diff --git a/dlls/dsound/dsound.c b/dlls/dsound/dsound.c
index 0a8cd91bbaa..276dea35b07 100644
--- a/dlls/dsound/dsound.c
+++ b/dlls/dsound/dsound.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IDirectSoundImpl_QueryInterface(
     LPVOID * ppobj)
 {
     TRACE("(%p,%s,%p)\n",iface,debugstr_guid(riid),ppobj);
-    FIXME("shouldnt be called directly\n");
+    FIXME("shouldn't be called directly\n");
     return E_NOINTERFACE;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/compobj.c b/dlls/ole32/compobj.c
index d7b8365dbbf..8cd06d8e247 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/compobj.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/compobj.c
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ static CRITICAL_SECTION csRegisteredClassList = { &class_cs_debug, -1, 0, 0, 0,
  * This section contains OpenDllList definitions
  *
  * The OpenDllList contains only handles of dll loaded by CoGetClassObject or
- * other functions what do LoadLibrary _without_ giving back a HMODULE.
- * Without this list these handles would be freed never.
+ * other functions that do LoadLibrary _without_ giving back a HMODULE.
+ * Without this list these handles would never be freed.
  *
- * FIXME: a DLL what says OK whenn asked for unloading is unloaded in the
+ * FIXME: a DLL that says OK when asked for unloading is unloaded in the
  * next unload-call but not before 600 sec.
  */
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ void WINAPI CoUninitialize(void)
  *		CoDisconnectObject	[OLE32.@]
  *
  * Disconnects all connections to this object from remote processes. Dispatches
- * pending RPCs while blocking new RPCs from occuring, and then calls
+ * pending RPCs while blocking new RPCs from occurring, and then calls
  * IMarshal::DisconnectObject on the given object.
  *
  * Typically called when the object server is forced to shut down, for instance by
diff --git a/include/shlwapi.h b/include/shlwapi.h
index e503ccaa0a0..d6e21a7041d 100644
--- a/include/shlwapi.h
+++ b/include/shlwapi.h
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI SHSetThreadRef(IUnknown*);
 HRESULT WINAPI SHReleaseThreadRef();
 
 /* SHCreateThread flags */
-#define CTF_INSIST          0x01 /* Allways call */
+#define CTF_INSIST          0x01 /* Always call */
 #define CTF_THREAD_REF      0x02 /* Hold thread ref */
 #define CTF_PROCESS_REF     0x04 /* Hold process ref */
 #define CTF_COINIT          0x08 /* Startup COM first */