diff --git a/samples/dnd/d_and_d.txt b/samples/dnd/d_and_d.txt
index b4f04c3405..a6ed029255 100644
--- a/samples/dnd/d_and_d.txt
+++ b/samples/dnd/d_and_d.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ the d&d operation. Finally, the drop target receives the notification when
 the data is dropped onto the associated window (see below) and is responsible
 for pasting the data and returning the result code (copy, move or failure).
 There is one class for each one of these roles in wxWindows d&d implementation,
-plese see their descriptions below for details.
+please see their descriptions below for details.
 
 
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pointer manipulations and only requires you to override GetCountFormats()
 and GetFormat(n) functions to let it know what data formats you support.
 If it's not flexible enough for your application (i.e. the set of supported
 formats changes over time...), you should override IsAcceptedData(). In 99%
-of cases the default implementation is ok and you only have to return count
+of cases the default implementation is OK and you only have to return count
 of supported formats (CF_xxx constants or one of your custom formats which
 must have been registered) and their values.
 
diff --git a/samples/propgrid/propgrid.cpp b/samples/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
index 672b3418b8..ef245a3b86 100644
--- a/samples/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
+++ b/samples/propgrid/propgrid.cpp
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ void FormMain::PopulateWithStandardItems ()
 
     pg->Append( new wxLongStringProperty(wxT("Information"),wxPG_LABEL,
         wxT("Editing properties will have immediate effect on this window, ")
-        wxT("and vice versa (atleast in most cases, that is).")
+        wxT("and vice versa (at least in most cases, that is).")
         ) );
     pg->SetPropertyHelpString( wxT("Information"),
                                wxT("This property is read-only.") );
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ FormMain::FormMain(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size
         wxT("Switches between category-specific cell colours and default scheme (actually done using SetPropertyTextColour and SetPropertyBackgroundColour).") );
     menuTry->AppendSeparator();
     menuTry->AppendCheckItem(ID_STATICLAYOUT, wxT("Static Layout"),
-        wxT("Switches between user-modifiedable and static layouts.") );
+        wxT("Switches between user-modifiable and static layouts.") );
     menuTry->Append(ID_SETCOLUMNS, wxT("Set Number of Columns") );
     menuTry->AppendSeparator();
     menuTry->Append(ID_TESTXRC, wxT("Display XRC sample") );
@@ -2432,7 +2432,7 @@ void FormMain::OnExtendedKeyNav( wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
                                WXK_RETURN);
     propGrid->DedicateKey(WXK_RETURN);
 
-    // Up and Down keys are alredy associated with navigation,
+    // Up and Down keys are already associated with navigation,
     // but we must also prevent them from being eaten by
     // editor controls.
     propGrid->DedicateKey(WXK_UP);
diff --git a/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp b/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp
index dc5668e0c6..a6d3d189fc 100644
--- a/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp
+++ b/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ RegFrame::RegFrame(wxFrame *parent, const wxChar *title, int x, int y, int w, in
     wxMenu *pMenuFile = new wxMenu;
     pMenuFile->Append(Menu_Test, wxT("Te&st"), wxT("Test key creation"));
     pMenuFile->AppendSeparator();
-    pMenuFile->Append(Menu_About, wxT("&About"), wxT("Show an extraordinarly beautiful dialog"));
+    pMenuFile->Append(Menu_About, wxT("&About"), wxT("Show an extraordinarily beautiful dialog"));
     pMenuFile->AppendSeparator();
     pMenuFile->Append(Menu_Quit,  wxT("E&xit"), wxT("Quit this program"));
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ RegTreeCtrl::RegTreeCtrl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id)
     : wxTreeCtrl(parent, id, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
         wxTR_HAS_BUTTONS | wxTR_EDIT_LABELS | wxSUNKEN_BORDER)
 {
-    // init members
+    // initialize members
     m_draggedItem = NULL;
     m_restoreStatus = false;
     m_viewMode = wxRegKey::WOW64ViewMode_Default;
diff --git a/samples/richtext/readme.txt b/samples/richtext/readme.txt
index 6282853661..d6c8f49311 100644
--- a/samples/richtext/readme.txt
+++ b/samples/richtext/readme.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ API
 ===
 
 It's basically the wxTextCtrl with some additions. There is a new
-wxTextAttrEx class deriving from wxTextAttr, to accomodate new
+wxTextAttrEx class deriving from wxTextAttr, to accommodate new
 style attributes. This could be merged with wxTextAttr. There
 is also a wxRichTextAttr which is similar to wxTextAttrEx but
 doesn't store the font as a wxFont: this allows much more
diff --git a/samples/sockets/baseclient.cpp b/samples/sockets/baseclient.cpp
index 72482fb5f6..91dfbc2737 100644
--- a/samples/sockets/baseclient.cpp
+++ b/samples/sockets/baseclient.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Client::OnInitCmdLine(wxCmdLineParser& pParser)
     wxApp::OnInitCmdLine(pParser);
     pParser.AddSwitch(wxT("e"),wxT("event"),_("Use event based worker (default)"),wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL);
     pParser.AddSwitch(wxT("t"),wxT("thread"),_("Use thread based worker"),wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL);
-    pParser.AddSwitch(wxT("r"),wxT("random"),_("Send radnom data (default)"),wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL);
+    pParser.AddSwitch(wxT("r"),wxT("random"),_("Send random data (default)"),wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL);
     pParser.AddOption(wxT("m"),wxT("message"),_("Send message from <str>"),wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING,wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL);
     pParser.AddOption(wxT("f"),wxT("file"),_("Send contents of <file>"),wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING,wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL);
     pParser.AddOption(wxT("H"),wxT("hostname"),_("IP or name of host to connect to"),wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING,wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL);
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Client::OnCmdLineParsed(wxCmdLineParser& pParser)
             return false;
         };
         if (!file.ReadAll(&m_message)) {
-            wxLogError(wxT("Cannot read conten of file %s"),fname.c_str());
+            wxLogError(wxT("Cannot read content of file %s"),fname.c_str());
             return false;
         };
         m_sendType = SEND_MESSAGE;
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ Client::CreateBuffer(int* msgsize)
     //test3 for compatibility with GUI server sample
     if ((*msgsize) > 250)
     {
-        //send at least one kb of data
+        //send at least one KB of data
         int size = (*msgsize)/1024 + 1;
-        //returned buffer will contain test indicator, message size in kb and data
+        //returned buffer will contain test indicator, message size in KB and data
         bufsize = size*1024+2;
         buf = new char[bufsize];
         buf[0] = (unsigned char)0xDE; //second byte contains size in kilobytes
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ Client::CreateBuffer(int* msgsize)
     }
     else
     {
-        //returned buffer will contain test indicator, message size in kb and data
+        //returned buffer will contain test indicator, message size in KB and data
         bufsize = (*msgsize)+2;
         buf = new char[bufsize];
         buf[0] = (unsigned char)0xBE; //second byte contains size in bytes
diff --git a/samples/xti/codereadercallback.cpp b/samples/xti/codereadercallback.cpp
index 586c4d7d52..514e1c4b45 100644
--- a/samples/xti/codereadercallback.cpp
+++ b/samples/xti/codereadercallback.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct wxObjectCodeReaderCallback::wxObjectCodeReaderCallbackInternal
 
         if ( m_objectNames.find(objectID) == m_objectNames.end() )
         {
-            wxLogError( _("Passing an unkown object to GetObject") );
+            wxLogError( _("Passing an unknown object to GetObject") );
             return wxEmptyString;
         }
         return wxString( m_objectNames[objectID].c_str() );