diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
index 1a7f53068ec..054a7ecf64c 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ quiet_cmd_db2man = MAN     $@
 	@touch $@
 
 ###
-# Rules to generate postscripts and PNG imgages from .fig format files
+# Rules to generate postscripts and PNG images from .fig format files
 quiet_cmd_fig2eps = FIG2EPS $@
       cmd_fig2eps = fig2dev -Leps $< $@
 
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl
index 6fbc41d98c1..957cf5c2683 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int __init board_init (void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* map physical adress */
+	/* map physical address */
 	baseaddr = (unsigned long)ioremap(CHIP_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS, 1024);
 	if(!baseaddr){
 		printk("Ioremap to access NAND chip failed\n");
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int __init board_init (void)
 	this->dev_ready = board_dev_ready;
 	this->eccmode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
 
-	/* Scan to find existance of the device */
+	/* Scan to find existence of the device */
 	if (nand_scan (board_mtd, 1)) {
 		err = -ENXIO;
 		goto out_ior;
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void __exit board_cleanup (void)
 	/* Release resources, unregister device */
 	nand_release (board_mtd);
 
-	/* unmap physical adress */
+	/* unmap physical address */
 	iounmap((void *)baseaddr);
 	
 	/* Free the MTD device structure */
diff --git a/Documentation/isdn/README.concap b/Documentation/isdn/README.concap
index 2f114babe4b..a76d74845a4 100644
--- a/Documentation/isdn/README.concap
+++ b/Documentation/isdn/README.concap
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct concap_proto_ops{
 	struct concap_proto *  (*proto_new) (void);
 
 	/* delete encapsulation protocol instance and free all its resources.
-	   cprot may no loger be referenced after calling this */
+	   cprot may no longer be referenced after calling this */
 	void (*proto_del)(struct concap_proto *cprot);
 
 	/* initialize the protocol's data. To be called at interface startup
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 6ae2feff308..747a5d15d52 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ tcp_no_metrics_save - BOOLEAN
 	when the connection closes, so that connections established in the
 	near future can use these to set initial conditions.  Usually, this
 	increases overall performance, but may sometimes cause performance
-	degredation.  If set, TCP will not cache metrics on closing
+	degradation.  If set, TCP will not cache metrics on closing
 	connections.
 
 tcp_orphan_retries - INTEGER
diff --git a/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 3b95bbacc77..659dcb0d0af 100644
--- a/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ for example:
 Enabling debugging output
 -------------------------
 
-The module takes a debug paramater which can be used to selectively
+The module takes a debug parameter which can be used to selectively
 enable various classes of debugging output, for example:
 
 	 modprobe ibm_acpi debug=0xffff
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt b/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
index 4e0b62b8566..8b077e43eee 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ MCT USB Single Port Serial Adapter U232
   This driver is for the MCT USB-RS232 Converter (25 pin, Model No.
   U232-P25) from Magic Control Technology Corp. (there is also a 9 pin
   Model No. U232-P9). More information about this device can be found at
-  the manufacture's web-site: http://www.mct.com.tw.
+  the manufacturer's web-site: http://www.mct.com.tw.
 
   The driver is generally working, though it still needs some more testing.
   It is derived from the Belkin USB Serial Adapter F5U103 driver and its