3471,7 @@
         * pop3.el (pop3-md5): `with-temp-buffer' doesn't exist in Emacs
         19.34.
 
-        * nneething.el (nneething-directory): Defvarred.
+        * nneething.el (nneething-directory): Defvared.
 
         * message.el: Autoloaded nndraft things.
         (message-set-auto-save-file-name): Use it.
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.2 b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.2
index 952aae28b17..6b11a956a99 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.2
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog.2
@@ -5120,7 +5120,7 @@
         * gnus-util.el (gnus-prin1-to-string): Bind print-length and
         print-level.
 
-        * gnus-art.el (article-display-x-face): Removed grey x-face stuff.
+        * gnus-art.el (article-display-x-face): Removed gray x-face stuff.
         (gnus-treat-display-grey-xface): Removed.
 
         * gnus-fun.el (gnus-grab-cam-face): New.
@@ -9836,7 +9836,7 @@
 2002-02-08  ShengHuo ZHU  <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>
 
         * gnus-art.el (gnus-treat-display-grey-xface): New variable.
-        (article-display-x-face): Use it.  Disable grey xface, if
+        (article-display-x-face): Use it.  Disable gray xface, if
         uncompface is not found.
 
         * message.el (message-mode): Don't enable multibyte on an indirect
@@ -11350,7 +11350,7 @@
         * gnus-fun.el (gnus-convert-gray-x-face-to-xpm): Renamed.
 
         * gnus-art.el (gnus-ignored-headers): Hide all X-Faces.
-        (article-display-x-face): Display grey X-Faces.
+        (article-display-x-face): Display gray X-Faces.
 
         * gnus-fun.el (gnus-convert-gray-x-face-region): New function.
         (gnus-convert-gray-x-face-to-ppm): Ditto.
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/mm-bodies.el b/lisp/gnus/mm-bodies.el
index 695451ddc45..ee7ba1c193b 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/mm-bodies.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/mm-bodies.el
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ If no encoding was done, nil is returned."
             (goto-char (point-min))
             (if (re-search-forward "[^\x0-\x7f]" nil t)
                 (or mail-parse-charset
-                    (message-options-get 'mm-encody-body-charset)
+                    (message-options-get 'mm-body-charset-encoding-alist)
                     (message-options-set
-                     'mm-encody-body-charset
+                     'mm-body-charset-encoding-alist
                      (mm-read-coding-system "Charset used in the article: ")))
               ;; The logic in `mml-generate-mime-1' confirms that it's OK
               ;; to return nil here.
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/mml.el b/lisp/gnus/mml.el
index 352fa329e3e..8aa5fbff6b8 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/mml.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/mml.el
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ Should be adopted if code in `message-send-mail' is changed."
   "Display current buffer with Gnus, in a new buffer.
 If RAW, display a raw encoded MIME message.
 
-The window layout for the preview buffer is controled by the variables
+The window layout for the preview buffer is controlled by the variables
 `special-display-buffer-names', `special-display-regexps', or
 `gnus-buffer-configuration' (the first match made will be used),
 or the `pop-to-buffer' function."
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnml.el b/lisp/gnus/nnml.el
index 399008cec1b..59e06364f42 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnml.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnml.el
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ Use the nov database for the current group if available."
                 ;; #### already belongs to a range, whereas the corresponding
                 ;; #### article doesn't exist (for example, if you delete an
                 ;; #### article). For that reason, it is important to update
-                ;; #### the ranges (meaning remove inexistent articles) before
+                ;; #### the ranges (meaning remove nonexistent articles) before
                 ;; #### doing anything on them.
                 ;; 2 a/ read articles:
                 (let ((read (gnus-info-read info)))
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/pop3.el b/lisp/gnus/pop3.el
index ee3e6582e80..0f7a450b30c 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/pop3.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/pop3.el
@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@ Use streaming commands."
     message-count))
 
