1.1 --- a/preface.roff	Thu Jul 12 01:07:44 2012 +0200
     1.2 +++ b/preface.roff	Thu Jul 12 01:18:02 2012 +0200
     1.3 @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
     1.4  Not every change is described because that would bore the reader.
     1.5  Instead, important changes and those standing for a set of similar
     1.6  changes are described and discussed.
     1.7 -Chapter 3 finishes up by summarizing the achivements and taking
     1.8 +Chapter 3 finishes up by summarizing the achievements and taking
     1.9  a look into the future of the mmh project.
    1.10  .P
    1.11  .I "Italic font
    1.12 @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
    1.13  literature, and man pages.
    1.14  .CW "Constant width font
    1.15  is used to denote names of programs, files,
    1.16 -functions, command lines, code excrepts, program input and output.
    1.17 +functions, command lines, code excerpts, program input and output.
    1.18  .P
    1.19  References to man pages are printed as ``\c
    1.20  .Mp cat (1)''.
    1.21 @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
    1.22  Internet technologies are specified by \fIRequests for Comments\fP (RFCs).
    1.23  Throughout the document, they are referenced similar to ``RFC\|821''.
    1.24  A list of relevant RFCs is located at the end of the document.
    1.25 -Literature is cited in backets, such as
    1.26 +Literature is cited in brackets, such as
    1.27  .[ ``[
    1.28  kernighan pike unix programming env
    1.29  .]]''.