Correct spelling of some client messages, comments and function names

2017-09-25 14:58:31 +01:00
parent b102b9d5c9
commit bac141898b
50 changed files with 430 additions and 428 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [Changes 1.2.2]
 * Correct spelling of some client messages. (gdinit)
 * Support fractional-second intervals on recurring timers. (caf)
 * Change $geom() to return current screen's geometry, not the original
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(stubcmd)
 	/*
 	 * Now we iterate over the item names we were given.  For each
-	 * item name, seperated from the next by a comma, stub that item
+	 * item name, separated from the next by a comma, stub that item
 	 * to the given filename(s) specified as the arguments.
 	 */
 	while (name && *name)
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(dumpcmd)
 * QUAL   := NUM "words"
 *
 * In English:
- *   An argument list is a comma seperated list of variable descriptors (TERM)
+ *   An argument list is a comma separated list of variable descriptors (TERM)
 *   enclosed in a parenthesis set.  Each variable descriptor may contain any
 *   valid alias name followed by an action qualifier, or may be the "..."
 *   literal string, or may be the "void" literal string.  If a variable
@@ -981,8 +981,8 @@ void	add_local_alias	(char *name, char *stuff)
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Now we see if this local variable exists anywhere
-	 * within our view.  If it is, we dont care where.
+	 * within our view.  If it is, we don't care where.
-	 * If it doesnt, then we add it to the current frame,
+	 * If it doesn't, then we add it to the current frame,
 	 * where it will be reaped later.
 	 */
 	if (!(tmp = find_local_alias (name, &list)))
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ static void unstub_alias (Alias *item)
 	 * we are un-stubbing this alias
 	 * because we are loading a file
 	 * that presumably it must be in.
-	 * So we dont load it again (duh).
+	 * So we don't load it again (duh).
 	 */
 	if (already_looking)
 		return;
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ static Alias *	find_local_alias (char *name, AliasSet **list)
 	 * Search our current local variable stack, and wind our way
 	 * backwards until we find a NAMED stack -- that is the enclosing
 	 * alias or ON call.  If we find a variable in one of those enclosing
-	 * stacks, then we use it.  If we dont, we progress.
+	 * stacks, then we use it.  If we don't, we progress.
 	 *
 	 * This needs to be optimized for the degenerate case, when there
 	 * is no local variable available...  It will be true 99.999% of
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static  char	*get_variable_with_args (const char *str, const char *args, int *ar
 		copy = 1, ret = getenv(str);
 	if (x_debug & DEBUG_UNKNOWN && ret == NULL)
-		debugyell("Variable lookup to non-existant assign [%s]", name);
+		debugyell("Variable lookup to non-existent assign [%s]", name);
 	if ((internal_debug & DEBUG_VARIABLE) && alias_debug && !in_debug_yell)
 		debugyell("%3d \t@%s == %s", debug_count++, str, ret ? ret : empty_string); 
 	new_free(&freep);
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ char *	parse_line_with_return (char *name, char *what, char *args, int d1, int d
 /*
 * call_user_function: Executes a user alias (by way of parse_command.
 * The actual function ends up being routed through execute_alias (below)
- * and we just keep track of the retval and stuff.  I dont know that anyone
+ * and we just keep track of the retval and stuff.  I don't know that anyone
 * depends on command completion with functions, so we can save a lot of
 * CPU time by just calling execute_alias() directly.
 */
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ char 	*call_user_function	(char *alias_name, char *args)
 	if (cnt < 0)
 		result = parse_line_alias_special(alias_name, sub_buffer, args, 0, 1, arglist, 1);
 	else if (x_debug & DEBUG_UNKNOWN)
-		debugyell("Function call to non-existant alias [%s]", alias_name);
+		debugyell("Function call to non-existent alias [%s]", alias_name);
 	if (!result)
 		result = m_strdup(empty_string);
@@ -2186,11 +2186,11 @@ void 	panic_dump_call_stack 	(void)
 /*
- * You may NOT call this unless youre about to exit.
+ * You may NOT call this unless you're about to exit.
- * If you do (call this when youre not about to exit), and you do it
+ * If you do (call this when you're not about to exit), and you do it
- * very often, max_wind will get absurdly large.  So dont do it.
+ * very often, max_wind will get absurdly large.  So don't do it.
 *
- * XXXX - this doesnt clean up everything -- but do i care?
+ * XXXX - this doesn't clean up everything -- but do I care?
 */
 void 	destroy_call_stack 	(void)
 {
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 * that your compiler will allocate disparate structures congruently as 
 * long as the members match as to their type and location.  This is
 * critically important for how this code works, and all hell will break
- * loose if your compiler doesnt do this.  Every compiler i know of does
+ * loose if your compiler doesn't do this.  Every compiler I know of does
- * it, which is why im assuming it, even though im not allowed to assume it.
+ * it, which is why I'm assuming it, even though I'm not allowed to assume it.
 *
 * This file is hideous.  Ill kill each and every one of you who made
 * me do this. ;-)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Array_item *BX_remove_from_array (Array *array, char *name)
 		return array_pop(array, location);
 	}
-	return NULL;	/* Cant delete whats not there */
+	return NULL;	/* Can't delete what's not there */
 }
 /* Remove the 'which'th item from the given array */
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Array_item *BX_remove_all_from_array (Array *array, char *name)
 		array->max--;
 		return ret;
 	}
-	return NULL;	/* Cant delete whats not there */
+	return NULL;	/* Can't delete what's not there */
 }
 Array_item *BX_array_lookup (Array *array, char *name, int wild, int delete)
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Array_item *BX_find_array_item (Array *set, char *name, int *cnt, int *loc)
 	/*
 	 * Repeat the same ordeal, except this time we walk upwards
-	 * from 'pos' until we dont find a match.
+	 * from 'pos' until we don't find a match.
 	 */
 	max = pos + 1;
 	while (max < set->max && !set->func(name, ARRAY_ITEM(set, max)->name, len))
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void * BX_find_fixed_array_item (void *list, size_t size, int howmany, const cha
 	/*
 	 * Repeat the same ordeal, except this time we walk upwards
-	 * from 'pos' until we dont find a match.
+	 * from 'pos' until we don't find a match.
 	 */
 	max = pos + 1;
 	while ((max < howmany) && !strncmp(name, FIXED_ITEM(list, max, size).name, len))
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_setitem)
 }
 /*
- * function_getarrays() returns a string containg the names of all currently
+ * function_getarrays() returns a string containing the names of all currently
 * existing arrays separated by spaces
 */
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_getarrays)
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ int BX_add_to_queue(char *nick, char *command, pack *sendpack)
 	if (!sendpack || !sendpack->file)
 	{
-		put_it("%s: ERROR occured in cdcc add to queue", cparse(get_string_var(CDCC_PROMPT_VAR)));
+		put_it("%s: ERROR occurred in cdcc add to queue", cparse(get_string_var(CDCC_PROMPT_VAR)));
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (queuelist) 
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 /* Version 0.2 22/07/97 written by IceBreak (ice_break@hotmail.com) */
 /* 0.2: Finnally I rewrote the playing method inside the cdrom player to work
 *      with msf instead of lba, and frames instead of tracks, this should fix
- *      all the compability problems that the cdroms player had with some
+ *      all the compatibility problems that the cdrom player had with some
- *      cdroms. I also fixed some bugs and better problem messages.
+ *      cdroms. I also fixed some bugs and improved problem messages.
 * FreeBSD support added by Eric A. Griff aka setjmp!eagriff@*.global2000.net
 *
 */
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int i, pos;
 	if (((drive = open(dev, 0)) < 0))
 	{
 		if (errno == EACCES)
-			put_it("%s: you dont have access to the cdrom driver",cparse(cdrom_prompt));
+			put_it("%s: you don't have access to the cdrom driver",cparse(cdrom_prompt));
 		return (-1);
 	}
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void set_cd_device(Window *win, char *str, int blah)
 	if (cd_init(str) < 0)
 	{
-		put_it("%s: ERROR: Could not initalize the CDROM, check if a disk is inside",cparse(cdrom_prompt));
+		put_it("%s: ERROR: Could not initialize the CDROM, check if a disk is inside",cparse(cdrom_prompt));
 		set_string_var(CD_DEVICE_VAR,NULL);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * BitchX.help and saved. This file is never loaded from disk after this.