 (defcustom pop3-stream-type nil
-  "*Transport security type for POP3 connexions.
-This may be either nil (plain connexion), `ssl' (use an
+  "*Transport security type for POP3 connections.
+This may be either nil (plain connection), `ssl' (use an
 SSL/TSL-secured stream) or `starttls' (use the starttls mechanism
 to turn on TLS security after opening the stream).  However, if
-this is nil, `ssl' is assumed for connexions to port
+this is nil, `ssl' is assumed for connections to port
 995 (pop3s)."
   :version "23.1" ;; No Gnus
   :group 'pop3
diff --git a/lisp/ido.el b/lisp/ido.el
index f425fd5fc63..f2dcba614a9 100644
--- a/lisp/ido.el
+++ b/lisp/ido.el
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ This function also adds a hook to the minibuffer."
 (defun ido-nonreadable-directory-p (dir)
   ;; Return t if dir is a directory, but not readable
   ;; Do not check for non-readable directories via tramp, as this causes a premature
-  ;; connect on incomplete tramp paths (after entring just method:).
+  ;; connect on incomplete tramp paths (after entering just method:).
   (let ((ido-enable-tramp-completion nil))
     (and (ido-final-slash dir)
          (not (ido-is-unc-host dir))
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ This function also adds a hook to the minibuffer."
 (defun ido-directory-too-big-p (dir)
   ;; Return t if dir is a directory, but too big to show
   ;; Do not check for non-readable directories via tramp, as this causes a premature
-  ;; connect on incomplete tramp paths (after entring just method:).
+  ;; connect on incomplete tramp paths (after entering just method:).
   (let ((ido-enable-tramp-completion nil))
     (and (numberp ido-max-directory-size)
          (ido-final-slash dir)
diff --git a/lisp/international/cp51932.el b/lisp/international/cp51932.el
index d4a347d43aa..a6489268578 100644
--- a/lisp/international/cp51932.el
+++ b/lisp/international/cp51932.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; cp51932.el -- translation table for CP51932. -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-
-;;; Automatically genrated from CP932-2BYTE.map
+;;; Automatically generated from CP932-2BYTE.map
 (let ((map
        '(;JISEXT<->UNICODE
          (#x2D21 . #x2460)
@@ -468,4 +468,3 @@
               (setcar x (cdr x)) (setcdr x tmp)))
         map)
   (define-translation-table 'cp51932-encode map))
-
diff --git a/lisp/ldefs-boot.el b/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
index f6c706fdce9..fb1735cf6a1 100644
--- a/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
+++ b/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ BULLET: A character at the end of the ITEM PREFIX, it must be one of
         plain BULLETs are by default used, according to the DEPTH of the
         TOPIC.  Choice among the distinctive BULLETs is offered when you
         provide a universal argument (\\[universal-argument]) to the
-        TOPIC creation command, or when explictly rebulleting a TOPIC.  The
+        TOPIC creation command, or when explicitly rebulleting a TOPIC.  The
         significance of the various distinctive bullets is purely by
         convention.  See the documentation for the above bullet strings for
         more details.
@@ -10040,7 +10040,7 @@ beginning of the expanded text.
 
 If ARG is a list of numbers, point is placed according to the first
 member of the list, but you can visit the other specified positions
-cyclicaly with the functions `expand-jump-to-previous-slot' and
+cyclically with the functions `expand-jump-to-previous-slot' and
 `expand-jump-to-next-slot'.
 
 If ARG is omitted, point is placed at the end of the expanded text.
@@ -24377,7 +24377,7 @@ will be automatically rechecked when Emacs becomes idle; the
 rechecking will be paused whenever there is input pending.
 
 By default, uses a vacuous schema that allows any well-formed XML
-document.  A schema can be specified explictly using
+document.  A schema can be specified explicitly using
 \\[rng-set-schema-file-and-validate], or implicitly based on the buffer's
 file name or on the root element name.  In each case the schema must
 be a RELAX NG schema using the compact schema (such schemas
diff --git a/lisp/man.el b/lisp/man.el
index 14fdac4e5da..0d991a76f52 100644
--- a/lisp/man.el
+++ b/lisp/man.el
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ Same for the ANSI bold and normal escape sequences."
       (replace-match "+")
       (put-text-property (1- (point)) (point) 'face 'bold))
     ;; When the header is longer than the manpage name, groff tries to
-    ;; condense it to a shorter line interspered with ^H.  Remove ^H with
+    ;; condense it to a shorter line interspersed with ^H.  Remove ^H with
     ;; their preceding chars (but don't put Man-overstrike-face).  (Bug#5566)
     (goto-char (point-min))
     (while (re-search-forward ".\b" nil t) (backward-delete-char 2))
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ script would have done them."
   (goto-char (point-min))
   (while (re-search-forward "[-|]\\(\b[-|]\\)+" nil t) (replace-match "+"))
   ;; When the header is longer than the manpage name, groff tries to
-  ;; condense it to a shorter line interspered with ^H.  Remove ^H with
+  ;; condense it to a shorter line interspersed with ^H.  Remove ^H with
   ;; their preceding chars (but don't put Man-overstrike-face).  (Bug#5566)
   (goto-char (point-min))
   (while (re-search-forward ".\b" nil t) (backward-delete-char 2))
diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog.1 b/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog.1
index 1c0f3ff6300..871b84dd039 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog.1
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog.1
@@ -7385,7 +7385,7 @@
         (mh-visit-folder) alias, and v (mh-visit-folder).
         (mh-index-folder-mode-help-messages): Changes for above.
         (mh-index-folder-message-menu, mh-index-folder-folder-menu): New
-        menus. I decided to delete the unavailable items since greying out
+        menus. I decided to delete the unavailable items since graying out
         implies that the user can do something to access them. In this
         case, that's not the case. Well, that's not entirely true--the
         user could write code for those functions ;-).
diff --git a/lisp/mpc.el b/lisp/mpc.el
index 6c2556b1f39..224131623f4 100644
--- a/lisp/mpc.el
+++ b/lisp/mpc.el
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ Return non-nil if a selection was deactivated."
 ;;; Hierarchical tagbrowser ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; Todo:
 ;; - Add a button on each dir to open/close it (?)
-;; - add the parent dir on the previous line, greyed-out, if it's not
+;; - add the parent dir on the previous line, grayed-out, if it's not
 ;;   present (because we're in the non-selected part and the parent is
 ;;   in the selected part).
 
