3 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/process/getrlimit_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/process/getrlimit_spec.rb
index 2ab825532b..0258bb3d80 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/process/getrlimit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/process/getrlimit_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 platform_is :aix do
   # In AIX, if getrlimit(2) is called multiple times with RLIMIT_DATA,
-  # the first call and the subequent calls return slightly different
+  # the first call and the subsequent calls return slightly different
   # values of rlim_cur, even if the process does nothing between
   # the calls.  This behavior causes some of the tests in this spec
   # to fail, so call Process.getrlimit(:DATA) once and discard the result.
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/process/spawn_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/process/spawn_spec.rb
index bb55fe299b..aa7a7dc3aa 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/process/spawn_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/process/spawn_spec.rb
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ describe "Process.spawn" do
 
   # redirection
 
-  it "redirects STDOUT to the given file descriptior if out: Fixnum" do
+  it "redirects STDOUT to the given file descriptor if out: Fixnum" do
     File.open(@name, 'w') do |file|
       lambda do
         Process.wait Process.spawn("echo glark", out: file.fileno)
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ describe "Process.spawn" do
     File.read(@name).should == "glark\n"
   end
 
-  it "redirects STDERR to the given file descriptior if err: Fixnum" do
+  it "redirects STDERR to the given file descriptor if err: Fixnum" do
     File.open(@name, 'w') do |file|
       lambda do
         Process.wait Process.spawn("echo glark>&2", err: file.fileno)
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ describe "Process.spawn" do
     end
   end
 
-  it "redirects both STDERR and STDOUT to the given file descriptior" do
+  it "redirects both STDERR and STDOUT to the given file descriptor" do
     File.open(@name, 'w') do |file|
       lambda do
         Process.wait Process.spawn(ruby_cmd("print(:glark); STDOUT.flush; STDERR.print(:bang)"),
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/process/wait_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/process/wait_spec.rb
index 5130bb4391..099fcdc518 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/process/wait_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/process/wait_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe "Process.wait" do
   end
 
   platform_is_not :windows do
-    it "returns its childs pid" do
+    it "returns its child pid" do
       pid = Process.spawn(ruby_cmd('exit'))
       Process.wait.should == pid
     end