 * Information from the help file is loaded into an array as 0-Topic.
 * $help() also calls the same routines except this information is loaded
- * differantly as 1-Topic. this allows us to distingush between them 
+ * differently as 1-Topic. This allows us to distinguish between them
 * internally. 
 */
@@ -157,16 +157,8 @@ char	wait_nick[] = "***W***";
 	IrcCommandDll *dll_commands = NULL;
 #endif
 AJoinList *ajoin_list = NULL;
 /*
 * irc_command: all the availble irc commands:  Note that the first entry has
 * a zero length string name and a null server command... this little trick
 * makes "/ blah blah blah" to always be sent to a channel, bypassing queries,
 * etc.  Neato.  This list MUST be sorted.
 */
 BUILT_IN_COMMAND(obits);
 BUILT_IN_COMMAND(debug_user);
 BUILT_IN_COMMAND(debugmsg);
@@ -208,6 +200,12 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(pmcodepage);
 BUILT_IN_COMMAND(detachcmd);
 #endif
 /*
 * irc_command: all the available IRC commands.  Note that the first entry has
 * a zero length string name and a null server command... this little trick
 * makes "/ blah blah blah" to always be sent to a channel, bypassing queries,
 * etc.  Neato.  This list MUST be sorted.
 */
 char relay_help[] = "%R[%n-list|-kick|-wall|-wallop|-msg|-notice|-topic|-kboot|-ansi|-kill|-help%R]%n %Y<%n#|channel|nick%Y> <%nchannel|nick%Y>";
 char scripting_command[] = "- Scripting command";
@@ -484,7 +482,7 @@ IrcCommand irc_command[] =
 	{ "NOTE",	"NOTE",		send_comm,		SERVERREQ,	NULL },
 	{ "NOTICE",	"NOTICE",	e_privmsg,		0,	"%Y<%Cnick%G|%Bchannel%Y> %Y<%ntext%Y>%n\n- Sends a notice to %Y<%Cnick%G|%Bchannel%Y> with %Y<%ntext%Y>%n" },
 	{ "NOTIFY",	NULL,		notify,			0,	"%Y<%Cnick|+|-nick%Y>%n\n- Adds/displays/removes %Y<%Cnick%Y>%n to notify list" },
-	{ "NSLOOKUP",	"NSLookup",	nslookup,		0,	"%Y<%nhostname%Y>%n\n- Returns the IP adress and IP number for %Y<%nhostname%Y>%n" },
+	{ "NSLOOKUP",	"NSLookup",	nslookup,		0,	"%Y<%nhostname%Y>%n\n- Looks up the IP addresses for %Y<%nhostname%Y>%n" },
 	{ "NWHOIS",	NULL,		nwhois,			0,	"%Y<%Cnick|channel%Y>%n\n- Shows internal statistics for %Y<%Cnick%Y>%n" },
 	{ "NWHOWAS",	NULL,		whowas,			0,	"- Displays internal whowas info for all channels. This information expires after 20 minutes for users on internal list, 10 minutes for others" },
 	{ "OBITS",	NULL,		obits,			0,	"- Displays obituaries for some BitchX friends who have left us" },
@@ -517,7 +515,7 @@ IrcCommand irc_command[] =
 #endif
 	{ "PRETEND",	NULL,		pretend_cmd,		0,	scripting_command },
 #ifdef GUI
-        { "PROPERTIES", NULL,           pmprop,                 0,      "GUI - Properies Dialog" },
+        { "PROPERTIES", NULL,           pmprop,                 0,      "GUI - Properties Dialog" },
 #endif
 	{ "PS",		"ps",		exec_cmd,		0,	"- Displays process table" },
 	{ "PURGE",	NULL,		purge,			0,	"<variable>\n- Removes all traces of variable(s) specified"},
@@ -1137,7 +1135,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(my_clear)
 	while ((arg = next_arg(args, &args)) != NULL)
 	{
-	/* -ALL and ALL here becuase the help files used to be wrong */
+	/* -ALL and ALL here because the help files used to be wrong */
 		if (!my_strnicmp(arg, "A", 1) || !my_strnicmp(arg+1, "A", 1))
 			all = 1;
 	/* UNHOLD */
@@ -1924,8 +1922,8 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(funny_stuff)
 }
 /*
-   This isnt a command, its used by the wait command.  Since its extern,
+   This isn't a command, it's used by the wait command.  Since it's extern,
-   and it doesnt use anything static in this file, im sure it doesnt
+   and it doesn't use anything static in this file, I'm sure it doesn't
   belong here.
 */
 void oh_my_wait (int servnum)
@@ -2631,7 +2629,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(e_channel)
 				   right here we want to check to see if the
 				   channel is bound to this window.  if it is,
 				   we set it as the default channel.  If it
-				   is not, we warn the user that we cant do it
+				   is not, we warn the user that we can't do it
 				 */
 				if (is_bound_anywhere(buffer) &&
 				    !(is_bound_to_window(current_window, buffer)))
@@ -3746,7 +3744,7 @@ static	int 	recursion = 0;
 		allow = do_hook(REDIRECT_LIST, "%s %s", nick_list, text);
 	/* 
-	 * Dont hook /ON REDIRECT if we're being called recursively
+	 * Don't hook /ON REDIRECT if we're being called recursively
 	 */
 	if (allow)
 		send_text(nick_list, text, flags);
@@ -3867,7 +3865,7 @@ int current_target = 0;
 * Bucket 3 -- Unencrypted NOTICEs to channels
 *
 * All other messages (encrypted, and DCC CHATs) are dispatched 
- * immediately, and seperately from all others.  All messages that
+ * immediately, and separately from all others.  All messages that
 * end up in one of the above mentioned buckets get sent out all
 * at once.
 */
@@ -4347,7 +4345,7 @@ static int oper_issued = 0;
 * Other than these two conventions the line is left basically untouched.
 */
 /* Ideas on parsing: Why should the calling function be responsible
- *  for removing {} blocks?  Why cant this parser cope with and {}s
+ *  for removing {} blocks?  Why can't this parser cope with and {}s
 *  that come up?
 */
 void BX_parse_line (const char *name, char *org_line, const char *args, int hist_flag, int append_flag, int handle_local)
@@ -4773,9 +4771,9 @@ int	current_line (void)
 /*
 * load: the /LOAD command.  Reads the named file, parsing each line as
 * though it were typed in (passes each line to parse_command). 
-	Right now, this is broken, as it doesnt handle the passing of
+	Right now, this is broken, as it doesn't handle the passing of
 	the '-' flag, which is meant to force expansion of expandos
-	with the arguments after the '-' flag.  I think its a lame
+	with the arguments after the '-' flag.  I think it's a lame
 	feature, anyhow.  *sigh*.
 */
@@ -4856,7 +4854,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(BX_load)
 		{
 			int owc = window_display;
 			/* uzfopen emits an error if the file
-			 * is not found, so we dont have to. */
+			 * is not found, so we don't have to. */
 			window_display = 1;
 #ifdef WANT_DLL
 			if (expanded)
@@ -4883,7 +4881,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(BX_load)
 			continue;
 		}
 /* Reformatted by jfn */
-/* *_NOT_* attached, so dont "fix" it */
+/* *_NOT_* attached, so don't "fix" it */
 		{
 		int	in_comment 	= 0;
 		int	comment_line 	= -1;
@@ -4912,9 +4910,9 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(BX_load)
 			 * this line from stargazer to allow \'s in scripts for continued
 			 * lines <spz@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de>
 			 *  If we have \\ at the end of the line, that
-			 *  should indicate that we DONT want the slash to 
+			 *  should indicate that we DON'T want the slash to 
 			 *  escape the newline (hop)
-			 *  We cant just do start[len-2] because we cant say
+			 *  We can't just do start[len-2] because we can't say
 			 *  what will happen if len = 1... (a blank line)
 			 *  SO.... 
