diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
index e5f0e3aca4..09356d7039 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function save_mod_rewrite_rules() {
$home_path = get_home_path();
$htaccess_file = $home_path.'.htaccess';
- // If the file doesn't already exists check for write access to the directory and whether we have some rules.
+ // If the file doesn't already exist check for write access to the directory and whether we have some rules.
// else check for write access to the file.
if ((!file_exists($htaccess_file) && is_writable($home_path) && $wp_rewrite->using_mod_rewrite_permalinks()) || is_writable($htaccess_file)) {
if ( got_mod_rewrite() ) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 4a6b45b1e3..e18d2cadfe 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ function user_row( $user_object, $style = '', $role = '' ) {
// Check if the user for this row is editable
if ( current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user_object->ID ) ) {
// Set up the user editing link
- // TODO: make profile/user-edit determination a seperate function
+ // TODO: make profile/user-edit determination a separate function
if ($current_user->ID == $user_object->ID) {
$edit_link = 'profile.php';
} else {
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-general.php b/wp-admin/options-general.php
index daf6147e4d..13e3708d0e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-general.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-general.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ foreach ( $offset_range as $offset ) {
%2$s'), $current_offset_name, date_i18n($time_format)); ?>
-
+
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ if (empty($tzstring)) { // Create a UTC+- zone if no timezone string exists
if ( isset($found) && $found === true ) {
echo ' ';
$message = $tr['isdst'] ?
- __('Daylight savings time begins on: %s
.') :
+ __('Daylight saving time begins on: %s
.') :
__('Standard time begins on: %s
.');
printf( $message, date_i18n(get_option('date_format').' '.get_option('time_format'), $tr['ts'] ) );
} else {
- _e('This timezone does not observe daylight savings time.');
+ _e('This timezone does not observe daylight saving time.');
}
}
?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-smtp.php b/wp-includes/class-smtp.php
index 250153c172..065e2e9316 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-smtp.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-smtp.php
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class SMTP
* finializing the mail transaction. $msg_data is the message
* that is to be send with the headers. Each header needs to be
* on a single line followed by a with the message headers
- * and the message body being seperated by and additional .
+ * and the message body being separated by and additional .
*
* Implements rfc 821: DATA
*
diff --git a/wp-includes/classes.php b/wp-includes/classes.php
index 9c95579257..b17cb1edba 100644
--- a/wp-includes/classes.php
+++ b/wp-includes/classes.php
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ class Walker {
/*
* need to display in hierarchical order
- * seperate elements into two buckets: top level and children elements
+ * separate elements into two buckets: top level and children elements
* children_elements is two dimensional array, eg.
* children_elements[10][] contains all sub-elements whose parent is 10.
*/
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ class Walker {
}
/*
- * seperate elements into two buckets: top level and children elements
+ * separate elements into two buckets: top level and children elements
* children_elements is two dimensional array, eg.
* children_elements[10][] contains all sub-elements whose parent is 10.
*/
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 2dad872b6f..a552829e49 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ function gzip_compression() {
* @see get_comment()
*
* @param int $comment_ID The ID of the comment
- * @param int $no_cache Whether to use the cache (casted to bool)
+ * @param int $no_cache Whether to use the cache (cast to bool)
* @param bool $include_unapproved Whether to include unapproved comments
* @return array The comment data
*/
diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index f6f0fabf67..fe80c9f0dd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function get_search_form($echo = true) {
/**
* Display the Log In/Out link.
*
- * Displays a link, which allows the user to navigate to the Log In page to log in
+ * Displays a link, which allows users to navigate to the Log In page to log in
* or log out depending on whether they are currently logged in.
*
* @since 1.5.0
diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index fcea2e018b..bc651379fb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function timer_stop( $display = 0, $precision = 3 ) { // if called like timer_st
* defined in wp-config.php. Example: define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
*
* WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY and WP_DEBUG_LOG perform no function unless WP_DEBUG is true.
- * WP_DEBUG defaults defaults to false.
+ * WP_DEBUG defaults to false.
*
* When WP_DEBUG is true, all PHP notices are reported. WordPress will also display
* notices, including one when a deprecated WordPress function, function argument,
diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index d93121fd33..6ff765f6f0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ function get_the_password_form() {
* Whether currently in a page template.
*
* This template tag allows you to determine if you are in a page template.
- * You can optional provide a template name and then the check will be
+ * You can optionally provide a template name and then the check will be
* specific to that template.
*
* @since 2.5.0