diff --git a/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el b/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
index 48502540e29..7ae6912cf8f 100644
--- a/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 ;; 'user@' part may be omitted.  This syntax can be customized to a certain
 ;; extent by changing ange-ftp-name-format.  There are limitations.
 ;; The `host' part has an optional suffix `#port' which may be used to
-;; specify a non-default port number for the connexion.
+;; specify a non-default port number for the connection.
 ;;
 ;; If the user part is omitted then ange-ftp generates a default user
 ;; instead whose value depends on the variable ange-ftp-default-user.
diff --git a/lisp/nxml/rng-valid.el b/lisp/nxml/rng-valid.el
index 876e582ed21..9a29e3d4cca 100644
--- a/lisp/nxml/rng-valid.el
+++ b/lisp/nxml/rng-valid.el
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ will be automatically rechecked when Emacs becomes idle; the
 rechecking will be paused whenever there is input pending.
 
 By default, uses a vacuous schema that allows any well-formed XML
-document.  A schema can be specified explictly using
+document.  A schema can be specified explicitly using
 \\[rng-set-schema-file-and-validate], or implicitly based on the buffer's
 file name or on the root element name.  In each case the schema must
 be a RELAX NG schema using the compact schema \(such schemas
diff --git a/lisp/org/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org/org-agenda.el
index 50761ede7cb..2f4617f5146 100644
--- a/lisp/org/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org/org-agenda.el
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ will only be dimmed."
   :group 'org-agenda-todo-list
   :type '(choice
           (const :tag "Do not dim" nil)
-          (const :tag "Dim to a grey face" t)
+          (const :tag "Dim to a gray face" t)
           (const :tag "Make invisible" invisible)))
 
 (defcustom org-timeline-show-empty-dates 3
diff --git a/lisp/play/gomoku.el b/lisp/play/gomoku.el
index 33fcf451ebb..ee6b67e6109 100644
--- a/lisp/play/gomoku.el
+++ b/lisp/play/gomoku.el
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ Other useful commands:\n
                   best-square square
                   score-max   score)
             (aset gomoku-score-table square -1))) ; no: kill it !
-       ;; If score is equally good, choose randomly. But first check freeness:
+       ;; If score is equally good, choose randomly. But first check freedom:
        ((not (zerop (aref gomoku-board square)))
         (aset gomoku-score-table square -1))
        ((zerop (random (setq count (1+ count))))
diff --git a/lisp/play/landmark.el b/lisp/play/landmark.el
index 8629baf35d3..9ef03725c60 100644
--- a/lisp/play/landmark.el
+++ b/lisp/play/landmark.el
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ is non-nil.  One interesting value is `turn-on-font-lock'."
                   best-square square
                   score-max   score)
             (aset landmark-score-table square -1))) ; no: kill it !
-       ;; If score is equally good, choose randomly. But first check freeness:
+       ;; If score is equally good, choose randomly. But first check freedom:
        ((not (zerop (aref landmark-board square)))
         (aset landmark-score-table square -1))
        ((zerop (random (setq count (1+ count))))
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/ada-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/ada-mode.el
index ad5d5def888..64734420a8c 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/ada-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/ada-mode.el
@@ -3939,7 +3939,7 @@ If NOERROR is non-nil, it only returns nil if no matching start found."
        ;; processing them recursively avoids the need for any special
        ;; handling.
        ;; Nothing should be done if we have only the specs or a
-       ;; generic instantion.
+       ;; generic instantiation.
 
        ((and (looking-at "\\<procedure\\|function\\>"))
         (if first
@@ -4401,7 +4401,7 @@ Moves to 'begin' if in a declarative part."
           (ada-goto-matching-end 1))
 
          ;; on first line of subprogram body
-         ;; Do nothing for specs or generic instantion, since these are
+         ;; Do nothing for specs or generic instantiation, since these are
          ;; handled as the general case (find the enclosing block)
          ;; We also need to make sure that we ignore nested subprograms
          ((save-excursion
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-langs.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-langs.el
index 4a6344727b4..37818638d41 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-langs.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-langs.el
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ element is a cons where the car is the character to modify and the cdr
 the new syntax, as accepted by `modify-syntax-entry'."
   ;; The $ character is not allowed in most languages (one exception
   ;; is Java which allows it for legacy reasons) but we still classify
-  ;; it as an indentifier character since it's often used in various
+  ;; it as an identifier character since it's often used in various
   ;; machine generated identifiers.
   t    '((?_ . "w") (?$ . "w"))
   (objc java) (append '((?@ . "w"))
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el
index 07359539256..13fa310106c 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el
@@ -1388,12 +1388,12 @@ The expansion is entirely correct because it uses the C preprocessor."
 
 ;;; These two must be unwound, otherwise take exponential time
 (defconst cperl-maybe-white-and-comment-rex "[ \t\n]*\\(#[^\n]*\n[ \t\n]*\\)*"
-"Regular expression to match optional whitespace with interpspersed comments.
+"Regular expression to match optional whitespace with interspersed comments.
 Should contain exactly one group.")
 