 			 *  If the line ends in a newline, and
@@ -4922,7 +4920,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(BX_load)
 			 *  and the 2nd to the last one is a \ and,
 			 *  If there are EITHER 2 characters on the line or
 			 *  the 3rd to the last character is NOT a \ and,
-			 *  If the line isnt too big yet and,
+			 *  If the line isn't too big yet and,
 			 *  If we can read more from the file,
 			 *  THEN -- adjust the length of the string
 			 */
@@ -4983,11 +4981,11 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(BX_load)
 		/* switch statement tabbed back */
 case '/' :
 {
-	/* If we're in a comment, any slashes that arent preceeded by
+	/* If we're in a comment, any slashes that aren't preceded by
-	   a star is just ignored (cause its in a comment, after all >;) */
+	   a star are just ignored. */
 	if (in_comment)
 	{
-		/* ooops! cant do ptr[-1] if ptr == optr... doh! */
+		/* ooops! can't do ptr[-1] if ptr == optr... doh! */
 		if ((ptr > start) && (ptr[-1] == '*'))
 		{
 			in_comment = 0;
@@ -5331,7 +5329,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(evalcmd)
 }
 /*
- * inputcmd:  the INPUT command.   Takes a couple of arguements...
+ * inputcmd:  the INPUT command.   Takes a couple of arguments...
 * the first surrounded in double quotes, and the rest makes up
 * a normal ircII command.  The command is evalutated, with $*
 * being the line that you input.  Used add_wait_prompt() to prompt
@@ -5469,7 +5467,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(pretend_cmd)
 * io event, so that might also start adding up.  Oh well, TIOLI.
 *
 * Without an argument, it waits for the user to press a key.  Any key.
- * and the key is accepted.  Thats probably not right, ill work on that.
+ * and the key is accepted.  That's probably not right, I'll work on that.
 */
 static        int     e_pause_cb_throw = 0;
 static        void    e_pause_cb (char *u1, char *u2) { e_pause_cb_throw--; }
@@ -5499,7 +5497,7 @@ struct timeval start;
 	start.tv_usec %= 1000000;
 	/* 
-	 * I use comment here simply becuase its not going to mess
+	 * I use comment here simply because it's not going to mess
 	 * with the arguments.
 	 */
 	add_timer(0, empty_string, milliseconds, 1, (int (*)(void *, char *))comment, NULL, NULL, get_current_winref(), "pause");
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*
- * Everything that im not directly responsible for i put in here.  Almost
+ * Everything that I'm not directly responsible for I put in here.  Almost
 * all of this stuff is either borrowed from somewhere else (for those poor
- * saps that dont have something you need), or i wrote (and put into the 
+ * saps that don't have something you need), or I wrote (and put into the 
 * public domain) in order to make epic compile on some of the more painful
- * systems.  None of this is part of EPIC-proper, so dont feel that youre 
+ * systems.  None of this is part of EPIC-proper, so don't feel that you're 
 * going to hurt my feelings if you re-use this.
 */
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int termcap;
 	%c	output pop as a char
 	%'c'	push character constant c.
 	%{n}	push decimal constant n.
-	%p[1-9] push paramter [1-9]
+	%p[1-9] push parameter [1-9]
 	%g[a-z] push variable [a-z]
 	%P[a-z] put pop in variable [a-z]
 	%l	push the length of pop (a string)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int termcap;
 (UW)	%sx	subtract parameter FROM the character x
 	%>xy	if parameter > character x then add character y to parameter
 	%B	convert to BCD (parameter = (parameter/10)*16 + parameter%16)
-	%D	Delta Data encode (parameter = parameter - 2*(paramter%16))
+	%D	Delta Data encode (parameter = parameter - 2*(parameter%16))
 	%i	increment the first two parameters by one
 	%n	xor the first two parameters by 0140
 (GNU)	%m	xor the first two parameters by 0177
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int termcap;
 (GNU)	%b	backup to previous parameter
 (GNU)	%f	skip this parameter
-  Note the two definitions of %a, the GNU defintion is used if the characters
+  Note the two definitions of %a, the GNU definition is used if the characters
  after the 'a' are valid, otherwise the UW definition is used.
  (GNU) used by GNU Emacs termcap libraries
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ char *tparm(const char *str, ...) {
 					return OOPS;
 				if ((sp[1] == 'p' || sp[1] == 'c')
 			            && sp[2] != '\0' && fmt == NULL) {
-					/* GNU aritmitic parameter, what they
+					/* GNU arithmetic parameter, what they
-					   realy need is terminfo.	      */
+					   really need is terminfo.	      */
 					int val, lc;
 					if (sp[1] == 'p'
 					    && getarg(termcap - 1 + sp[2] - '@',
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ char *tparm(const char *str, ...) {
 					if (sp[1] == 'c') {
 						lc = cvtchar(sp + 2, &c) + 2;
 					/* Mask out 8th bit so \200 can be
-					   used for \0 as per GNU doc's    */
+					   used for \0 as per GNU docs    */
 						val = c & 0177;
 					} else
 						lc = 2;
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ unsigned long strtoul (const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
 /*
 * Copyright (c) 1987, 1988, 1993
 *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
- * See above for the neccesary list of conditions on use.
+ * See above for the necessary list of conditions on use.
 */
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ void bsd_unsetenv(const char *name)
 * Copyright (c) 1983, 1990, 1993
 *    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1993 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
- * See above for the neccesary list of conditions on use.
+ * See above for the necessary list of conditions on use.
 */
 /* 
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ CTCP_HANDLER(do_ping_reply)
 	time_t tsec = 0, tusec = 0, orig;
 	if (!cmd || !*cmd)
-		return NULL;		/* This is a fake -- cant happen. */
+		return NULL;		/* This is a fake -- can't happen. */
 	orig = my_atol(cmd);
@@ -1219,9 +1219,9 @@ extern 	char *do_ctcp (char *from, char *to, char *str)
 		/*
 		 * Yes, this intentionally ignores "unlimited" CTCPs like
 		 * UTC and SED.  Ultimately, we have to make sure that
-		 * CTCP expansions dont overrun any buffers that might
+		 * CTCP expansions don't overrun any buffers that might
 		 * contain this string down the road.  So by allowing up to
-		 * 4 CTCPs, we know we cant overflow -- but if we have more
+		 * 4 CTCPs, we know we can't overflow -- but if we have more
 		 * than 40, it might overflow, and its probably a spam, so
 		 * no need to shed tears over ignoring them.  Also makes
 		 * the sanity checking much simpler.
@@ -1690,8 +1690,8 @@ int get_ctcp_val (char *str)
 	 * calls this function is edit.c:ctcp(), and it immediately
 	 * calls send_ctcp().  So the pointer that is being passed
 	 * to us is globally allocated at a level higher then ctcp().
-	 * so it wont be bogus until some time after ctcp() returns,
+	 * so it won't be bogus until some time after ctcp() returns,
-	 * but at that point, we dont care any more.
+	 * but at that point, we don't care any more.
 	 */
 	ctcp_cmd[CTCP_CUSTOM].name = str;
 	return CTCP_CUSTOM;
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ void BX_split_CTCP(char *raw_message, char *ctcp_dest, char *after_ctcp)
 	if (!ctcp_end)
 	{
 		*--ctcp_start = CTCP_DELIM_CHAR;
-		return;		/* Thats _not_ a CTCP. */
+		return;		/* That's _not_ a CTCP. */
 	}
 	*ctcp_end++ = 0;
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ static int check_collision(char *nick, const char *description, int type)
 		  		dcc_chat(NULL, nick);
 				return 0;
 		  	}
-			send_ctcp(CTCP_NOTICE, nick, CTCP_DCC, "DCC %s collision occured while connecting to %s (%s)", type, nickname, description);
+			send_ctcp(CTCP_NOTICE, nick, CTCP_DCC, "DCC %s collision occurred while connecting to %s (%s)", type, nickname, description);
 			erase_dcc_info(s->is_read, 1, "%s", convert_output_format("$G %RDCC%n $0 collision for $1:$2", "%s %s %s", type, nick, description));
 			close_socketread(s->is_read);
 			return 0;
@@ -1567,8 +1567,8 @@ void handle_dcc_offer(struct dcc_offer *offer)
 	else if (!my_stricmp(offer->type, "RESUME"))
 		/* 
-		 * Dont be deceieved by the arguments we're passing it.
