diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cc1476d4..7112e457 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ install:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILDDIR) install
 
 distclean:
-	$(ECHO) -n "Cleaning up build directory…"
+	$(ECHO) "Cleaning up build directory…"
 	$(RM) -r $(BUILDDIR)
 
 # Use an explicit rule to not "update" the Makefile via the implicit rule below.
diff --git a/lib/awful/mouse/resize.lua b/lib/awful/mouse/resize.lua
index 2e555caa..751e5cbf 100644
--- a/lib/awful/mouse/resize.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/mouse/resize.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---- An extendable mouse resizing handler.
+--- An extensible mouse resizing handler.
 --
 -- This module offers a resizing and moving mechanism for drawables such as
 -- clients and wiboxes.
diff --git a/spawn.c b/spawn.c
index 8b7a1c47..29eede74 100644
--- a/spawn.c
+++ b/spawn.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ DO_BARRAY(running_child_t, running_child, DO_NOTHING, compare_pids)
 static running_child_array_t running_children;
 
 /** Remove a SnStartupSequence pointer from an array and forget about it.
- * \param s The startup sequence to found, remove and unref.
+ * \param s The startup sequence to find, remove and unref.
  * \return True if found and removed.
  */
 static inline bool