 ;;; This one is tricky to unwind; still very inefficient...
 (defconst cperl-white-and-comment-rex "\\([ \t\n]\\|#[^\n]*\n\\)+"
-"Regular expression to match whitespace with interpspersed comments.
+"Regular expression to match whitespace with interspersed comments.
 Should contain exactly one group.")
 
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/f90.el b/lisp/progmodes/f90.el
index ce04d8b390e..95b8d810028 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/f90.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/f90.el
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ Can be overridden by the value of `font-lock-maximum-decoration'.")
          ["Reset to Saved" Custom-reset-saved :active t
           :help "Reset all edited or set settings to saved"]
          ["Reset to Standard Settings" Custom-reset-standard :active t
-          :help "Erase all cusomizations in buffer"]
+          :help "Erase all customizations in buffer"]
          )
         "--"
         ["Indent Subprogram" f90-indent-subprogram t]
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/fortran.el b/lisp/progmodes/fortran.el
index e98ca58f3e0..2dac46a6d5b 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/fortran.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/fortran.el
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ Used in the Fortran entry in `hs-special-modes-alist'.")
          ["Reset to Saved" Custom-reset-saved :active t
           :help "Reset all edited or set settings to saved"]
          ["Reset to Standard Settings" Custom-reset-standard :active t
-          :help "Erase all cusomizations in buffer"]
+          :help "Erase all customizations in buffer"]
          )
         "--"
         ["Comment Region" fortran-comment-region mark-active]
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/gud.el b/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
index 854cc664b30..406db76487d 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ If SOFT is non-nil, returns nil if the symbol doesn't already exist."
 
 (defvar gud-running nil
   "Non-nil if debugged program is running.
-Used to grey out relevant toolbar icons.")
+Used to gray out relevant toolbar icons.")
 
 (defvar gud-target-name "--unknown--"
   "The apparent name of the program being debugged in a gud buffer.")
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el b/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el
index c35562a9c5e..aa46b54d848 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ from `idlwave-shell-examine-alist' via mini-buffer shortcut key."
          ;; Move to beginning of current or previous expression
          (if (looking-at "\\<\\|(")
              ;; At beginning of expression, don't move backwards unless
-             ;; this is at the end of an indentifier.
+             ;; this is at the end of an identifier.
              (if (looking-at "\\>")
                  (backward-sexp))
            (backward-sexp))
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sql.el b/lisp/progmodes/sql.el
index af9ab537893..03e095b6bfc 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sql.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sql.el
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 ;; This improves the interaction under Emacs but it still is somewhat
 ;; awkward.
 
-;; Quoted identifiers are not supported for hilighting.  Most
+;; Quoted identifiers are not supported for highlighting.  Most
 ;; databases support the use of double quoted strings in place of
 ;; identifiers; ms (Microsoft SQLServer) also supports identifiers
 ;; enclosed within brackets [].
@@ -1329,9 +1329,9 @@ statement.  The format of variable should be a valid
 ;; are not followed closely, and most vendors offer significant
 ;; capabilities beyond those defined in the standard specifications.
 
-;; SQL mode provides support for hilighting based on the product.  In
-;; addition to hilighting the product keywords, any ANSI keywords not
-;; used by the product are also hilighted.  This will help identify
+;; SQL mode provides support for highlighting based on the product.  In
+;; addition to highlighting the product keywords, any ANSI keywords not
+;; used by the product are also highlighted.  This will help identify
 ;; keywords that could be restricted in future versions of the product
 ;; or might be a problem if ported to another product.
 
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ See `sql-product-alist' for a list of products and supported features."
   "Configure font-lock and imenu with product-specific settings.
 
 The KEYWORDS-ONLY flag is passed to font-lock to specify whether
-only keywords should be hilighted and syntactic hilighting
+only keywords should be highlighted and syntactic highlighting
 skipped.  The IMENU flag indicates whether `imenu-mode' should
 also be configured."
 
@@ -3807,7 +3807,7 @@ you entered, right above the output it created.
 
   ;; Note that making KEYWORDS-ONLY nil will cause havoc if you try
   ;; SELECT 'x' FROM DUAL with SQL*Plus, because the title of the column
-  ;; will have just one quote.  Therefore syntactic hilighting is
+  ;; will have just one quote.  Therefore syntactic highlighting is
   ;; disabled for interactive buffers.  No imenu support.
   (sql-product-font-lock t nil)
 
diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index 4ea3f747caa..a46f62ae139 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ with the `noescape' argument set.
                               t t)))
 
