17 files changed, 20 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim b/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim
index 8463e487e1..cd23517cad 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ syn match asm68kOperator	"<>"		" inequality
 syn match asm68kOperator	"="		" must be before other ops containing '='
 syn match asm68kOperator	">="
 syn match asm68kOperator	"<="
-syn match asm68kOperator	"=="		" operand existance - used in macro definitions
+syn match asm68kOperator	"=="		" operand existence - used in macro definitions
 
 " Condition code style operators
 syn match asm68kOperator	"<[CV][CS]>"
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/aspvbs.vim b/runtime/syntax/aspvbs.vim
index 07c129e463..f1435cb04b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/aspvbs.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/aspvbs.vim
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ syn match AspVBSVariableComplex contained "\<\(arr\|ary\|obj\)\u\w*"
 
 
 " Functions and methods that are in VB but will cause errors in an ASP page
-" This is helpfull if your porting VB code to ASP
+" This is helpful if you're porting VB code to ASP
 " I removed (Count, Item) because these are common variable names in AspVBScript
 syn keyword AspVBSError contained Val Str CVar CVDate DoEvents GoSub Return GoTo
 syn keyword AspVBSError contained Stop LinkExecute Add Type LinkPoke
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ syn match AspVBSError contained "\<Option\s\+\(Base\|Compare\|Private\s\+Module\
 syn match AspVBSError contained "Respon\?ce\.\S*"
 syn match AspVBSError contained "Respose\.\S*"
 " When I looked up the VBScript syntax it mentioned that Property Get/Set/Let
-" statements are illegal, however, I have recived reports that they do work.
+" statements are illegal, however, I have received reports that they do work.
 " So I commented it out for now.
 " syn match AspVBSError contained "\<Property\s\+\(Get\|Let\|Set\)\>"
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/chill.vim b/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
index ca00cd95e8..e5200fe722 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ syn keyword	chillLogical	NOT not
 syn keyword	chillRepeat	while WHILE for FOR do DO od OD TO to
 syn keyword	chillProcess	START start STACKSIZE stacksize PRIORITY priority THIS this STOP stop
 syn keyword	chillBlock		PROC proc PROCESS process
-syn keyword	chillSignal	RECEIVE receive SEND send NONPERSISTENT nonpersistent PERSISTENT peristent SET set EVER ever
+syn keyword	chillSignal	RECEIVE receive SEND send NONPERSISTENT nonpersistent PERSISTENT persistent SET set EVER ever
 
 syn keyword	chillTodo		contained TODO FIXME XXX
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/clipper.vim b/runtime/syntax/clipper.vim
index 1a10a2dca2..6ee3892845 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/clipper.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/clipper.vim
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ else
 endif
 syntax match clipperCommentError	"\*/"
 
-" Lines beggining with an "*" are comments too
+" Lines beginning with an "*" are comments too
 syntax match clipperComment		"^\*.*"
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/d.vim b/runtime/syntax/d.vim
index 52c83bf913..07a299fa55 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/d.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/d.vim
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ hi def link dPragmaIdentifier    Identifier
 hi def link dExtern              dExternal
 hi def link dExternIdentifier    Identifier
 
-" Marks contents of the asm statment body as special
+" Marks contents of the asm statement body as special
 
 syn match dAsmStatement "\<asm\>"
 syn region dAsmBody start="asm[\n]*\s*{"hs=e+1 end="}"he=e-1 contains=dAsmStatement,dAsmOpCode,@dComment,DUserLabel
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/dtrace.vim b/runtime/syntax/dtrace.vim
index 2f2d6e2cc7..493de1ed0f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/dtrace.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/dtrace.vim
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ exec 'syn match dtraceProbe "'.s:oneProbe.'\%(,\_s*'.s:oneProbe.'\)*\ze\_s\%({\|
 " Also be careful not to eat `c = a / b; b = a / 2;`. We use the same
 " technique as the dtrace lexer: a predicate has to be followed by {, ;, or
 " EOF. Also note that dtrace doesn't allow an empty predicate // (we do).
-" This regex doesn't allow a divison operator in the predicate.
+" This regex doesn't allow a division operator in the predicate.
 " Make sure that this matches the empty predicate as well.
 " XXX: This doesn't work if followed by a comment.
 syn match dtracePredicate "/\*\@!\_[^/]*/\ze\_s*\%({\|;\|\%$\)"
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/ia64.vim b/runtime/syntax/ia64.vim
index f0d510b945..ebfdc95bae 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/ia64.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/ia64.vim
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ syn keyword ia64opcode pshradd2 psub4 rfi rsm rum shl shladd shladdp4
 syn keyword ia64opcode shrp ssm sub sum sync.i tak thash
 syn keyword ia64opcode tpa ttag xor
 
-"put to override these being recognized as floats. They are orignally from masm.vim
+"put to override these being recognized as floats. They are originally from masm.vim
 "put here to avoid confusion with float
 syn match   ia64Directive       "\.186"
 syn match   ia64Directive       "\.286"
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/kix.vim b/runtime/syntax/kix.vim
index 62dc3253e8..800e286042 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/kix.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/kix.vim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 " 26 April 2001: RMH
 "    Removed development comments from distro version
 "    Renamed "Kix*" to "kix*" for consistancy
-"    Changes made in preperation for VIM version 5.8/6.00
+"    Changes made in preparation for VIM version 5.8/6.00
 
