diff --git a/system/core/Common.php b/system/core/Common.php
index 7b3eb6a..0c6e227 100644
--- a/system/core/Common.php
+++ b/system/core/Common.php
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@
 	 * terminate script execution if a disabled function is executed.
 	 *
 	 * The above described behavior turned out to be a bug in Suhosin,
-	 * but even though a fix was commited for 0.9.34 on 2012-02-12,
+	 * but even though a fix was committed for 0.9.34 on 2012-02-12,
 	 * that version is yet to be released. This function will therefore
 	 * be just temporary, but would probably be kept for a few years.
 	 *
diff --git a/system/core/Security.php b/system/core/Security.php
index 585ed90..bacbb78 100644
--- a/system/core/Security.php
+++ b/system/core/Security.php
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@
 			// Each iteration filters a single attribute
 			do
 			{
-				// Strip any non-alpha characters that may preceed an attribute.
+				// Strip any non-alpha characters that may precede an attribute.
 				// Browsers often parse these incorrectly and that has been a
 				// of numerous XSS issues we've had.
 				$matches['attributes'] = preg_replace('#^[^a-z]+#i', '', $matches['attributes']);
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index 19afdd4..e52eb5c 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
diff --git a/system/database/DB_query_builder.php b/system/database/DB_query_builder.php
index 56d2c0c..6b0e032 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_query_builder.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_query_builder.php
@@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Escapes identifiers in GROUP BY statements at execution time.
 	 *
-	 * Required so that aliases are tracked properly, regardless of wether
+	 * Required so that aliases are tracked properly, regardless of whether
 	 * group_by() is called prior to from(), join() and dbprefix is added
 	 * only if needed.
 	 *
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Escapes identifiers in ORDER BY statements at execution time.
 	 *
-	 * Required so that aliases are tracked properly, regardless of wether
+	 * Required so that aliases are tracked properly, regardless of whether
 	 * order_by() is called prior to from(), join() and dbprefix is added
 	 * only if needed.
 	 *
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
index 257925d..6e8aff7 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
index 106d5ef..fea3bfe 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index f0cfb2f..f76d127 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 8f2dd74..71dad67 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 7e42904..567e0da 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index c7f0330..fb2f6b3 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index 9f5a86f..ed44412 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
index d816dcb..6afc999 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php
index f4a2f08..5a492d8 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_forge.php
index 18e399d..b00af4a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_forge.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _attr_type(&$attributes)
 	{
-		// Reset field lenghts for data types that don't support it
+		// Reset field lengths for data types that don't support it
 		if (isset($attributes['CONSTRAINT']) && stripos($attributes['TYPE'], 'int') !== FALSE)
 		{
 			$attributes['CONSTRAINT'] = NULL;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index cef464a..718fee7 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
index f7bbf74..cdbff4c 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _attr_type(&$attributes)
 	{
-		// Reset field lenghts for data types that don't support it
+		// Reset field lengths for data types that don't support it
 		if (isset($attributes['CONSTRAINT']) && stripos($attributes['TYPE'], 'int') !== FALSE)
 		{
 			$attributes['CONSTRAINT'] = NULL;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
index 2d78a0f..d131baa 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Platform-dependant string escape
+	 * Platform-dependent string escape
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
index 10aad11..e4f4031 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 	 * Error
 	 *
 	 * Returns an array containing code and message of the last
-	 * database error that has occured.
+	 * database error that has occurred.
 	 *
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
index 17e3611..b642a2c 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 			if ($this->_memcached instanceof Memcache)
 			{
-				// Third parameter is persistance and defaults to TRUE.
+				// Third parameter is persistence and defaults to TRUE.
 				$this->_memcached->addServer(
 					$cache_server['hostname'],
 					$cache_server['port'],
diff --git a/system/libraries/Ftp.php b/system/libraries/Ftp.php
index ac960a4..86e5b8f 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Ftp.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Ftp.php
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
 		{
 			for ($i = 0, $c = count($list); $i < $c; $i++)
 			{
-				// If we can't delete the item it's probaly a directory,
+				// If we can't delete the item it's probably a directory,
 				// so we'll recursively call delete_dir()
 				if ( ! preg_match('#/\.\.?$#', $list[$i]) && ! @ftp_delete($this->conn_id, $list[$i]))
 				{
diff --git a/system/libraries/Pagination.php b/system/libraries/Pagination.php
index 1df5f9c..f26f8a4 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Pagination.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Pagination.php
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 		{
 			$get = $this->CI->input->get();
 
-			// Unset the controll, method, old-school routing options
+			// Unset the control, method, old-school routing options
 			unset($get['c'], $get['m'], $get[$this->query_string_segment]);
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/system/libraries/Typography.php b/system/libraries/Typography.php
index ce31ba3..b25d8fd 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Typography.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Typography.php
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 						// Clean up stray paragraph tags that appear before block level elements
 						'#<p></p><('.$this->block_elements.')#'	=> '<$1',
 
-						// Clean up stray non-breaking spaces preceeding block elements
+						// Clean up stray non-breaking spaces preceding block elements
 						'#(&nbsp;\s*)+<('.$this->block_elements.')#'	=> '  <$2',
 
 						// Replace the temporary markers we added earlier
diff --git a/system/libraries/Xmlrpc.php b/system/libraries/Xmlrpc.php
index f043e0f..fc5abe5 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Xmlrpc.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Xmlrpc.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 	public $result;
 
 	/**
-	 * XML-RPC Reponse
+	 * XML-RPC Response
 	 *
 	 * @var	array
 	 */