 (defun replace-loop-through-replacements (data count)
-  ;; DATA is a vector contaning the following values:
+  ;; DATA is a vector containing the following values:
   ;;   0 next-rotate-count
   ;;   1 repeat-count
   ;;   2 next-replacement
diff --git a/lisp/speedbar.el b/lisp/speedbar.el
index 30642e8f2f7..b8a734784be 100644
--- a/lisp/speedbar.el
+++ b/lisp/speedbar.el
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ cell of the form ( 'DIRLIST . 'FILELIST )."
       ;; If the shown files variable has extra directories, then
       ;; it is our responsibility to redraw them all
       ;; Luckily, the nature of inserting items into this list means
-      ;; that by reversing it, we can easilly go in the right order
+      ;; that by reversing it, we can easily go in the right order
       (let ((sf (cdr (reverse speedbar-shown-directories))))
         (setq speedbar-shown-directories
               (list (expand-file-name default-directory)))
diff --git a/lisp/term.el b/lisp/term.el
index aa76e41f595..484bc36363e 100644
--- a/lisp/term.el
+++ b/lisp/term.el
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 ;; overhead this has became so small that IMHO is surely outweighted by
 ;; the benefits you get but, as usual, YMMV
 ;;
-;; Important caveat, when deciding the cursor/'grey keys' keycodes I had to
+;; Important caveat, when deciding the cursor/'gray keys' keycodes I had to
 ;; make a choice: on my Linux box this choice allows me to run all the
 ;; ncurses applications without problems but make these keys
 ;; incomprehensible to all the cursesX programs.  Your mileage may vary so
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ is buffer-local."
   (setq term-raw-escape-map
         (copy-keymap (lookup-key (current-global-map) "\C-x")))
 
-  ;; Added nearly all the 'grey keys' -mm
+  ;; Added nearly all the 'gray keys' -mm
 
   (if (featurep 'xemacs)
       (define-key term-raw-map [button2] 'term-mouse-paste)
diff --git a/lisp/term/common-win.el b/lisp/term/common-win.el
index c13d22dde71..63c8840621c 100644
--- a/lisp/term/common-win.el
+++ b/lisp/term/common-win.el
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ have been processed."
 ;; The ordering of the colors is chosen for the user's convenience in
 ;; `list-colors-display', which displays the reverse of this list.
 ;; Roughly speaking, `list-colors-display' orders by (i) named shades
-;; of grey with hue 0.0, sorted by value (ii) named colors with
+;; of gray with hue 0.0, sorted by value (ii) named colors with
 ;; saturation 1.0, sorted by hue, (iii) named non-white colors with
 ;; saturation less than 1.0, sorted by hue, (iv) other named shades of
 ;; white, (v) numbered colors sorted by hue, and (vi) numbered shades
-;; of grey.
+;; of gray.
 
 (declare-function ns-list-colors "nsfns.m" (&optional frame))
 
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/conf-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/conf-mode.el
index 1127e6a5d20..40d682c3d93 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/conf-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/conf-mode.el
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ not align (only setting space according to `conf-assignment-space')."
      (2 'font-lock-constant-face nil t))
     ;; section { ... } (do this last because some assign ...{...)
     ("^[ \t]*\\([^=:\n]+?\\)[ \t\n]*{[^{}]*?$" 1 'font-lock-type-face prepend))
-  "Keywords to hilight in Conf mode.")
+  "Keywords to highlight in Conf mode.")
 
 (defvar conf-javaprop-font-lock-keywords
   '(;; var=val
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ not align (only setting space according to `conf-assignment-space')."
      (5 'font-lock-variable-name-face nil t)
      (6 'font-lock-constant-face nil t)
      (7 'font-lock-variable-name-face nil t)))
-  "Keywords to hilight in Conf Java Properties mode.")
+  "Keywords to highlight in Conf Java Properties mode.")
 
 (defvar conf-space-keywords-alist
   '(("\\`/etc/gpm/" . "key\\|name\\|foreground\\|background\\|border\\|head")
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ This variable is best set in the file local variables, or through
      (1 'font-lock-variable-name-face))
     ;; section { ... } (do this last because some assign ...{...)
     ("^[ \t]*\\([^:\n]+\\)[ \t\n]*{[^{}]*?$" 1 'font-lock-type-face prepend))
-  "Keywords to hilight in Conf Colon mode.")
+  "Keywords to highlight in Conf Colon mode.")
 
 (defvar conf-assignment-sign ?=
   "Sign used for assignments (char or string).")
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
index 704fad4fb3b..d0967d63740 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
@@ -2399,7 +2399,8 @@ Optional REFRESH will unhighlighted then highlight, using block cursor
            (setq start (1+ start))))    ; On block non-refresh, inc start.
   (let ((modified (buffer-modified-p))  ; don't allow this fn to modify buffer
         (buffer-read-only nil)          ; Allow highlighting read-only buffers.
-        (text (buffer-substring-no-properties start end)) ; Save hilight region
+        (text (buffer-substring-no-properties start end))
+                                        ; Save highlight region.
         (inhibit-quit t)                ; inhibit interrupt processing here.
         (buffer-undo-list t))           ; don't clutter the undo list.
     (goto-char end)
@@ -3977,7 +3978,7 @@ Both should not be used to define a buffer-local dictionary."
 ; LocalWords:  Francais Nederlands charset autoloaded popup nonmenu regexp num
 ; LocalWords:  AMStex hspace includeonly nocite epsfig displaymath eqnarray reg
 ; LocalWords:  minipage modeline pers dict unhighlight buf grep sync prev inc
-; LocalWords:  fn hilight oldot NB AIX msg init read's bufs pt cmd Quinlan eg
+; LocalWords:  fn oldot NB AIX msg init read's bufs pt cmd Quinlan eg
 ; LocalWords:  uuencoded unidiff sc nn VM SGML eval IspellPersDict unsplitable
 ; LocalWords:  lns XEmacs HTML casechars Multibyte
 