 " TODO:
 "	Handle arrays highlighting
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/mel.vim b/runtime/syntax/mel.vim
index dab894865c..a668e70378 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/mel.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/mel.vim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if exists("mel_space_errors")
   sy match	melSpaceError	" \+\t"me=e-1
 endif
 
-" A bunch of usefull MEL keyworks
+" A bunch of useful MEL keywords
 sy keyword	melBoolean	true false yes no on off
 
 sy keyword	melFunction	proc
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/php.vim b/runtime/syntax/php.vim
index f27d923400..26d60a9382 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/php.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/php.vim
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ if exists( "php_htmlInStrings")
   syn cluster phpAddStrings add=@htmlTop
 endif
 
-" make sure we can use \ at the begining of the line to do a continuation
+" make sure we can use \ at the beginning of the line to do a continuation
 let s:cpo_save = &cpo
 set cpo&vim
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/postscr.vim b/runtime/syntax/postscr.vim
index fddfe4c947..8b051d33b3 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/postscr.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/postscr.vim
@@ -503,11 +503,11 @@ if postscr_level == 2 || postscr_level == 3
 " Page duplexing operators
   syn keyword postscrL2Operator   duplexmode firstside newsheet setduplexmode settumble tumble
 
-" Device compatability operators
+" Device compatibility operators
   syn keyword postscrL2Operator   devdismount devformat devmount devstatus
   syn keyword postscrL2Repeat     devforall
 
-" Imagesetter compatability operators
+" Imagesetter compatibility operators
   syn keyword postscrL2Operator   accuratescreens checkscreen pagemargin pageparams setaccuratescreens setpage
   syn keyword postscrL2Operator   setpagemargin setpageparams
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/redif.vim b/runtime/syntax/redif.vim
index 1b83c07790..1a44a9f479 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/redif.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/redif.vim
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ highlight redifFieldDeprecated term=undercurl cterm=undercurl gui=undercurl guis
 " Sync: The template-type (ReDIF-Paper, ReDIF-Archive, etc.) influences which
 " fields can follow. Thus sync must search backwards for it.
 "
-" I would like to simply ask VIM to search backward for the first occurence of
+" I would like to simply ask VIM to search backward for the first occurrence of
 " /^Template-Type:/, but it does not seem to be possible, so I have to start
 " from the beginning of the file... This might slow down a lot for files that
 " contain a lot of Template-Type statements.
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/samba.vim b/runtime/syntax/samba.vim
index dae4040ec5..93029cc202 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/samba.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/samba.vim
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ syn keyword sambaKeyword contained only open oplock oplocks options order os
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained output packet page panic passwd password
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained passwords path permissions pipe port ports
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained postexec postscript prediction preexec
-syn keyword sambaKeyword contained prefered preferred preload preserve print
+syn keyword sambaKeyword contained preferred preload preserve print
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained printable printcap printer printers
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained printing program protocol proxy public
 syn keyword sambaKeyword contained queuepause queueresume raw read readonly
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/sather.vim b/runtime/syntax/sather.vim
index 759591bf84..103cf0b8cd 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/sather.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/sather.vim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 " URL:		http://www.fleiner.com/vim/syntax/sather.vim
 " Last Change:	2003 May 11
 
-" Sather is a OO-language developped at the International Computer Science
+" Sather is a OO-language developed at the International Computer Science
 " Institute (ICSI) in Berkeley, CA. pSather is a parallel extension to Sather.
 " Homepage: http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/~sather
 " Sather files use .sa as suffix
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/specman.vim b/runtime/syntax/specman.vim
index 3fb77a2afa..93fb4a86c6 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/specman.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/specman.vim
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ syn region  specmanString start=+"+  end=+"+
 
 
 "**********************************************************************
-" I took this section from c.vim but I didnt succeded to make it work
-" ANY one who dare jumping to this deep watter is more than welocome!
+" I took this section from c.vim, but I didn't succeed in making it work
+" ANY one who dares to jump into this deep water is more than welcome!
 "**********************************************************************
 ""catch errors caused by wrong parenthesis and brackets
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/spup.vim b/runtime/syntax/spup.vim
index 07e9708eaa..8d7a9e525c 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/spup.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/spup.vim
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif
 
 " one line comment syntax (# comments)
 " 1. allow appended code after comment, do not complain
-" 2. show code beginnig with the second # as an error
+" 2. show code beginning with the second # as an error
 " 3. show whole lines with more than one # as an error
 if !exists("oneline_comments")
     let oneline_comments = 2
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/tcl.vim b/runtime/syntax/tcl.vim
index 3c598267dc..06629d077f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/tcl.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/tcl.vim
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ syn region tcltkCommand matchgroup=tcltkCommandColor start="\<format\>" matchgro
 
 " PACK
 " commands associated with pack
-syn keyword tcltkPackSwitch	contained	forget info propogate slaves
+syn keyword tcltkPackSwitch	contained	forget info propagate slaves
 syn keyword tcltkPackConfSwitch	contained	after anchor before expand fill in ipadx ipady padx pady side
 syn region tcltkCommand matchgroup=tcltkCommandColor start="\<pack\>" matchgroup=NONE skip="^\s*$" end="]\|[^\\]*\s*$"he=e-1  contains=tclLineContinue,tcltkPackSwitch,tcltkPackConf,tcltkPackConfSwitch,tclNumber,tclVarRef,tclString,tcltkCommand keepend