diff --git a/man/XGetDeviceKeyMapping.txt b/man/XGetDeviceKeyMapping.txt
index 0c684126f3fa812f24da3f7945a588bf20704b0a..234358024a27cd491c1a02ee55895c549ef82317 100644
--- a/man/XGetDeviceKeyMapping.txt
+++ b/man/XGetDeviceKeyMapping.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
    keysyms_per_keycode_return
           Specifies the address of a variable into which the
-          number of KeySyms per KeyCodewill be returned.
+          number of KeySyms per KeyCode will be returned.
 
    keysyms
           Specifies the address of an array of KeySyms.
diff --git a/man/XGetFeedbackControl.txt b/man/XGetFeedbackControl.txt
index 820ff96448dce7e58e3a4d72e8bef698822dfff1..a90db83716b63f054a5494b7d7a534eb86295b59 100644
--- a/man/XGetFeedbackControl.txt
+++ b/man/XGetFeedbackControl.txt
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
    mask
           Specifies a mask specific to each type of feedback that
-          describes howthe feedback is to be modified.
+          describes how the feedback is to be modified.
 
    control
           Specifies the address of an XFeedbackControl structure
-          that containsthe new values for the feedback.
+          that contains the new values for the feedback.
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/man/XIQueryDevice.txt b/man/XIQueryDevice.txt
index e5e825128dc6ddb6934a85687105bb72c6ad2cf0..352bc30ee52de57c78bb604202169c9107479864 100644
--- a/man/XIQueryDevice.txt
+++ b/man/XIQueryDevice.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
      and the attachment field specifies the paired master pointer.
    - If use is XISlavePointer, the device is a slave device and
      currently attached to the master pointer specified in
-     attachement.
+     attachment.
    - If use is XISlaveKeyboard, the device is a slave device an
      currently attached to the master keyboard specified in
      attachment.
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
    describing the axis.
 
    min and max are the minimum and maximum values allowed on this
-   axis. If both are zero, no minumum or maximum values are set on
+   axis. If both are zero, no minimum or maximum values are set on
    this device. value is the current value of this axis.
 
    The resolution field specifies the resolution of the device in
diff --git a/man/XISetClientPointer.txt b/man/XISetClientPointer.txt
index bb45cdcf147ab63e516cd6b5fc245a1ba70e3f19..bedbb979b58e69967de91dc88445115496fa0306 100644
--- a/man/XISetClientPointer.txt
+++ b/man/XISetClientPointer.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
-   The ClientPointer is the device that is percieved to be the
+   The ClientPointer is the device that is perceived to be the
    core pointer for non-XI protocol requests and replies. Each
    time a protocol message needs device-dependent data and the
    device is not explicitly given, the ClientPointer device is
diff --git a/man/XSendExtensionEvent.txt b/man/XSendExtensionEvent.txt
index 77051a56dae9e422ad87058a940f10c48a2d3277..710564e349a8ea6efdd09a49aa1acbb24db6f25a 100644
--- a/man/XSendExtensionEvent.txt
+++ b/man/XSendExtensionEvent.txt
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ DESCRIPTION
    The event in the XEventstructure must be one of the events
    defined by the input extension (or a BadValueerror results) so
    that the X server can correctly byte-swapthe contents as
-   necessary. The contents of the event areotherwise unaltered and
+   necessary. The contents of the event are otherwise unaltered and
    unchecked by the X server except to force send_event to Truein
    the forwarded event and to set the serial number in the event
    correctly.
 
-   XSendExtensionEventreturns zero if the conversion to wire
-   protocol format failedand returns nonzero
-   otherwise.XSendExtensionEventcan generate BadClass, BadDevice,
+   XSendExtensionEvent returns zero if the conversion to wire
+   protocol format failed and returns nonzero
+   otherwise. XSendExtensionEvent can generate BadClass, BadDevice,
    BadValue, and BadWindow errors.
 
 DIAGNOSTICS