+		 * Don't be deceived by the arguments we're passing it.
-		 * The arguments are "out of order" because MIRC doesnt
+		 * The arguments are "out of order" because MIRC doesn't
 		 * send them in the traditional order.  Ugh. Comments
 		 * borrowed from epic.
 		 */
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ void close_dcc_file(int snum)
 		xtime = 1.0;
 	temp = xfer / xtime;
 	sprintf(lame_ultrix, "%2.4g %s", _GMKv(temp), _GMKs(temp));
-	/* Cant pass %g to put_it (lame ultrix/dgux), fix suggested by sheik. */
+	/* Can't pass %g to put_it (lame ultrix/dgux), fix suggested by sheik. */
 	sprintf(lame_ultrix2, "%2.4g%s", _GMKv(xfer), _GMKs(xfer));
 	sprintf(lame_ultrix3, "%2.4g", xtime);
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ int dcc_exempt_save(FILE *fptr)
 /*
 * This is a callback.  When we want to do a CTCP DCC REJECT, we do
- * a WHOIS to make sure theyre still on irc, no sense sending it to
+ * a WHOIS to make sure they're still on irc, no sense sending it to
 * nobody in particular.  When this gets called back, that means the
 * peer is indeed on irc, so we send them the REJECT.
 */
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ static	void 	output_reject_ctcp (UserhostItem *stuff, char *nick, char *args)
 	if (!strcmp(stuff->user, "<UNKNOWN>"))
 		return;
 	/*
-	 * XXX This is, of course, a monsterous hack.
+	 * XXX This is, of course, a monstrous hack.
 	 */
 	next_arg(args, &args);
 	type = next_arg(args, &args);
@@ -3640,14 +3640,14 @@ int		blocksize = 0;
 		if (!(fullname = expand_twiddle(tmp)))
 			malloc_strcpy(&fullname, tmp);
 		/*
-		 * This has to be done by hand, we cant use send_ctcp,
+		 * This has to be done by hand, we can't use send_ctcp,
 		 * because this violates the protocol, and send_ctcp checks
 		 * for that.  Ugh.
 		 */
 		if (stat(fullname, &sb) == -1)
 		{
-			/* File doesnt exist.  Sheesh. */
+			/* File doesn't exist.  Sheesh. */
 			put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G %RDCC%n Cannot use DCC RESUME if the file doesn't exist [$0|$1-]", "%s %s", fullname, strerror(errno)));
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -3686,14 +3686,14 @@ DCC_dllcommands *dcc_comm = NULL;
 		upper(comm);
 		if ((dcc_comm = (DCC_dllcommands *)find_in_list((List **)&dcc_dllcommands, comm, 0)))
 		{
-			put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G Usage: %W/%R$0%n $1 %K-%n $2-", "DCC %s %s", dcc_comm->name, dcc_comm->help?dcc_comm->help:"No help availble yet"));
+			put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G Usage: %W/%R$0%n $1 %K-%n $2-", "DCC %s %s", dcc_comm->name, dcc_comm->help?dcc_comm->help:"No help available yet"));
 			return;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; dcc_commands[i].name != NULL; i++)
 		{
 			if (!strncmp(comm, dcc_commands[i].name, strlen(comm)))
 			{
-				put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G Usage: %W/%R$0%n $1 %K-%n $2-", "DCC %s %s", dcc_commands[i].name, dcc_commands[i].help?dcc_commands[i].help:"No help availble yet"));
+				put_it("%s", convert_output_format("$G Usage: %W/%R$0%n $1 %K-%n $2-", "DCC %s %s", dcc_commands[i].name, dcc_commands[i].help?dcc_commands[i].help:"No help available yet"));
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * debug.c -- controll the values of x_debug.
+ * debug.c -- control the values of x_debug.
 *
 * Written by Jeremy Nelson
 * Copyright 1997 EPIC Software Labs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static 	void 	cleanup_dead_processes 	(void);
 static 	void 	ignore_process 		(int index);
 	void 	kill_process 		(int, int);
 static 	void 	kill_all_processes 	(int signo);
-static 	int 	valid_process_index 	(int proccess);
+static 	int 	valid_process_index 	(int process);
 static 	int 	is_logical_unique 	(char *logical);
 	int 	logical_to_index 	(const char *logical);
 extern  int	dead_children_processes;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(execcmd)
 		/*
 		 * /EXEC -NAME gives the /exec a logical name that can be
-		 * refered to as %name 
+		 * referred to as %name
 		 */
 		else if (my_strnicmp(flag, "NAME", len) == 0)
 		{
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(execcmd)
 				new_close(p2[1]);
 				/*
-				 * Init the proc list if neccesary
+				 * Init the proc list if necessary
 				 */
 				if (!process_list)
 				{
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static void 	handle_filedesc (Process *proc, int *fd, int hook_nonl, int hook_nl
 * we reach a specific wanted sub-process.
 *
 * If you want to stop reaping children when a specific subprocess is 
- * reached, specify the process in 'wanted'.  If all youre doing is cleaning
+ * reached, specify the process in 'wanted'.  If all you're doing is cleaning
 * up after zombies and /exec's, then 'wanted' should be -1.
 */
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ int get_child_exit (pid_t wanted)
 /*
 * clean_up_processes: In effect, we want to tell all of our sub processes
- * that we're going away.  We cant be 100% sure that theyre all dead by
+ * that we're going away.  We can't be 100% sure that they're all dead by
 * the time this function returns, but we can be 100% sure that they will
 * be killed off next time they come up to run.  This is the only thing that
 * can be guaranteed, and is in fact all we really need to know.
@@ -1080,10 +1080,10 @@ void 		add_process_wait (int proc_index, const char *cmd)
 *	   have closed stdin and stderr already (handled by do_processes)
 *	2) The process must have died (handled by get_child_exit)
 *
- * The reason why both must happen is becuase the process can die (and
+ * The reason why both must happen is because the process can die (and
 * we would get an async signal) before we read all of its output on the
 * pipe, and if we simply deleted the process when it dies, we could lose
- * some of its output.  The reason why we cant delete a process that has
+ * some of its output.  The reason why we can't delete a process that has
 * asserted EOF on its output is because it could still be running (duh! ;-)
 * So we wait for both to happen.
 */
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ static int 	is_logical_unique (char *logical)
 /*
- * logical_to_index: converts a logical process name to it's approriate index
+ * logical_to_index: converts a logical process name to its approriate index
 * in the process list, or -1 if not found 
 */
 int 	logical_to_index (const char *logical)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ char *alias_string = NULL;
 /************************** EXPRESSION MODE PARSER ***********************/
 /* canon_number: canonicalizes number to something relevant */
-/* If FLOATING_POINT_MATH isnt set, it truncates it to an integer */
+/* If FLOATING_POINT_MATH isn't set, it truncates it to an integer */
 static char *canon_number (char *input)
 {
 	int end = strlen(input);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static char *canon_number (char *input)
 /* Given a pointer to an operator, find the last operator in the string */
 static char	*lastop (char *ptr)
 {
-	/* dont ask why i put the space in there. */
+	/* don't ask why I put the space in there. */
 	while (ptr[1] && strchr("!=<>&^|#+/%,-* ", ptr[1]))
 		ptr++;
 	return ptr;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ union
 /*
- * This sets up a type-independant section of code for doing an
+ * This sets up a type-independent section of code for doing an
 * operation when the X and X= forms are both valid.