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el
index b4e15fd2776..f4f10f1d1e0 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el
@@ -570,13 +570,13 @@ Useful for large TOC's."
    nil t)
   (beginning-of-line))
 (defun reftex-select-next-heading (&optional arg)
-  "Move to next table of contentes line."
+  "Move to next table of contents line."
   (interactive "p")
   (end-of-line)
   (re-search-forward "^ " nil t arg)
   (beginning-of-line))
 (defun reftex-select-previous-heading (&optional arg)
-  "Move to previous table of contentes line."
+  "Move to previous table of contents line."
   (interactive "p")
   (re-search-backward "^ " nil t arg))
 (defun reftex-select-quit ()
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/rst.el b/lisp/textmodes/rst.el
index 81e92487eb0..64dffe78d50 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/rst.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/rst.el
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ general but you do not like the details."
        (rst-define-level-faces)))
 
 ;; Faces for displaying items on several levels; these definitions define
-;; different shades of grey where the lightest one (i.e. least contrasting) is
+;; different shades of gray where the lightest one (i.e. least contrasting) is
 ;; used for level 1
 (defcustom rst-level-face-max 6
   "Maximum depth of levels for which section title faces are defined."
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el
index c4892ce572c..34bd24fba3a 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ Only applies the FSPEC to the args part of FORMAT."
     ;; Remove those commands whose input was considered stable for
     ;; some other command (typically if (t . "%.pdf") is inactive
     ;; then we're using pdflatex and the fact that the dvi file
-    ;; is inexistent doesn't matter).
+    ;; is nonexistent doesn't matter).
     (let ((tmp nil))
       (dolist (cmd cmds)
         (unless (member (nth 1 cmd) unchanged-in)
diff --git a/lisp/url/ChangeLog b/lisp/url/ChangeLog
index 47f006eebda..48d2caf35f4 100644
--- a/lisp/url/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/url/ChangeLog
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@
 
         * lisp/url-gw.el (url-gw-inhibit-code-conversion): Remove.
         (url-open-stream): Bind coding-system-for{read,write} when setting
-        up the connexion.  Don't call url-gw-inhibit-code-conversion.
+        up the connection.  Don't call url-gw-inhibit-code-conversion.
 
 2001-05-24  William M. Perry  <wmperry@gnu.org>
 
@@ -2516,4 +2516,3 @@
 
   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el b/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el
index ddd9371b060..ee7837b29a3 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ For help on a specific command:  Click Button 2 over it; or
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare3
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare2
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-narrow2
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |  % -narrow/widen buffs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-word-mode
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |                           |
    gx -goto X's point|    % -narrow/widen buffs  |  ! -recompute diffs
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-merge
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   |  x -copy buf X's region to C
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         |  r -restore buf C's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       |  r -restore buf C's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      | #f/#h -focus/hide regions |  + -combine diff regions
diff --git a/lisp/window.el b/lisp/window.el
index 0796b7fa493..35d80e30ee3 100644
--- a/lisp/window.el
+++ b/lisp/window.el
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Applications should never rebind this variable.  To resize a
 window to a height less than the one specified here, an
 application should instead call `window-resize' with a non-nil
 IGNORE argument.  In order to have `split-window' make a window
-shorter, explictly specify the SIZE argument of that function."
+shorter, explicitly specify the SIZE argument of that function."
   :type 'integer
   :version "24.1"
   :group 'windows)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Applications should never rebind this variable.  To resize a
 window to a width less than the one specified here, an
 application should instead call `window-resize' with a non-nil
 IGNORE argument.  In order to have `split-window' make a window
-narrower, explictly specify the SIZE argument of that function."
+narrower, explicitly specify the SIZE argument of that function."
   :type 'integer
   :version "24.1"
   :group 'windows)
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.10 b/src/ChangeLog.10
index 4c0590aa94b..42af99ccc58 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.10
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.10
@@ -23013,7 +23013,7 @@
         (try_window_id): Likewise.
         (redisplay_window): New local var buffer_unchanged_p.
 
-        * keyboard.c (cmd_error) [HAVE_X_WINDOWS]: Maybe call cancel_houglass.
+        * keyboard.c (cmd_error) [HAVE_X_WINDOWS]: Maybe call cancel_hourglass.
 
         * process.c (create_process): Test USG_SUBTTY_WORKS.
         (process_send_signal): Clean up handling of GID.
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.11 b/src/ChangeLog.11
index 7c027f1caec..7c46dea675c 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.11
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.11
@@ -22234,7 +22234,7 @@
         * lisp.h (Fdelete_terminal): Declare.
 
         * charset.h (CHECK_CHARSET, CHECK_CHARSET_GET_ID)
-        (CHECK_CHARSET_GET_ATTR): Don't use the inexistent return value of
+        (CHECK_CHARSET_GET_ATTR): Don't use the nonexistent return value of
         wrong_type_argument.
 
