diff --git a/dlls/d3d8/device.c b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
index 80bda422e1a..b3c0bf5c5cf 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d8/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI IDirect3DDevice8Impl_SetRenderTarget(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE8 iface, I
numerous null pointer checks */
if (pNewZStencil == NULL) pNewZStencil = (IDirect3DSurface8*)This->stencilBufferTarget;
- /* If we are trying to set what we already have, dont bother */
+ /* If we are trying to set what we already have, don't bother */
if ((IDirect3DSurface8Impl*) pRenderTarget == This->renderTarget && (IDirect3DSurface8Impl*) pNewZStencil == This->stencilBufferTarget) {
TRACE("Trying to do a NOP SetRenderTarget operation\n");
} else {
diff --git a/dlls/winmm/wineoss/audio.c b/dlls/winmm/wineoss/audio.c
index da9a1dd674a..c3397acfb44 100644
--- a/dlls/winmm/wineoss/audio.c
+++ b/dlls/winmm/wineoss/audio.c
@@ -2756,7 +2756,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IDsDriverBufferImpl_Stop(PIDSDRIVERBUFFER iface)
* so we need to somehow signal to our DirectSound implementation
* that it should completely recreate this HW buffer...
* this unexpected error code should do the trick... */
- /* FIXME: ...unless we are doing full duplex, then its not nice to close the device */
+ /* FIXME: ...unless we are doing full duplex, then it's not nice to close the device */
if (WOutDev[This->drv->wDevID].ossdev->open_count == 1)
return DSERR_BUFFERLOST;
diff --git a/documentation/multimedia.sgml b/documentation/multimedia.sgml
index cf339e7bf91..26e72930d43 100644
--- a/documentation/multimedia.sgml
+++ b/documentation/multimedia.sgml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
Both Midi in and Midi out are provided. The type of MIDI devices
- supported is external MIDI port (requires an MIDI capable device -
+ supported is external MIDI port (requires a MIDI capable device -
keyboard...) and OPL/2 synthesis (the OPL/2 patches for all
instruments are in midiPatch.c).
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
The implementation can be found in dlls/winmm/mciseq/mcimidi.c. Except
- from the Record command, should be close to completion (except for non
+ for the Record command, should be close to completion (except for non
blocking commands, as many MCI drivers).
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@
- it seems that some program check what's installed in registry
- against value returned by drivers. Wine is currently broken
+ it seems that some programs check what's installed in registry
+ against the value returned by drivers. Wine is currently broken
regarding this point.
diff --git a/programs/taskmgr/taskmgr.c b/programs/taskmgr/taskmgr.c
index 40d4be457cd..8c881a44edb 100644
--- a/programs/taskmgr/taskmgr.c
+++ b/programs/taskmgr/taskmgr.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
SetPriorityClass(hProcess, HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS);
CloseHandle(hProcess);
- /* Now lets get the SE_DEBUG_NAME priviledge
+ /* Now let's get the SE_DEBUG_NAME privilege
* so that we can debug processes
*/