 */
 #define SETUP(var1, var2, func, STAGE)					\
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ union
 			 * If we're not in NU_UNIT, then we have a paren-set
 			 * that (probably) is still an left-operand for some
 			 * binary op.  Anyhow, we just immediately parse the
-			 * paren-set, as thats the general idea of parens.
+			 * paren-set, as that's the general idea of parens.
 			 */
 			if (stage != NU_UNIT || ptr == str)
 			{
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ union
 			 *
 			 *	/eval echo ${foobar() ## 4 + 3}
 			 *
-			 * Dont depend on this behavior.
+			 * Don't depend on this behavior.
 			 */
 			if (ptr && *ptr)
 			{
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ union
 		 * Braces are used for anonymous functions:
 		 * @ condition : {some code} : {some more code}
 		 *
-		 * Dont yell at me if you dont think its useful.  Im just
+		 * Don't yell at me if you don't think it's useful.  I'm just
 		 * supporting it because it makes sense.  And it saves you
 		 * from having to declare aliases to do the parts.
 		 */
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ union
 				 *
 				 * If $foobar.onetwo is "999"
 				 * then ${foobar[one]two + 3} is "1002"
-				 * Dont depend on this behavior.
+				 * Don't depend on this behavior.
 				 */
 				if (ptr && *ptr)
 				{
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ union
 			 *
 			 * If $onetwo is "testing",
 			 * /eval echo ${[one]two} returns "testing".
-			 * Dont depend on this behavior.
+			 * Don't depend on this behavior.
 			 */ 
 			else if (ptr && *ptr)
 			{
@@ -1569,9 +1569,9 @@ register unsigned char	c;
 		 * actually the same as $(bar), which is actually $bar.
 		 * Got it?
 		 *
-		 * epic4pre1.049 -- I changed this somewhat.  I dont know if
+		 * epic4pre1.049 -- I changed this somewhat.  I don't know if
-		 * itll get me in trouble.  It will continue to expand the
+		 * it'll get me in trouble.  It will continue to expand the
-		 * inside of the parens until the first character isnt a $.
+		 * inside of the parens until the first character isn't a $.
 		 * since by all accounts the result of the expansion is
 		 * SUPPOSED to be an rvalue, obviously a leading $ precludes
 		 * this.  However, there are definitely some cases where you
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ register unsigned char	c;
 				debugyell("Unmatched ( (continuing anyways)");
 			/*
-			 * Keep expanding as long as neccesary.
+			 * Keep expanding as long as necessary.
 			 */
 			do
 			{
@@ -59,21 +59,21 @@ static char *alias_special_char(char **, char *, const char *, char *, int *);
 /*
 * One thing of note is that while the original did only ints, we really
- * only do strings.  We convert to and from ints as neccesary.  Icky,
+ * only do strings.  We convert to and from ints as necessary.  Icky,
- * but given the semantics we require its the only way.
+ * but given the semantics we require it's the only way.
 */
 /*
 * All the information for each expression is stored in a struct.  This
- * is done so that there are no global variables in use (theyre all collected
+ * is done so that there are no global variables in use (they're all collected
 * making them easier to handle), and makes re-entrancy much easier since 
- * i dont have to ask myself "have i accounted for the old state of all the
+ * I don't have to ask myself "have I accounted for the old state of all the
 * global variables?"
 */
 /*
 * When we want to refer symbolically to a token, we just sling around
 * the integer index to the token table.  This serves two purposes:  We
- * dont have to worry about whether something is malloced or not, or who
+ * don't have to worry about whether something is malloced or not, or who
 * is resopnsible to free, or anything like that.  If you want to keep 
 * something around, you tokenize() it and that returns a "handle" to the
 * token and then you pass that handle around.  So the pair (context,handle)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ typedef int	TOKEN;
 /*
 * This sets up whether we do floating point math or integer math
 */
-#ifdef FLOATING_POINT_MATH			/* XXXX This doesnt work yet */
+#ifdef FLOATING_POINT_MATH			/* XXXX This doesn't work yet */
  typedef	double		NUMBER;
  typedef 	long		BooL;
 # define STON atof
@@ -256,13 +256,13 @@ enum LEX {
 /*
 * Precedence table:  Operators with a lower precedence VALUE have a higher
 * precedence.  The theory behind infix notation (algebraic notation) is that
- * you have a sequence of operands seperated by (typically binary) operators.
+ * you have a sequence of operands separated by (typically binary) operators.
 * The problem of precedence is that each operand is surrounded by two
 * operators, so it is ambiguous which operator the operand "binds" to.  This
 * is resolved by "precedence rules" which state that given two operators,
 * which one is allowed to "reduce" (operate on) the operand.  For a simple
 * explanation, take the expression  (3+4*5).  Now the middle operand is a
- * '4', but we dont know if it should be reduced via the plus, or via the
+ * '4', but we don't know if it should be reduced via the plus, or via the
 * multiply.  If we look up both operators in the prec table, we see that
 * multiply has the lower value -- therefore the 4 is reduced via the multiply
 * and then the result of the multiply is reduced by the addition.
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ static	int	prec[TOKCOUNT] =
 /*
- * Associativity table: But precedence isnt enough.  What happens when you
+ * Associativity table: But precedence isn't enough.  What happens when you
 * have two identical operations to determine between?  Well, the easy way
 * is to say that the first operation is always done first.  But some
- * operators dont work that way (like the assignment operator) and always
+ * operators don't work that way (like the assignment operator) and always
 * reduce the LAST (or rightmost) operation first.  For example:
 *	(3+4+5)	    ((4+3)+5)    (7+5)    (12)
 *      (v1=v2=3)   (v1=(v2=3))  (v1=3)   (3)
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static	char *	getsval2 (expr_info *c, TOKEN s)
 				return extract2(c->args, j, EOS);
 			}
-			/* Anything else we dont grok */
+			/* Anything else we don't grok */
 			else
 				return expand_alias(t, c->args, 
 							c->args_flag, NULL);
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ __inline static  BooL	getbval (expr_info *c, TOKEN s)
 * When you have an lvalue (left hand side of an assignment) that needs to
 * be assigned to, then you can call these functions to assign to it the
 * appropriate type.  The basic operation is to assign and rvalue token
- * to an lvalue token.  But some times you dont always have a tokenized
+ * to an lvalue token.  But some times you don't always have a tokenized
 * rvalue, so you can just pass in a raw value and we will tokenize it for
 * you and go from there.  Note that the "result" of an assignment is the
 * rvalue token.  This is then pushed back onto the stack.
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ __inline static	TOKEN	pop (expr_info *c)
 	{
 		/* 
 		 * Attempting to pop more operands than are available
-		 * Yeilds empty values.  Thats probably the most reasonable
+		 * yields empty values.  That's probably the most reasonable
 		 * course of action.
 		 */
 		error("Cannot pop operand: no more operands");
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ __inline static	void	pop3 (expr_info *c, NUMBER *a, TOKEN *v, TOKEN *w)
 /*
 * This is the reducer.  It takes the relevant arguments off the argument
- * stack and then performs the neccesary operation on them.
+ * stack and then performs the necessary operation on them.
 */
 void	op (expr_info *cx, int what)
 {
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ void	op (expr_info *cx, int what)
 	}
 	if (cx->errflag)
-		return;		/* Dont parse on an error */
+		return;		/* Don't parse on an error */
 #define BINARY(x) \
 	{ \
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ void	op (expr_info *cx, int what)
 				*tmp;
 			if (top(cx) == MAGIC_TOKEN)
-				break;		/* Dont do anything */
+				break;		/* Don't do anything */
 			s = pops(cx);
 			tmp = expand_alias(s, cx->args, cx->args_flag, NULL);
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ void	op (expr_info *cx, int what)
 		case GEQ:	COMPARE(a >= b, my_stricmp(s, t) >= 0)
-		/* Miscelaneous operators */
+		/* Miscellaneous operators */
 		case QUEST:
 			pop3(cx, &a, &v, &w);
 			if (x_debug & DEBUG_NEW_MATH_DEBUG)
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ static int	zzlex (expr_info *c)
 		case ')':
 			/*
 			 * If we get a close paren and the lexer is expecting
-			 * an operand, then obviously thats a syntax error.
