6 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ec2b028fd..670a924e5 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ first argument to determine which applet to behave as, for example
 "./busybox cat LICENSE".  (Running the busybox applet with no arguments gives
 a list of all enabled applets.) The standalone shell can also call busybox
 applets without links to busybox under other names in the filesystem.  You can
-also configure a standaone install capability into the busybox base applet,
+also configure a standalone install capability into the busybox base applet,
 and then install such links at runtime with one of "busybox --install" (for
 hardlinks) or "busybox --install -s" (for symlinks).
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index a3a725a5d..b940e357a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Using busybox:
   run (I.E. "./busybox ls -l /proc").
 
   The "standalone shell" mode is an easy way to try out busybox; this is a
-  command shell that calls the builtin applets without needing them to be
+  command shell that calls the built-in applets without needing them to be
   installed in the path.  (Note that this requires /proc to be mounted, if
   testing from a boot floppy or in a chroot environment.)
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Portability:
   MacOS X, Solaris, Cygwin, or the BSD Fork Du Jour).  This generally involves
   a different kernel and a different C library at the same time.  While it
   should be possible to port the majority of the code to work in one of
-  these environments, don't be suprised if it doesn't work out of the box.  If
+  these environments, don't be surprised if it doesn't work out of the box.  If
   you're into that sort of thing, start small (selecting just a few applets)
   and work your way up.
 
diff --git a/docs/unicode.txt b/docs/unicode.txt
index 32df24dc8..9c159ce2a 100644
--- a/docs/unicode.txt
+++ b/docs/unicode.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ But we also need to handle the following problematic moments:
         Editors (vi, ed)
 
 This case is a bit similar to "shell input", but unlike shell,
-editors may encounder many more unexpected unicode sequences
+editors may encounter many more unexpected unicode sequences
 (try to load a random binary file...), and they need to preserve
 them, unlike shell which can afford to drop bogus input.
 
diff --git a/miscutils/nandwrite.c b/miscutils/nandwrite.c
index 768aed116..562a34278 100644
--- a/miscutils/nandwrite.c
+++ b/miscutils/nandwrite.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 //usage:#define nanddump_trivial_usage
 //usage:        "[-o] [-b] [-s ADDR] [-f FILE] MTD_DEVICE"
 //usage:#define nanddump_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:        "Dump the sepcified MTD device\n"
+//usage:        "Dump the specified MTD device\n"
 //usage:     "\n        -o      Omit oob data"
 //usage:     "\n        -b      Omit bad block from the dump"
 //usage:     "\n        -s ADDR Start address"
diff --git a/networking/dnsd.c b/networking/dnsd.c
index d80306d3d..fe98400f7 100644
--- a/networking/dnsd.c
+++ b/networking/dnsd.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 //usage:     "\n        -s      Send successful replies only. Use this if you want"
 //usage:     "\n                to use /etc/resolv.conf with two nameserver lines:"
 //usage:     "\n                        nameserver DNSD_SERVER"
-//usage:     "\n                        nameserver NORNAL_DNS_SERVER"
+//usage:     "\n                        nameserver NORMAL_DNS_SERVER"
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include <syslog.h>
diff --git a/util-linux/lspci.c b/util-linux/lspci.c
index f59aec8a5..5184858d1 100644
--- a/util-linux/lspci.c
+++ b/util-linux/lspci.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 //usage:#define lspci_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "List all PCI devices"
 //usage:     "\n"
-//usage:     "\n        -m      Parseable output"
+//usage:     "\n        -m      Parsable output"
 //usage:     "\n        -k      Show driver"
 
 #include "libbb.h"