diff --git a/lotuswordpro/qa/cppunit/import_test.cxx b/lotuswordpro/qa/cppunit/import_test.cxx
index eba5d569dde3..6c318f9409e1 100644
--- a/lotuswordpro/qa/cppunit/import_test.cxx
+++ b/lotuswordpro/qa/cppunit/import_test.cxx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(LotusWordProTest, testtdf33787OrderedBullets)
     //         A. Lettered bullet uppercase 1 (A.)
     //         B. Lettered bullet uppercase 2 (B.)
     //         C. Lettered bullet uppercase 3 (C.)
-    // It is also make sure that nested and skipped bullets are working correctly:
+    // It also makes sure that nested and skipped bullets are working correctly:
     //         1) Numbered bullet w/ bracket one (1))
     //            Skipped bullet
     //         2) Numbered bullet w/ bracket two (2))
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(LotusWordProTest, testtdf33787OrderedBullets)
     uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xPara(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     OUString aListLabelString;
     xPara->getPropertyValue(u"ListLabelString"_ustr) >>= aListLabelString;
-    // Make sure the list start from 1.
+    // Make sure the list starts from 1.
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(u"1."_ustr, aListLabelString);
     xPara.set(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     xPara->getPropertyValue(u"ListLabelString"_ustr) >>= aListLabelString;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(LotusWordProTest, testtdf33787OrderedBullets)
     xPara.set(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     xPara.set(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     xPara->getPropertyValue(u"ListLabelString"_ustr) >>= aListLabelString;
-    // Make sure the list start from i.
+    // Make sure the list starts from i.
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(u"i."_ustr, aListLabelString);
 
     xPara.set(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(LotusWordProTest, testtdf33787OrderedBullets)
     xPara.set(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     xPara.set(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     xPara->getPropertyValue(u"ListLabelString"_ustr) >>= aListLabelString;
-    // Make sure the list start from I.
+    // Make sure the list starts from I.
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(u"I."_ustr, aListLabelString);
 
     xPara.set(xParaEnum->nextElement(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
diff --git a/lotuswordpro/source/filter/explode.cxx b/lotuswordpro/source/filter/explode.cxx
index 9231c174f2a1..e815544d75c7 100644
--- a/lotuswordpro/source/filter/explode.cxx
+++ b/lotuswordpro/source/filter/explode.cxx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ sal_uInt32 Decompression::ReadBits(sal_uInt16 iCount, sal_uInt32 & nBits)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    /* load at least need bits into val */
+    /* load at least needed bits into val */
     sal_uInt32 val = m_nCurrent4Byte; /* bit accumulator */
     while (m_nBitsLeft < iCount)
     {
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ sal_uInt32 Decompression::ReadBits(sal_uInt16 iCount, sal_uInt32 & nBits)
         m_nBitsLeft += 8;
     }
 
-    /* drop need bits and update buffer, always zero to seven bits left */
+    /* drop needed bits and update buffer, always zero to seven bits left */
     m_nCurrent4Byte = val >> iCount;
     m_nBitsLeft -= iCount;
 
-    /* return need bits, zeroing the bits above that */
+    /* return needed bits, zeroing the bits above that */
     nBits = val & ((1U << iCount) - 1);
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/odk/examples/java/ConverterServlet/README b/odk/examples/java/ConverterServlet/README
index ea59b80b43c0..d3b1d0d3bb11 100644
--- a/odk/examples/java/ConverterServlet/README
+++ b/odk/examples/java/ConverterServlet/README
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Installation instructions:
    server. You can download the Servlet API from http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/index.html . 
 4. Use your GNU make (http://www.gnu.org) to build the servlet class.
 5. Make the servlet class known to your web server.
-   The example creates also a WAR file which can be easy deployed in a Tomcat server.
+   The example creates also a WAR file which can be easily deployed in a Tomcat server.
    5.1 Browse the 'Tomcat Web Application Manager'
    5.2 Navigate into the section 'Upload a WAR file to install'
    5.3 Browse to your generated WAR file and select it