+			 * an operand, then obviously that's a syntax error.
 			 * But we gently just insert the empty value as the
 			 * rhs for the last operand and hope it all works out.
 			 */
@@ -1481,11 +1481,11 @@ static int	zzlex (expr_info *c)
 			return QUEST;
 		case ':':
 			/*
-			 * I dont want to hear anything from you anti-goto
+			 * I don't want to hear anything from you anti-goto
 			 * bigots out there. ;-)  If you can't figure out
 			 * what this does, you ought to give up programming.
 			 * And a big old :p to everyone who insisted that
-			 * i support this horrid hack.
+			 * I support this horrid hack.
 			 */
 			if (c->operand)
 				goto handle_expando;
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ static void	mathparse (expr_info *c, int pc)
 		onoeval;
 	/*
-	 * Drop out of parsing if an error has occured
+	 * Drop out of parsing if an error has occurred
 	 */
 	if (c->errflag)
 		return;
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ static void	mathparse (expr_info *c, int pc)
 	 */
 	while (prec[c->mtok] <= pc) 
 	{
-		/* Drop out if an error has occured */
+		/* Drop out if an error has occurred */
 		if (c->errflag)
 			return;
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static void	mathparse (expr_info *c, int pc)
 * This is the new math parser.  It sets up an execution context, which
 * contains sundry information like all the extracted tokens, intermediate
 * tokens, shifted tokens, and the like.  The expression context is passed
- * around from function to function, each function is totaly independant
+ * around from function to function, each function is totally independent
 * of state information stored in global variables.  Therefore, this math
 * parser is re-entrant safe.
 */
@@ -1235,9 +1235,9 @@ static	char	*alias_server_version  (void)
 * you consistently use these macros to do the dirty work for you, you
 * will never have to do bounds checking as the macros do that for you. >;-) 
 *
- * Yes, i realize it makes the code slightly less efficient, but i feel that 
+ * Yes, I realize it makes the code slightly less efficient, but I feel that
- * the cost is minimal compared to how much time i have spent over the last 
+ * the cost is minimal compared to how much time I have spent over the last
- * year debugging these functions and the fact i wont have to again. ;-)
+ * year debugging these functions and the fact I won't have to again. ;-)
 */
 #define EMPTY empty_string
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_tdiff, input)
 		/*
 		 * If we have a decmial point, and is_number() returns 1,
 		 * then we know that we have a real, authentic number AFTER
-		 * the decmial point.  As long as it isnt zero, we want it.
+		 * the decmial point.  As long as it isn't zero, we want it.
 		 */
 		if (*after == '.')
 			number = atol(after + 1);
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_index, input)
 /*
 * Usage: $rindex(characters text)
 * Returns: The number of leading characters in <text> that occur before the
- *          *last* occurance of any of the characters in the <characters> 
+ *          *last* occurrence of any of the characters in the <characters>
 *          argument.
 * Example: $rindex(f three fine frogs) returns 12 (the 'f' in 'frogs')
 *          $rindex(frg three fine frogs) returns 15 (the 'g' in 'froGs')
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_rindex, word)
 {
 	char	*chars, *last;
-	/* need to find out why ^x doesnt work */
+	/* need to find out why ^x doesn't work */
 	GET_STR_ARG(chars, word);
 	last = rsindex(word + strlen(word) - 1, word, chars, 1);
 	RETURN_INT(last ? last - word : -1);
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_userhost, input)
 			else
 				m_s3cat(&retval, space, unknown_userhost);
 		}
-		return retval;		/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+		return retval;		/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 	}
 	RETURN_STR(FromUserHost);
 }
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_strip, input)
 	}
 	*dp = '\0';
-	return result;		/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return result;		/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 /*
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_encode, input)
 	}
 	result[i] = '\0';
-	return result;		/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return result;		/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
@@ -1708,14 +1708,14 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_decode, input)
 	while (input[0] && input[1])
 	{
-		/* oops, this isnt quite right. */
+		/* oops, this isn't quite right. */
 		result[i] = ((input[0] - 'A') << 4) | (input[1] - 'A');
 		input += 2;
 		i++;
 	}
 	result[i] = '\0';
-	return (char *)result;		/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return (char *)result;		/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_connect, input)
 	GET_STR_ARG(host, input);
 	GET_INT_ARG(port, input);
-	return dcc_raw_connect(host, port);	/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return dcc_raw_connect(host, port);	/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_listen, input)
 	}
 	result = dcc_raw_listen(port);
-	RETURN_STR(result);			/* DONT REMOVE RESULT! */
+	RETURN_STR(result);			/* DON'T REMOVE RESULT! */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_toupper, input)
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_channels, input)
 	}
 	if (window->server <= -1)
 		RETURN_EMPTY;
-	return create_channel_list(window);	/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return create_channel_list(window);	/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_servers, input)
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_before, word)
 	char	*tmp;
 	long	numint;
-	GET_STR_ARG(tmp, word);			/* DONT DELETE TMP! */
+	GET_STR_ARG(tmp, word);			/* DON'T DELETE TMP! */
 	numint = atol(tmp);
 	if (numint)
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_leftw, word)
 	if (value < 1)
 		RETURN_EMPTY;
-	return (extract(word, 0, value-1));	/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return (extract(word, 0, value-1));	/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 /* $rightw(num string of text)
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_notw, word)
 	else /* where == 0 */
 		booya = extract(word, 1, EOS);
-	return booya;				/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return booya;				/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 /* $restw(num string of text)
@@ -2232,7 +2232,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_insertw, word)
 		new_free(&str2);
 	}
-	return booya;				/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return booya;				/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 /* $chngw(num word string of text)
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_chngw, word)
 /* $common (string of text / string of text)
- * Given two sets of words seperated by a forward-slash '/', returns
+ * Given two sets of words separated by a forward-slash '/', returns
 * all words that are found in both sets.
 * EX: $common(one two three / buckle my two shoe one) returns "one two"
 * NOTE: returned in order found in first string.
@@ -2306,11 +2306,11 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_common, word)
 	if (!booya)
 		RETURN_EMPTY;
-	return (booya);				/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return (booya);				/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 /* $diff(string of text / string of text)
- * given two sets of words, seperated by a forward-slash '/', returns
+ * given two sets of words, separated by a forward-slash '/', returns
 * all words that are not found in both sets
 * EX: $diff(one two three / buckle my two shoe)
 * returns "one two three buckle my shoe"
@@ -3069,7 +3069,7 @@ char	*function_pop(char *n, char *word)
 	if (!(pointer = strrchr(value, ' ')))
 	{
 		window_display = 0;
-		add_var_alias(var, empty_string); /* dont forget this! */
+		add_var_alias(var, empty_string); /* don't forget this! */
 		window_display = old_display;
 		return value;	/* one word -- return it */
 	}
@@ -3080,7 +3080,7 @@ char	*function_pop(char *n, char *word)
 	window_display = old_display;
 	/* because pointer points to value, we *must* make a copy of it
-	 * *before* we free value! (And we cant forget to free value, either) 
+	 * *before* we free value! (And we can't forget to free value, either) 
 	 */
 	blech = m_strdup(pointer);
 	new_free(&value);
@@ -3797,12 +3797,12 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_truncate, words)
 /*
- * Apprantly, this was lifted from a CS client.  I reserve the right
+ * Apparently, this was lifted from a CS client.  I reserve the right
 * to replace this code in future versions. (hop)
 */
 /*
 	I added this little function so that I can have stuff formatted
-	into days, hours, minutes, seconds; but with d, h, m, s abreviations.
+	into days, hours, minutes, seconds; but with d, h, m, s abbreviations.
 		-Taner
 */
@@ -3850,7 +3850,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_tdiff2, input)
 /* 
- * Apparantly, this was lifted from a CS client.  I reserve the right 
+ * Apparently, this was lifted from a CS client.  I reserve the right
 * to replace this code in a future release.
