diff --git a/doc/gproc.md b/doc/gproc.md
index 84a353d..7778b80 100644
--- a/doc/gproc.md
+++ b/doc/gproc.md
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ select(Continuation::Arg) -> [Match] | {[Match], Continuation} | $end_of_tabl
 
 Perform a select operation on the process registry
 
-When Arg = Contination, resume a gproc:select/1 operation
+When Arg = Continuation, resume a gproc:select/1 operation
 (see [ets:select/1](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/ets.html#select-1)
 
 When Arg = <code><a href="#type-sel_pattern" docgen-rel="seetype" docgen-href="#sel_pattern/0">sel_pattern()</a></code>, this function executes a select operation,
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ variable substitution and ensure that the scan is limited.
 ### select/3 ###
 
 <pre><code>
-select(Context::<a href="#type-context">context()</a>, Pat::<a href="#type-sel_patten">sel_patten()</a>, Limit::integer()) -&gt; {[Match], Continuation} | $end_of_table
+select(Context::<a href="#type-context">context()</a>, Pat::<a href="#type-sel_pattern">sel_pattern()</a>, Limit::integer()) -&gt; {[Match], Continuation} | $end_of_table
 </code></pre>
 <br />
 
diff --git a/patches/stdlib/gen_fsm.erl b/patches/stdlib/gen_fsm.erl
index 21117cc..ff71ac7 100644
--- a/patches/stdlib/gen_fsm.erl
+++ b/patches/stdlib/gen_fsm.erl
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ name_to_pid(Name) ->
 	undefined ->
 	    case global:safe_whereis_name(Name) of
 		undefined ->
-		    exit(could_not_find_registerd_name);
+		    exit(could_not_find_registered_name);
 		Pid ->
 		    Pid
 	    end;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ format_status(Opt, StatusData) ->
 	StatusData,
     Header = lists:concat(["Status for state machine ", Name]),
     Log = sys:get_debug(log, Debug, []),
-    Specfic = 
+    Specific = 
 	case erlang:function_exported(Mod, format_status, 2) of
 	    true ->
 		case catch Mod:format_status(Opt,[PDict,StateData]) of
@@ -593,4 +593,4 @@ format_status(Opt, StatusData) ->
 	     {"Parent", Parent},
 	     {"Logged events", Log},
 	     {"StateName", StateName}]} |
-     Specfic].
+     Specific].
diff --git a/patches/stdlib/gen_server.erl b/patches/stdlib/gen_server.erl
index 270372b..be2900a 100644
--- a/patches/stdlib/gen_server.erl
+++ b/patches/stdlib/gen_server.erl
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ name_to_pid(Name) ->
 	undefined ->
 	    case global:safe_whereis_name(Name) of
 		undefined ->
-		    exit(could_not_find_registerd_name);
+		    exit(could_not_find_registered_name);
 		Pid ->
 		    Pid
 	    end;
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ format_status(Opt, StatusData) ->
 	      end,
     Header = lists:concat(["Status for generic server ", NameTag]),
     Log = sys:get_debug(log, Debug, []),
-    Specfic = 
+    Specific = 
 	case erlang:function_exported(Mod, format_status, 2) of
 	    true ->
 		case catch Mod:format_status(Opt, [PDict, State]) of
@@ -811,4 +811,4 @@ format_status(Opt, StatusData) ->
      {data, [{"Status", SysState},
 	     {"Parent", Parent},
 	     {"Logged events", Log}]} |
-     Specfic].
+     Specific].
diff --git a/src/gproc.erl b/src/gproc.erl
index 94b21ab..1799662 100644
--- a/src/gproc.erl
+++ b/src/gproc.erl
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ unregister_name(Key) ->
 %%          Match = {Key, Pid, Value}
 %% @doc Perform a select operation on the process registry
 %%
-%% When Arg = Contination, resume a gproc:select/1 operation
+%% When Arg = Continuation, resume a gproc:select/1 operation
 %% (see {@link //stdlib/ets:select/1. ets:select/1}
 %%
 %% When Arg = {@type sel_pattern()}, this function executes a select operation,
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ select(Pat) ->
 select(Context, Pat) ->
     ets:select(?TAB, pattern(Pat, Context)).
 
-%% @spec (Context::context(), Pat::sel_patten(), Limit::integer()) ->
+%% @spec (Context::context(), Pat::sel_pattern(), Limit::integer()) ->
 %%          {[Match],Continuation} | '$end_of_table'
 %% @doc Like {@link select/2} but returns Limit objects at a time.
 %%