4 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index 9554c11388..cf019aabcd 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             </filename> directory within Poky, but other directories such as
             <filename class="directory">meta-extras/</filename> can be included 
             too. 
-            Adding extra content to BBFILES is best acheived through the use of BitBake
+            Adding extra content to BBFILES is best achieved through the use of BitBake
             <link linkend='usingpoky-changes-layers'>"layers"</link>.
         </para>
 
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 38122c0301..d7cfb6e143 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <para>
         Autotools (autoconf, automake, libtool) brings standardisation and this
         class aims to define a set of tasks (configure, compile etc.) that will
-        work for all autotooled packages.  It should usualy be enough to define
+        work for all autotooled packages.  It should usually be enough to define
         a few standard variables as documented in the <link
         linkend='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-autotools'>simple autotools
         example</link> section and then simply "inherit autotools". This class
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
         <para>
-            'do_configure' regenearates the configure script (using autoreconf) and
+            'do_configure' regenerates the configure script (using autoreconf) and
             then launches it with a standard set of arguments used during
             cross-compilation. Additional parameters can be passed to 
             <command>configure</command> through the <glossterm><link 
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml
index 822c6b0bbc..b74b5230cf 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                     <emphasis>meta-toolchain</emphasis> - This generates a tarball containing
                     a standalone toolchain which can be used externally to Poky. It is self
                     contained and unpacks to the <filename class="directory">/opt/poky</filename>
-                    directory. It also contains a copy of QEMU and the scripts neccessary to run 
+                    directory. It also contains a copy of QEMU and the scripts necessary to run 
                     poky QEMU images.
                 </para>
             </listitem>
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index e4c60d195f..e105c445c1 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
         <glossentry id='var-BBPATH'><glossterm>BBPATH</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
-                <para>Used by Bitbake to locate bbclass and configuration files.  This variable is analagous to 
+                <para>Used by Bitbake to locate bbclass and configuration files.  This variable is analogous to 
                     the PATH variable.</para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@
 
         <glossentry id='var-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE'><glossterm>COMPATIBLE_MACHINE</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
-                <para>A regular expression which evalutates to match the machines the recipe 
+                <para>A regular expression which evaluates to match the machines the recipe 
                 works with. It stops recipes being run on machines they're incompatible with, 
-                which is partciuarly useful with kernels. It also helps to increase parsing 
+                which is particularly useful with kernels. It also helps to increase parsing 
                 speed as further parsing of the recipe is skipped as if it found the current
                 machine is not compatible.</para>
             </glossdef>
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/fiont-alias_1.0.2.bb:PR - "$(INC_PR).0"
 
         <glossentry id='var-SUMMARY'><glossterm>SUMMARY</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
-                <para>Short (72 char suggested) Summary of binary package for packaging sytems such as ipkg, rpm or debian, inherits DESCRIPTION by default</para>
+                <para>Short (72 char suggested) Summary of binary package for packaging systems such as ipkg, rpm or debian, inherits DESCRIPTION by default</para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>