diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index 9f064b6f4f..73b4c14d4f 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ bisect_start() {
 			# cogito usage, and cogito users should understand
 			# it relates to cg-seek.
 			[ -s "$GIT_DIR/head-name" ] &&
-				die "$(gettext "won't bisect on seeked tree")"
+				die "$(gettext "won't bisect on cg-seek'ed tree")"
 			start_head="${head#refs/heads/}"
 			;;
 		*)
diff --git a/pathspec.c b/pathspec.c
index ad1a9f5b28..be962d47aa 100644
--- a/pathspec.c
+++ b/pathspec.c
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ static unsigned prefix_pathspec(struct pathspec_item *item,
 	magic |= short_magic;
 	*p_short_magic = short_magic;
 
-	/* --noglob-pathspec adds :(literal) _unless_ :(glob) is specifed */
+	/* --noglob-pathspec adds :(literal) _unless_ :(glob) is specified */
 	if (noglob_global && !(magic & PATHSPEC_GLOB))
 		global_magic |= PATHSPEC_LITERAL;
 
-	/* --glob-pathspec is overriden by :(literal) */
+	/* --glob-pathspec is overridden by :(literal) */
 	if ((global_magic & PATHSPEC_GLOB) && (magic & PATHSPEC_LITERAL))
 		global_magic &= ~PATHSPEC_GLOB;
 
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 9a6aaafaf3..0cc56368bd 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void *xcalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 /*
  * Limit size of IO chunks, because huge chunks only cause pain.  OS X
  * 64-bit is buggy, returning EINVAL if len >= INT_MAX; and even in
- * the absense of bugs, large chunks can result in bad latencies when
+ * the absence of bugs, large chunks can result in bad latencies when
  * you decide to kill the process.
  */
 #define MAX_IO_SIZE (8*1024*1024)