 */
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_utime, input)
@@ -4015,13 +4015,13 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_strlen, input)
 }
 /* 
- * Next two contributed by Scott H Kilau (sheik), who for some reason doesnt 
+ * Next two contributed by Scott H Kilau (sheik), who for some reason doesn't 
 * want to take credit for them. *shrug* >;-)
 *
- * Deciding not to be controversial, im keeping the original (contributed)
+ * Deciding not to be controversial, I'm keeping the original (contributed)
 * semantics of these two functions, which is to return 1 on success and
- * -1 on error.  If you dont like it, then tough. =)  I didnt write it, and
+ * -1 on error.  If you don't like it, then tough. =)  I didnt write it, and
- * im not going to second guess any useful contributions. >;-)
+ * I'm not going to second guess any useful contributions. >;-)
 */
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_fexist, words)
 {
@@ -4122,7 +4122,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_fsize, words)
 * Contributed by CrowMan
 * I changed two instances of "RETURN_INT(result)"
 * (where result was a null pointer) to RETURN_STR(empty_string)
- * because i dont think he meant to return a null pointer as an int value.
+ * because I don't think he meant to return a null pointer as an int value.
 */
 /*
 * $crypt(password seed)
@@ -4166,7 +4166,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_info, words)
 	else
 */
 		return m_sprintf("%s+%s", version, compile_time_options);
-	/* more to be added as neccesary */
+	/* more to be added as necessary */
 }
 /*
@@ -4519,7 +4519,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_sort, words)
 	wordc = splitw(words, &wordl);
 	qsort((void *)wordl, wordc, sizeof(char *), sort_it);
-	return unsplitw(&wordl, wordc);	/* DONT USE RETURN_STR() HERE */
+	return unsplitw(&wordl, wordc);	/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR() HERE */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_notify, words)
@@ -4562,7 +4562,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_notify, words)
 		}
 	}
-	/* dont use RETURN_STR() here. */
+	/* don't use RETURN_STR() here. */
 	return ret ? ret : get_notify_nicks(showserver, showon, NULL, 0);
 }
@@ -4606,7 +4606,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_watch, words)
 		}
 	}
-	/* dont use RETURN_STR() here. */
+	/* don't use RETURN_STR() here. */
 	return ret ? ret : get_watch_nicks(showserver, showon, NULL, 0);
 }
@@ -4644,7 +4644,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_numsort, words)
 	wordc = splitw(words, &wordl);
 	qsort((void *)wordl, wordc, sizeof(char *), num_sort_it);
-	return unsplitw(&wordl, wordc);	/* DONT USE RETURN_STR() HERE */
+	return unsplitw(&wordl, wordc);	/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR() HERE */
 }
 #ifdef NEED_GLOB
@@ -4781,24 +4781,24 @@ register ShitList *Shit;
 }
 /*
-$pad(N string of text goes here)
+ * $pad(N string of text goes here)
-if N is negative, it'll pad to the right 
+ * if N is negative, it'll pad to the right 
-if N is positive, it'll pad to the left
+ * if N is positive, it'll pad to the left
-
+ * 
-so something like: $pad(20 letters) would output:
+ * so something like: $pad(20 letters) would output:
-            letters
+ * "             letters"
-and $pad(20 some string) would be:
+ * and $pad(20 some string) would be:
-        some string
+ * "         some string"
-GREAT way to allign shit, and if you use $curpos() can can add that and
+ * GREAT way to align shit, and if you use $curpos() you can add that and
-figure out the indent :p
+ * figure out the indent :p
-hohoho, aren't we ingenious, better yet, you can do a strlen() on the
+ * hohoho, aren't we ingenious, better yet, you can do a strlen() on the
-string youw anna output, then - the curpos, and if its over, grab all
+ * string you wanna output, then - the curpos, and if it's over, grab all
-words to the right of that position and output them [so its on one line]
+ * words to the right of that position and output them [so it's on one line]
-then indent, grab the next section of words( and then the next and then
+ * then indent, grab the next section of words (and then the next and then
-next
+ * next).
-
+ * 
-   Jordy (jordy@thirdwave.net) 19960622 
+ *    Jordy (jordy@thirdwave.net) 19960622 
-*/
+ */
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_pad, word)
 {
@@ -5618,7 +5618,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_regexec, input)
 			new_free((char **)&preg);
 		}
 	}
-	RETURN_INT(retval);		/* DONT PASS FUNC CALL TO RETURN_INT */
+	RETURN_INT(retval);		/* DON'T PASS FUNC CALL TO RETURN_INT */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_regerror, input)
@@ -5672,7 +5672,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_regfree, input)  { RETURN_EMPTY; }
 */
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_igmask, input)
 {
-	return get_ignores_by_pattern(input, 0);	/* DONT MALLOC THIS */
+	return get_ignores_by_pattern(input, 0);	/* DON'T MALLOC THIS */
 }
 /*
@@ -5683,7 +5683,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_igmask, input)
 */
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_rigmask, input)
 {
-	return get_ignores_by_pattern(input, 1);	/* DONT MALLOC THIS */
+	return get_ignores_by_pattern(input, 1);	/* DON'T MALLOC THIS */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_count, input)
@@ -5808,7 +5808,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_winrefs, args)
 	while (traverse_all_windows(&w))
 		m_s3cat(&retval, space, ltoa(w->refnum));
-	return retval;		/* DONT MALLOC THIS! */
+	return retval;		/* DON'T MALLOC THIS! */
 }
@@ -5917,7 +5917,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_mask, args)
 	if (strchr("~^-+=", *user))
 		user++;
-	/* Make sure 'user' isnt too long for a ban... */
+	/* Make sure 'user' isn't too long for a ban... */
 	if (strlen(user) > 7)
 	{
 		user[7] = '*';
@@ -6030,7 +6030,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_remws, word)
 	if (!booya)
 		RETURN_EMPTY;
-	return (booya);				/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return (booya);				/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_stripansicodes, input)
@@ -6049,7 +6049,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_igtype, input)
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_rigtype, input)
 {
-	 return get_ignore_patterns_by_type(input);	/* DONT MALLOC! */
+	 return get_ignore_patterns_by_type(input);	/* DON'T MALLOC! */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_getuid, input)
@@ -6238,7 +6238,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_rest, input)
 }
 /*
- * take a servername and return it's refnum or -1 
+ * take a servername and return its refnum or -1 
 */
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_servref, input)
 {
@@ -6341,7 +6341,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_stripcrap, input)
 	output = new_malloc(strlen(input) * 2 + 1);
 	strcpy(output, input);
 	mangle_line(output, mangle, strlen(input) * 2);
-	return output;			/* DONT MALLOC THIS */
+	return output;			/* DON'T MALLOC THIS */
 }
@@ -7118,7 +7118,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_prefix, input)
 		 * characters with words[0] (which is chosen arbitrarily).
 		 * As long as all words start with the same leading chars,
 		 * we march along trying longer and longer substrings,
-		 * until one of them doesnt work, and then we exit right
+		 * until one of them doesn't work, and then we exit right
 		 * there.
 		 */
 		if (my_strnicmp(words[0], words[word_index], len_index))
@@ -7178,7 +7178,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_functioncall, input)
 * word-number would be used, such as $chngw().  The empty value is returned
 * if a syntax error returns.
 *
- * DONT ASK ME to support 'position' less than 0 to indicate a position
+ * DON'T ASK ME to support 'position' less than 0 to indicate a position
 * from the end of the string.  Either that can be supported, or you can 
 * directly use $index() as the first argument; you can't do both.  I chose
 * the latter intentionally.  If you really want to calculate from the end of
@@ -7201,7 +7201,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_indextoword, input)
 	if (pos > len)
 		RETURN_EMPTY;
-	/* Truncate the string if neccesary */
+	/* Truncate the string if necessary */
 	if (pos + 1 < len)
 		input[pos + 1] = 0;
@@ -7254,7 +7254,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_insert, word)
 	m_3cat(&result, inserted, word + where);
-	return result;				/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return result;				/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_stat, input)
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ void print_funny_names(char *line)
                    fget_string_var(FORMAT_NAMES_BANNER_FSET), NULL, NULL), 
                    sizeof buffer);
-            /* Seperate the nick and the possible status presets that might 
+            /* Separate the nick and the possible status presets that might
-             * preceede it. */
+             * precede it. */
            nick = t + strspn(t, "@%+~-");
            nick_format = fget_string_var(isme(nick) ? 
