3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/chapters/building.sgml b/docs/chapters/building.sgml
index 0bbc836d..a5c66cc4 100644
--- a/docs/chapters/building.sgml
+++ b/docs/chapters/building.sgml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     found it uses the tip of the current <option>upstream-branch</option>. Any
     other treeish objecto to create the upstream tarball from can be given with
     the <option>--upstream-branch</option> option.</para>
-    <para>Once you're satisfied with the build and want to do a relese you commit all
+    <para>Once you're satisfied with the build and want to do a release you commit all
     your changes and issue:</para>
 <screen>
 &git-buildpackage; <option>--git-tag</option>
diff --git a/docs/chapters/releases.sgml b/docs/chapters/releases.sgml
index 07195a15..1509ae10 100644
--- a/docs/chapters/releases.sgml
+++ b/docs/chapters/releases.sgml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <title>Releases and Snapshots</title>
     <para>When branching and merging frequently, the different Debian changelog
     entries on the different branches tend to get into the way of the automatic
-    merge and the the merge fails - leaving the (patholigical) merge to the
+    merge and the the merge fails - leaving the (pathological) merge to the
     committer. In order to avoid this &git-dch; offers a way for creating
     changelog entries from &git; commits before doing a
     release or anytime between releases.</para> 
diff --git a/docs/chapters/special.sgml b/docs/chapters/special.sgml
index 3ab3bc3d..951e3786 100644
--- a/docs/chapters/special.sgml
+++ b/docs/chapters/special.sgml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cleanup-script.sh
     </screen>
     <para>
     To import an NMU instead of a new upstream version simply import the
-    unpacked NUMs source tree into your repository using &git-import-orig:
+    unpacked NMUs source tree into your repository using &git-import-orig:
     </para>
     <screen>
 &gitcmd; checkout <replaceable>master</replaceable>