diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java
index 457d8cc551..b02324cfa6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ public interface Session extends Serializable {
 	 *
 	 * @return The session factory.
 	 * @see SessionFactory
-
 	 */
 	public SessionFactory getSessionFactory();
 
@@ -761,7 +760,6 @@ public interface Session extends Serializable {
 	 * Return the persistent instance of the given entity class with the given identifier,
 	 * or null if there is no such persistent instance. (If the instance is already associated
 	 * with the session, return that instance. This method never returns an uninitialized instance.)
-	 * Obtain the specified lock mode if the instance exists.
 	 *
 	 * @param clazz a persistent class
 	 * @param id an identifier
@@ -840,7 +838,6 @@ public interface Session extends Serializable {
 	 */
 	public Object get(String entityName, Serializable id, LockOptions lockOptions) throws HibernateException;
 
-	
 	/**
 	 * Return the entity name for a persistent entity
 	 *   
@@ -922,7 +919,6 @@ public interface Session extends Serializable {
 	 */
 	public void doWork(Work work) throws HibernateException;
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Disconnect the <tt>Session</tt> from the current JDBC connection. If
 	 * the connection was obtained by Hibernate close it and return it to
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Environment.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Environment.java
index 1f4b5dc8fd..b7301a0732 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Environment.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Environment.java
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public final class Environment {
 	 */
 	public static final String USE_SECOND_LEVEL_CACHE = "hibernate.cache.use_second_level_cache";
 	/**
-	 * Optimize the cache for mimimal puts instead of minimal gets
+	 * Optimize the cache for minimal puts instead of minimal gets
 	 */
 	public static final String USE_MINIMAL_PUTS = "hibernate.cache.use_minimal_puts";
 	/**
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public final class Environment {
 	public static final String QUERY_TRANSLATOR = "hibernate.query.factory_class";
 
 	/**
-	 * A comma-seperated list of token substitutions to use when translating a Hibernate
+	 * A comma-separated list of token substitutions to use when translating a Hibernate
 	 * query to SQL
 	 */
 	public static final String QUERY_SUBSTITUTIONS = "hibernate.query.substitutions";
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ public final class Environment {
 	public static final String ORDER_UPDATES = "hibernate.order_updates";
 
 	/**
-	 * Enable ordering of insert statements for the purpose of more effecient JDBC batching.
+	 * Enable ordering of insert statements for the purpose of more efficient JDBC batching.
 	 */
 	public static final String ORDER_INSERTS = "hibernate.order_inserts";
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/SettingsFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/SettingsFactory.java
index 00521ccfa4..eabee85e41 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/SettingsFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/SettingsFactory.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class SettingsFactory implements Serializable {
 		JdbcSupport jdbcSupport = null;
 
 		// 'hibernate.temp.use_jdbc_metadata_defaults' is a temporary magic value.
-		// The need for it is intended to be alleviated with future developement, thus it is
+		// The need for it is intended to be alleviated with future development, thus it is
 		// not defined as an Environment constant...
 		//
 		// it is used to control whether we should consult the JDBC metadata to determine