 2008-02-22  Kenichi Handa  <handa@ni.aist.go.jp>
@@ -31330,7 +31330,7 @@
 
 2007-05-12  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
-        * image.c (pbm_load): Correctly check image size for greyscale pbm.
+        * image.c (pbm_load): Correctly check image size for grayscale pbm.
 
         * xterm.c (XTread_socket): Yet Another Uncaught X Error Crash (YAUXEC).
 
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.3 b/src/ChangeLog.3
index 493e8e1ab04..34906e505da 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.3
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.3
@@ -3271,7 +3271,7 @@
         [not HAVE_X11] (x_set_border_pixel): Use gray_width and
         gray_height, instead of assuming that the bitmap is 16x16.
         (x_make_gc): Instead of creating a pixmap and then calling
-        XPutImage to make it into a grey stipple, just call
+        XPutImage to make it into a gray stipple, just call
         XCreatePixmapFromBitmapData to do it all at once.
 
         * xterm.c (x_text_icon): Move the request for font information
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.8 b/src/ChangeLog.8
index 4c9ecfb4d4d..2f3ee45a1ac 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.8
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.8
@@ -5409,7 +5409,7 @@
 
 1998-11-10  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
-        * xrdb.c (x_load_resources): Add grey background colors as
+        * xrdb.c (x_load_resources): Add gray background colors as
         defaults for menus, scroll bars, and dialogs.
 
         * insdel.c (prepare_to_modify_buffer): Move setting
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index f8482c351c5..a482493fac7 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ with SIGHUP.  */)
 
   /* Reset the local variables, so that this buffer's local values
      won't be protected from GC.  They would be protected
-     if they happened to remain encached in their symbols.
+     if they happened to remain cached in their symbols.
      This gets rid of them for certain.  */
   swap_out_buffer_local_variables (b);
   reset_buffer_local_variables (b, 1);
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ swap_out_buffer_local_variables (struct buffer *b)
       Lisp_Object sym = XCAR (XCAR (alist));
       eassert (XSYMBOL (sym)->redirect == SYMBOL_LOCALIZED);
       /* Need not do anything if some other buffer's binding is
-         now encached.  */
+         now cached.  */
       if (EQ (SYMBOL_BLV (XSYMBOL (sym))->where, buffer))
         {
           /* Symbol is set up for this buffer's old local value:
diff --git a/src/charset.c b/src/charset.c
index b6921a762b6..3c15f1bee54 100644
--- a/src/charset.c
+++ b/src/charset.c
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ static struct
      maximum character of the current charset.  */
   int min_char, max_char;
 
-  /* A Unicode character correspoinding to the code indice 0 (i.e. the
+  /* A Unicode character corresponding to the code index 0 (i.e. the
      minimum code-point) of the current charset, or -1 if the code
-     indice 0 is not a Unicode character.  This is checked when
+     index 0 is not a Unicode character.  This is checked when
      table.encoder[CHAR] is zero.  */
   int zero_index_char;
 
diff --git a/src/dispextern.h b/src/dispextern.h
index 3225c1eb46e..5228a71ba3f 100644
--- a/src/dispextern.h
+++ b/src/dispextern.h
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ struct glyph
   {
     /* Metrics of a partial glyph of an image (type == IMAGE_GLYPH).  */
     struct glyph_slice img;
-    /* Start and end indices of glyphs of a graphme cluster of a
+    /* Start and end indices of glyphs of a grapheme cluster of a
        composition (type == COMPOSITE_GLYPH).  */
     struct { int from, to; } cmp;
     /* Pixel offsets for upper and lower part of the acronym.  */
diff --git a/src/gtkutil.h b/src/gtkutil.h
index 2dfb3a5ed6c..7cc2d21f9c4 100644
--- a/src/gtkutil.h
+++ b/src/gtkutil.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ extern GtkWidget *xg_create_widget (const char *type,
                                     struct _widget_value *val,
                                     GCallback select_cb,
                                     GCallback deactivate_cb,
-                                    GCallback hightlight_cb);
+                                    GCallback highlight_cb);
 
 extern void xg_modify_menubar_widgets (GtkWidget *menubar,
                                        FRAME_PTR f,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern void xg_modify_menubar_widgets (GtkWidget *menubar,
                                        int deep_p,
                                        GCallback select_cb,
                                        GCallback deactivate_cb,
-                                       GCallback hightlight_cb);
+                                       GCallback highlight_cb);
 
 extern int xg_update_frame_menubar (FRAME_PTR f);
 
diff --git a/src/lisp.h b/src/lisp.h
index dcd1167e0a2..fa41239a1c8 100644
--- a/src/lisp.h
+++ b/src/lisp.h
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ union Lisp_Object
 
