diff --git a/src/backend/file/gnc-book-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/file/gnc-book-xml-v2.c
index 31183a3ba7..3daba7b156 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/gnc-book-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/backend/file/gnc-book-xml-v2.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ gnc_book_dom_tree_create(QofBook *book)
 
 /* ================================================================ */
 /* same as above, but we write out directly.  Only handle the guid 
- * and slots, everythign else is handled elsewehere */
+ * and slots, everything else is handled elsewehere */
 
 void
 write_book_parts(FILE *out, QofBook *book)
diff --git a/src/backend/postgres/putil.h b/src/backend/postgres/putil.h
index e2dd82bcd6..6bf742dec3 100644
--- a/src/backend/postgres/putil.h
+++ b/src/backend/postgres/putil.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int finishQuery(PGBackend *be);
  * -- sqlname -- input -- the name of the field in the sql table
  * -- fun -- input -- a subroutine returning a value
  * -- ndiffs -- input/output -- integer, incremented if the 
- *              value ofthe field and the value returned by
+ *              value of the field and the value returned by
  *              the subroutine differ.
  *
  * The different macros compare different field types.
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int finishQuery(PGBackend *be);
 }
 
 /* Compare guids. A NULL GUID from the engine is considered to 
- * match any value of a GUID in teh sql database.  This is 
+ * match any value of a GUID in the sql database.  This is 
  * equality is used to enable deletion, where the GUID may have
  * already been set to NULL in the engine, but not yet in the DB.
  */
diff --git a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.h b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.h
index 0f21be3677..b3c59a75aa 100644
--- a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.h
+++ b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* function prototypes */
 
-/** Retrieve the type number for an "account tree" plugin page.
+/** Retrieve the type number for the plugin page.
  *
  *  @return The type number.
  */
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ GType gnc_plugin_page_register_get_type (void);
  *
  *  @return The newly created plugin page.
  */
-GncPluginPage *gnc_plugin_page_register_new (Account *account, gboolean subaccounts);
+GncPluginPage *
+gnc_plugin_page_register_new (Account *account, gboolean subaccounts);
 
 
 /** Create a new "register" plugin page, given a pointer to an already
@@ -95,14 +96,16 @@ GncPluginPage *gnc_plugin_page_register_new (Account *account, gboolean subaccou
  *
  *  @return The newly created plugin page.
  */
-GncPluginPage *gnc_plugin_page_register_new_ledger (GNCLedgerDisplay *ledger);
+GncPluginPage *
+gnc_plugin_page_register_new_ledger (GNCLedgerDisplay *ledger);
 
 
 /** Create a new "register" plugin page containing a general ledger.
  *
  *  @return The newly created plugin page.
  */
-GncPluginPage *gnc_plugin_page_register_new_gl (void);
+GncPluginPage *
+gnc_plugin_page_register_new_gl (void);
 
 
 /** Set various register options on a newly created "register" plugin page.
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ gnc_plugin_page_register_set_options (GncPluginPage *plugin_page,
  *
  *  @param plugin_page A "register" page.
  */
-GNCSplitReg * gnc_plugin_page_register_get_gsr (GncPluginPage *plugin_page);
+GNCSplitReg *
+gnc_plugin_page_register_get_gsr (GncPluginPage *plugin_page);
 
 
 /** Get the Account associated with this register page.
@@ -142,7 +146,8 @@ GNCSplitReg * gnc_plugin_page_register_get_gsr (GncPluginPage *plugin_page);
  *  @return The account if the register contains only a single
  *  account, or an account and its sub-accounts.  NULL otherwise.
  */
-Account *gnc_plugin_page_register_get_account (GncPluginPageRegister *page);
+Account *
+gnc_plugin_page_register_get_account (GncPluginPageRegister *page);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 /** @} */
diff --git a/src/import-export/qif-import/qif-file.scm b/src/import-export/qif-import/qif-file.scm
index 4195ad0bcc..f992606cb4 100644
--- a/src/import-export/qif-import/qif-file.scm
+++ b/src/import-export/qif-import/qif-file.scm
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 ;;  this is a semi-generic routine to apply a format check and 
 ;;  parsing routine to fields that can have multiple possible 
 ;;  formats.  In this case, any amount field cam be decimal or 
-;;  comma radix and the date firled can be any of several possible
+;;  comma radix and the date field can be any of several possible
 ;;  types. 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
index 706f2f0497..f55d09080c 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ gnc_split_register_confirm (VirtualLocation virt_loc, gpointer user_data)
   char recn;
 
   /* This assumes we reset the flag whenever we change splits.
-   * This happens in LedgerMoveCursor. */
+   * This happens in gnc_split_register_move_cursor(). */
   if (info->change_confirmed)
     return TRUE;
 
@@ -1691,7 +1691,6 @@ gnc_split_register_confirm (VirtualLocation virt_loc, gpointer user_data)
       return FALSE;
 
     info->change_confirmed = TRUE;
-    return TRUE;
   }
 
   return TRUE;