diff --git a/Annex/AdjustedBranch.hs b/Annex/AdjustedBranch.hs
index 1bc44ea2a2..9b35b8f71b 100644
--- a/Annex/AdjustedBranch.hs
+++ b/Annex/AdjustedBranch.hs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ findAdjustingCommit (AdjBranch b) = go =<< catCommit b
  - been propigated to the basis branch, and propigate them to the basis
  - branch and from there on to the orig branch.
  -
- - After propigating the commits back to the basis banch,
+ - After propigating the commits back to the basis branch,
  - rebase the adjusted branch on top of the updated basis branch.
  -}
 propigateAdjustedCommits :: OrigBranch -> Adjustment -> Annex ()
diff --git a/Annex/NumCopies.hs b/Annex/NumCopies.hs
index 1c4fed1fcb..9988b2052f 100644
--- a/Annex/NumCopies.hs
+++ b/Annex/NumCopies.hs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ getNumMinCopiesAttr file =
 
 {- Checks if numcopies are satisfied for a file by running a comparison
  - between the number of (not untrusted) copies that are
- - belived to exist, and the configured value.
+ - believed to exist, and the configured value.
  -
  - This is good enough for everything except dropping the file, which
  - requires active verification of the copies.
diff --git a/Command/Forget.hs b/Command/Forget.hs
index 7409fe2c77..b3ff0ad0f6 100644
--- a/Command/Forget.hs
+++ b/Command/Forget.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ start o = starting "forget" ai si $ do
 perform :: Transitions -> Bool -> CommandPerform
 perform ts True = do
 	recordTransitions (Branch.change (Branch.RegardingUUID [])) ts
-	-- get branch committed before contining with the transition
+	-- get branch committed before continuing with the transition
 	_ <- Branch.update
 	void $ Branch.performTransitions ts True []
 	next $ return True
diff --git a/Git/FileMode.hs b/Git/FileMode.hs
index 602fdc2983..af4877aaa8 100644
--- a/Git/FileMode.hs
+++ b/Git/FileMode.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ symLinkMode :: FileMode
 symLinkMode = 40960
 
 {- Git uses a special file mode to indicate a symlink. This is the case
- - even on Windows, so we hard code the valuse here, rather than using
+ - even on Windows, so we hard code the values here, rather than using
  - System.Posix.Files.symbolicLinkMode. -}
 isSymLink :: FileMode -> Bool
 isSymLink = checkMode symLinkMode
diff --git a/Git/UnionMerge.hs b/Git/UnionMerge.hs
index c603453340..ffa5773975 100644
--- a/Git/UnionMerge.hs
+++ b/Git/UnionMerge.hs
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ mergeFile info file hashhandle h = case S8.words info of
  -}
 calcMerge :: [(Ref, [L8.ByteString])] -> Either Ref [L8.ByteString]
 calcMerge shacontents
-	| null reuseable = Right new
-	| otherwise = Left $ fst $ Prelude.head reuseable
+	| null reusable = Right new
+	| otherwise = Left $ fst $ Prelude.head reusable
   where
-	reuseable = filter (\c -> sorteduniq (snd c) == new) shacontents
+	reusable = filter (\c -> sorteduniq (snd c) == new) shacontents
 	new = sorteduniq $ concat $ map snd shacontents
 	sorteduniq = S.toList . S.fromList
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 489f86e9c3..a0be690d25 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ git-annex (8.20200226) upstream; urgency=medium
   This version of git-annex uses repository version 8 for all repositories.
 
   Existing repositories will be automatically upgraded by default.
-  You can prevent this, by runing: git config annex.autoupgraderepository false
+  You can prevent this, by running: git config annex.autoupgraderepository false
  
   The upgrade process involves regenerating some sqlite databases. There are a
   couple consequences of the upgrade to keep in mind:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ git-annex (7.20190912) upstream; urgency=medium
   This version of git-annex uses repository version 7 for all repositories.
 
   Existing v5 repositories will be automatically upgraded by default.
-  You can prevent this, by runing: git config annex.autoupgraderepository false
+  You can prevent this, by running: git config annex.autoupgraderepository false
 
   A v7 repository can can have some files locked while other files are
   unlocked, and all git and git-annex commands can be used on both locked and
diff --git a/Remote/Helper/Chunked.hs b/Remote/Helper/Chunked.hs
index f9014074b0..3e7f8a47e1 100644
--- a/Remote/Helper/Chunked.hs
+++ b/Remote/Helper/Chunked.hs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ removeChunks remover u chunkconfig encryptor k = do
  - chunkKeys until it finds one where the retriever successfully
  - gets the first chunked key.
  -
- - If retrival of one of the subsequent chunks throws an exception,
+ - If retrieval of one of the subsequent chunks throws an exception,
  - gives up. Note that partial data may have been written to the file
  - in this case.
  -
diff --git a/Test.hs b/Test.hs
index c16e597d71..8f85c0bac2 100644
--- a/Test.hs
+++ b/Test.hs
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ test_move_numcopies = intmpclonerepo $ do
 	annexed_notpresent annexedfile
 	inmainrepo $ annexed_present annexedfile
 	git_annex "get" [annexedfile] "get of file"
-	git_annex_shouldfail "move" ["--from", "origin", annexedfile] "move of file --from remote that violates numcopies setting not allowd"
+	git_annex_shouldfail "move" ["--from", "origin", annexedfile] "move of file --from remote that violates numcopies setting not allowed"
 	git_annex_shouldfail "move" ["--to", "origin", annexedfile] "move of file --to remote that violates numcopies setting not allowed"
 
 test_copy :: Assertion
diff --git a/Utility/Scheduled.hs b/Utility/Scheduled.hs
index 12ead42521..dfaeb7ff40 100644
--- a/Utility/Scheduled.hs
+++ b/Utility/Scheduled.hs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ calcNextTime schedule@(Schedule recurrance scheduledtime) lasttime currenttime
 		(LocalTime endd (TimeOfDay 23 59 0))
 	findfrom r afterday candidate
 		| ynum candidate > (ynum (localDay currenttime)) + 100 =
-			-- avoid possible infinite recusion
+			-- avoid possible infinite recursion
 			error $ "bug: calcNextTime did not find a time within 100 years to run " ++
 			show (schedule, lasttime, currenttime)
 		| otherwise = findfromChecked r afterday candidate