diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 0bd1e3cc..f1a66422 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ New operations:
     yay {-G --getpkgbuild} [package(s)]
 
 Permanent configuration options:
-    --topdown            Shows repository's packages first and then aur's
-    --bottomup           Shows aur's packages first and then repository's
+    --topdown            Shows repository's packages first and then AUR's
+    --bottomup           Shows AUR's packages first and then repository's
     --devel              Check -git/-svn/-hg development version
     --nodevel            Disable development version checking
     --afterclean         Clean package sources after successful build
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func initAlpm() (err error) {
 	//TODO
 	//current system does not allow duplicate arguments
 	//but pacman allows multiple cachdirs to be passed
-	//for now only hanle one cache dir
+	//for now only handle one cache dir
 	value, _, exists = cmdArgs.getArg("cachdir")
 	if exists {
 		alpmConf.CacheDir = []string{value}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ cleanup:
 	//cleanup
 	//from here on out dont exit if an error occurs
 	//if we fail to save the configuration
-	//atleast continue on and try clean up other parts
+	//at least continue on and try clean up other parts
 
 	if updated {
 		err = saveVCSInfo()
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func handleCmd() (err error) {
 
 //this function should only set config options
 //but currently still uses the switch left over from old code
-//eventuall this should be refactored out futher
+//eventually this should be refactored out futher
 //my current plan is to have yay specific operations in its own operator
 //e.g. yay -Y --gendb
 //e.g yay -Yg
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func handleGetpkgbuild() (err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			//we print the error instead of returning it
 			//seems as we can handle multiple errors without stoping
-			//theres no easy way arround this right now
+			//theres no easy way around this right now
 			fmt.Println(pkg+":", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ func BuildRange(input string) ([]int, error) {
 	return BuildIntRange(rangeStart, rangeEnd), err
 }
 
-// Contains returns wheter e is present in s
+// Contains returns whether e is present in s
 func contains(s []string, e string) bool {
 	for _, a := range s {
 		if a == e {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ func numberMenu(pkgS []string, flags []string) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
-// passToPacman outsorces execution to pacman binary without modifications.
+// passToPacman outsources execution to pacman binary without modifications.
 func passToPacman(args *arguments) error {
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
 	argArr := make([]string, 0)
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ func passToPacman(args *arguments) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// passToMakepkg outsorces execution to makepkg binary without modifications.
+// passToMakepkg outsources execution to makepkg binary without modifications.
 func passToMakepkg(dir string, args ...string) (err error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(config.MakepkgBin, args...)
 	cmd.Stdin, cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr
diff --git a/dependencies.go b/dependencies.go
index 518a0cb6..5e9812e8 100644
--- a/dependencies.go
+++ b/dependencies.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func depTreeRecursive(dt *depTree, localDb *alpm.Db, syncDb alpm.DbList, isMake
 	for k, pkgName := range currentProcess {
 		pkg, exists := dt.Aur[pkgName]
 
-		//didnt get it in the request
+		//did not get it in the request
 		if !exists {
 			dt.Missing.set(dt.ToProcess[k])
 			continue
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func depTreeRecursive(dt *depTree, localDb *alpm.Db, syncDb alpm.DbList, isMake
 				}
 
 				_, exists = dt.Missing[dep]
-				//we know it doesnt resolve so skip
+				//we know it does not resolve so skip
 				if exists {
 					continue
 				}
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func depTreeRecursive(dt *depTree, localDb *alpm.Db, syncDb alpm.DbList, isMake
 					continue
 				}
 
-				//if all else failes add it to next search
+				//if all else fails add it to next search
 				nextProcess = append(nextProcess, versionedDep)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index bcbcb136..cdd3849e 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func install(parser *arguments) error {
 		}
 
 		if len(dc.RepoMake)+len(dc.AurMake) > 0 {
-			if continueTask("Remove make dependancies?", "yY") {
+			if continueTask("Remove make dependencies?", "yY") {
 				return nil
 			}
 
diff --git a/upgrade.go b/upgrade.go
index 24a095d9..56db3a49 100644
--- a/upgrade.go
+++ b/upgrade.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func upRepo(local []alpm.Package) (upSlice, error) {
 	return slice, nil
 }
 
-//Contains returns wheter e is present in s
+//Contains returns whether e is present in s
 func containsInt(s []int, e int) bool {
 	for _, a := range s {
 		if a == e {