     struct
       {
-        /* Use explict signed, the signedness of a bit-field of type
+        /* Use explicit signed, the signedness of a bit-field of type
            int is implementation defined.  */
         signed EMACS_INT val  : VALBITS;
         ENUM_BF (Lisp_Type) type : GCTYPEBITS;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ union Lisp_Object
     struct
       {
         ENUM_BF (Lisp_Type) type : GCTYPEBITS;
-        /* Use explict signed, the signedness of a bit-field of type
+        /* Use explicit signed, the signedness of a bit-field of type
            int is implementation defined.  */
         signed EMACS_INT val  : VALBITS;
       } s;
diff --git a/src/lread.c b/src/lread.c
index f1f6f0cbd78..cdbd09d2f89 100644
--- a/src/lread.c
+++ b/src/lread.c
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ which is the input stream for reading characters.
 This function does not move point.  */)
   (Lisp_Object start, Lisp_Object end, Lisp_Object printflag, Lisp_Object read_function)
 {
-  /* FIXME: Do the eval-sexp-add-defvars danse!  */
+  /* FIXME: Do the eval-sexp-add-defvars dance!  */
   int count = SPECPDL_INDEX ();
   Lisp_Object tem, cbuf;
 
diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
index b02561442e5..5e19a397c34 100644
--- a/src/nsterm.m
+++ b/src/nsterm.m
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ ns_constrain_all_frames (void)
         {
           NSView *view = FRAME_NS_VIEW (f);
           /* This no-op will trigger the default window placing
-           * constriant system. */
+           * constraint system. */
           f->output_data.ns->dont_constrain = 0;
           [[view window] setFrameOrigin:[[view window] frame].origin];
         }
diff --git a/src/w32fns.c b/src/w32fns.c
index 96b3f69b728..7a17c108d4d 100644
--- a/src/w32fns.c
+++ b/src/w32fns.c
@@ -5011,7 +5011,8 @@ no value of TYPE (always string in the MS Windows case).  */)
    cursor.  Duplicated from xdisp.c, but cannot use the version there
    due to lack of atimers on w32.  */
 #define DEFAULT_HOURGLASS_DELAY 1
-/* Return non-zero if houglass timer has been started or hourglass is shown.  */
+/* Return non-zero if hourglass timer has been started or hourglass is
+   shown.  */
 /* PENDING: if W32 can use atimers (atimer.[hc]) then the common impl in
             xdisp.c could be used. */
 
diff --git a/src/widget.c b/src/widget.c
index 0582718948d..181811b8369 100644
--- a/src/widget.c
+++ b/src/widget.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ EmacsFrameQueryGeometry (Widget widget, XtWidgetGeometry *request, XtWidgetGeome
   return result->request_mode ? XtGeometryAlmost : XtGeometryYes;
 }
 
-/* Special entrypoints */
+/* Special entry points */
 void
 EmacsFrameSetCharSize (Widget widget, int columns, int rows)
 {
diff --git a/src/widget.h b/src/widget.h
index f64f188e158..b5b4147b167 100644
--- a/src/widget.h
+++ b/src/widget.h
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ extern WidgetClass emacsFrameClass;
 
 extern struct _DisplayContext* display_context;
 
-/* Special entrypoints */
+/* Special entry points */
 void EmacsFrameSetCharSize (Widget, int, int);
 void widget_store_internal_border (Widget widget);
 
 #endif /* _EmacsFrame_h */
-
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index bb2478d78fd..af4fad054a2 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -3088,7 +3088,7 @@ This function runs `window-scroll-functions' before running
             error ("Window is dedicated to `%s'", SDATA (BVAR (XBUFFER (tem), name)));
           else
             /* WINDOW is weakly dedicated to its buffer, reset
-               dedicatedness.  */
+               dedication.  */
             w->dedicated = Qnil;
 
           call1 (Qrecord_window_buffer, window);
@@ -6299,7 +6299,7 @@ freeze_window_starts (struct frame *f, int freeze_p)
    ignore_positions non-zero means ignore non-matching scroll positions
    and the like.
 
-   This ignores a couple of things like the dedicatedness status of
+   This ignores a couple of things like the dedication status of
    window, combination_limit and the like.  This might have to be
    fixed.  */
 
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 921155940b5..c9b9b5c5e88 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -28662,7 +28662,8 @@ init_xdisp (void)
 
 /* Platform-independent portion of hourglass implementation. */
 
-/* Return non-zero if houglass timer has been started or hourglass is shown.  */
+/* Return non-zero if hourglass timer has been started or hourglass is
+   shown.  */
 int
 hourglass_started (void)
 {
diff --git a/src/xfaces.c b/src/xfaces.c
index 849ad6bbdf4..7e3ce4103d9 100644
--- a/src/xfaces.c
+++ b/src/xfaces.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
    attributes (1st thru 5th) are updated from the spec.
 
    On the other hand, if one of the other font-related attributes are
-   specified, the correspoinding specs in this attribute is set to nil.
+   specified, the corresponding specs in this attribute is set to nil.
 
    15. A face name or list of face names from which to inherit attributes.
 
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ face_color_gray_p (struct frame *f, const char *color_name)
   int gray_p;
 
   if (defined_color (f, color_name, &color, 0))
-    gray_p = (/* Any color sufficiently close to black counts as grey.  */
+    gray_p = (/* Any color sufficiently close to black counts as gray.  */
               (color.red < 5000 && color.green < 5000 && color.blue < 5000)
               ||
               ((eabs (color.red - color.green)