diff --git a/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/vclpixelprocessor2d.cxx b/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/vclpixelprocessor2d.cxx
index 8b3b67efc0c1..ca34d13e9dbd 100644
--- a/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/vclpixelprocessor2d.cxx
+++ b/drawinglayer/source/processor2d/vclpixelprocessor2d.cxx
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ void VclPixelProcessor2D::processUnifiedTransparencePrimitive2D(
                     SAL_WARN_IF(!pPoHair, "drawinglayer",
                                 "OOps, PrimitiveID and PrimitiveType do not match (!)");
 
-                    // do no tallow by default - problem is that self-overlapping parts of this geometry will
+                    // do not allow by default - problem is that self-overlapping parts of this geometry will
                     // not be in an all-same transparency but will already alpha-cover themselves with blending.
                     // This is not what the UnifiedTransparencePrimitive2D defines: It requires all its
                     // content to be uniformly transparent.
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void VclPixelProcessor2D::processUnifiedTransparencePrimitive2D(
                     SAL_WARN_IF(!pPoStroke, "drawinglayer",
                                 "OOps, PrimitiveID and PrimitiveType do not match (!)");
 
-                    // do no tallow by default - problem is that self-overlapping parts of this geometry will
+                    // do not allow by default - problem is that self-overlapping parts of this geometry will
                     // not be in an all-same transparency but will already alpha-cover themselves with blending.
                     // This is not what the UnifiedTransparencePrimitive2D defines: It requires all its
                     // content to be uniformly transparent.
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ void VclPixelProcessor2D::processControlPrimitive2D(
 
     if (bControlIsVisibleAsChildWindow)
     {
-        // f the control is already visualized as a VCL-ChildWindow it
+        // if the control is already visualized as a VCL-ChildWindow it
         // does not need to be painted at all
         return;
     }
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
index e7bf18751947..8d633f84bfe2 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
@@ -2044,12 +2044,12 @@ bool EscherPropertyContainer::CreatePolygonProperties(
 
 
 /*
-in MS,the connector including 9 types :
+in MS, the connector includes 9 types :
 "straightConnector1",
 "bentConnector2","bentConnector3","bentConnector4","bentConnector5"
 "curvedConnector2","curvedConnector3","curvedConnector4","curvedConnector5"
-in AOO,including 4 types:"standard","lines","line","curve"
-when save as MS file, the connector must be convert to corresponding type.
+in AOO, including 4 types: "standard","lines","line","curve"
+when saved as MS file, the connector must be converted to corresponding type.
 "line" and "lines" <-> "straightConnector1"
 "standard" <->  "bentConnector2-5"
 "curve" <-> "curvedConnector2-5"
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ static void lcl_Rotate(Degree100 nAngle, Point center, Point& pt)
 /*
  FlipV defines that the shape will be flipped vertically about the center of its bounding box.
 Generally, draw the connector from top to bottom, from left to right when meet the adjust value,
-but when (X1>X2 or Y1>Y2),the draw director must be reverse, FlipV or FlipH should be set to true.
+but when (X1>X2 or Y1>Y2), the draw direction must be reversed, FlipV or FlipH should be set to true.
 */
 static bool lcl_GetAngle(tools::Polygon &rPoly, ShapeFlag& rShapeFlags,sal_Int32& nAngle )
 {
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
index bd8bdba18cb7..22f66c694fd1 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
@@ -6462,7 +6462,7 @@ bool SvxMSDffManager::GetBLIP( sal_uLong nIdx_, Graphic& rGraphic, tools::Rectan
             bOk = GetBLIPDirect( *pStData, rGraphic, pVisArea );
         if( pStData2 && !bOk )
         {
-            // Error, but the is a second chance: There is a second
+            // Error, but there is a second chance: There is a second
             //         data stream in which the graphic could be stored!
             if( pStData2->GetError() )
                 pStData2->ResetError();
@@ -7241,11 +7241,10 @@ css::uno::Reference < css::embed::XEmbeddedObject >  SvxMSDffManager::CheckForCo
             }
 
             // JP 26.10.2001: Bug 93374 / 91928 the writer
-            // objects need the correct visarea needs the
-            // correct visarea, but this is not true for
+            // objects need the correct visarea, but this is not true for
             // PowerPoint (see bugdoc 94908b)
             // SJ: 19.11.2001 bug 94908, also chart objects
-            // needs the correct visarea
+            // need the correct visarea
 
             // If pName is set this is an own embedded object, it should have the correct size internally
             // TODO/LATER: it might make sense in future to set the size stored in internal object