                FORMAT_NAMES_NICK_ME_FSET : FORMAT_NAMES_NICK_FSET);
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int glob3		(	Char *pathbuf,
 /*
- * Extend the gl_pathv member of a glob_t structure to accomodate a new item,
+ * Extend the gl_pathv member of a glob_t structure to accommodate a new item,
 * add the new item, and update gl_pathc.
 *
 * This assumes the BSD realloc, which only copies the block when its size
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ char * fencode (unsigned char * input)
 	}
 	result[i] = '\0';
-	return result;		/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return result;		/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 typedef struct _gtkparam {
@@ -2259,7 +2259,7 @@ GtkWidget *newsubmenu(MenuStruct *menutoadd)
 			 menus in GTK */
 			if(tmp->refnum > 0)
 			{
-				/* If we already have an entry defined, use it's info */
+				/* If we already have an entry defined, use its info */
 				MenuRef *tmpref = find_menuref(menutoadd->root, tmp->refnum);
 				if(tmpref)
 				{
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ static	int	use_help_window = 0;
 /* 
- * show_help:  show's either a page of text from a help_fp, or the whole
+ * show_help:  Shows either a page of text from a help_fp, or the whole
 * thing, depending on the value of HELP_PAGER_VAR.  If it gets to the end,
- * (in either case it will eventally), it closes the file, and returns 0
+ * (in either case it will eventually), it closes the file, and returns 0
 * to indicate this.
 */ 
 static	int	show_help (Window *window, char *name)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static	int	show_help (Window *window, char *name)
 			*(line + strlen(line) - 1) = (char) 0;
 		/*
-		 * This is for compatability with ircII-4.4
+		 * This is for compatibility with ircII-4.4
 		 */
 		if (*line == '!' || *line == '#')
 			continue;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static	void	help_topic (char *path, char *name)
 	/* let uzfopen have all the fun */
 	if ((help_fp = uzfopen (&filename, path, 0)))
 	{
-		/* Isnt this a heck of a lot better then the kludge you were using? */
+		/* Isn't this a heck of a lot better then the kludge you were using? */
 		help_put_it(name, "*** Help on %s", name);
 		help_prompt(name, NULL);
 	}
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static	void	help_show_paused_topic (char *name, char *line)
 	}
 	/* 
-	 * This cant be an else of the previous if because 'i' can 
+	 * This can't be an else of the previous if because 'i' can 
 	 * change in the previous if and we need to test it again
 	 */
 	if (i >= help_paused_lines)
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static	void	help_me (char *topics, char *args)
 	/*
 	 * This is just a bogus while loop which is intended to allow
 	 * the user to do '/help alias expressions' without having to
-	 * include a slash inbetween the topic and subtopic.
+	 * include a slash between the topic and subtopic.
 	 *
 	 * If all goes well, we 'break' at the bottom of the loop.
 	 */
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static	char *history_match (char *match)
 /* shove_to_history: a key binding that saves the current line into
 * the history and then deletes the whole line.  Useful for when you
 * are in the middle of a big line and need to "get out" to do something
- * else quick for just a second, and you dont want to have to retype
+ * else quick for just a second, and you don't want to have to retype
 * everything all over again
 */
 extern void	shove_to_history (char unused, char *not_used)
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static int show_list (int which)
 	Hook	*list;
 	int	cnt = 0;
-	/* Less garbage when issueing /on without args. (lynx) */
+	/* Less garbage when issuing /on without args. (lynx) */
 	for (list = hook_functions[which].list; list; list = list->next, cnt++)
 		show_hook(list, hook_functions[which].name);
 	return (cnt);
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ int 	BX_do_hook (int which, char *format, ...)
 		/*
 		 * If we're already executing the type, and we're
 		 * specifically not supposed to allow recursion, then
-		 * dont allow recursion. ;-)
+		 * don't allow recursion. ;-)
 		 */
 		if (hook_functions[which].mark && 
 		    (hook_functions[which].flags & HF_NORECURSE))
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ int 	BX_do_hook (int which, char *format, ...)
 	/*
 	 * Press the buffer using the specified format string and args
-	 * We do this here so that we dont waste time doing the vsnprintf
+	 * We do this here so that we don't waste time doing the vsnprintf
 	 * if we're not going to do any matching.  So for types where the
 	 * user has no hooks, its a cheapie call.
 	 */
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ int 	BX_do_hook (int which, char *format, ...)
 		hook_functions[which].mark++;
-	/* not attached, so dont "fix" it */
+	/* not attached, so don't "fix" it */
 	{
 		int 	currser 	= 0, 
 			oldser 		= INT_MIN,
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ int 	BX_do_hook (int which, char *format, ...)
 		}
 		/*
-		 * Ok. we've walked the list.  If the last hook had a best
+		 * OK. We've walked the list.  If the last hook had a best
 		 * match, use that one too. =)
 		 */
 		if (bestmatch)
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ int 	BX_do_hook (int which, char *format, ...)
 			ircpanic("hook_array[%d] is null", i);
 		/* 
-		 * Check to see if this hook is supposed to supress the
+		 * Check to see if this hook is supposed to suppress the
 		 * default action for the event.
 		 */
@@ -1022,8 +1022,8 @@ hook_next:
 		else if (tmp->noisy == UNKNOWN && tmp->sernum == 0)
 			retval = RESULT_PENDING;
 		/*
-		 * If this is a negated event, or there isnt anything to be
+		 * If this is a negated event, or there isn't anything to be
-		 * executed, then we dont bother.  Just go on to the next one
+		 * executed, then we don't bother.  Just go on to the next one
 		 */
 		if (tmp->not || !tmp->stuff || !*tmp->stuff)
 		{
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ hook_next:
 		else
 		{
 			/*
-			 * Ok.  Go and run the code.  It is imperitive to note
+			 * OK.  Go and run the code.  It is imperative to note
 			 * that "tmp" may be deleted by the code executed here,
 			 * so it is absolutely forbidden to reference "tmp" after
 			 * this point.
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ hook_next:
 }
 /* 
- * shook: the SHOOK command -- this probably doesnt belong here,
+ * shook: the SHOOK command -- this probably doesn't belong here,
 * and shook is probably a stupid name.  It simply asserts a fake
 * hook event for a given type.  Fraught with peril!
 */
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(shookcmd)
 * specifying a character at the beginning of the "type" argument.  If you
 * want to schedule an event at a serial number, then the first character
 * must be a hash (#).  The argument immediately FOLLOWING the "type"
- * argument, and immediately PRECEEDING the "nick" argument must be an 
+ * argument, and immediately PRECEDING the "nick" argument must be an 
 * integer number, and is used for the serial number for this event.
 *
 * The "verbosity" of the event may also be modified by specifying at most
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(oncmd)
 		if ((which = find_hook(func, &first)) == INVALID_HOOKNUM)
 		{
 			/*
-			 * Ok.  So either the user specified an invalid type
+			 * OK.  So either the user specified an invalid type
 			 * or they specified an ambiguous type.  Either way,
 			 * we're not going to be going anywhere.  So we have
 			 * free reign to mangle 'args' at this point.
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(oncmd)
 				return;
 			/*
-			 * Ok.  So they probably want a listing.
+			 * OK.  So they probably want a listing.
 			 */
 			say("ON listings:");
 			len = strlen(func);
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(oncmd)
 			/*
-			 * If this is a negative event, then we dont want
+			 * If this is a negative event, then we don't want
 			 * to take any action for it.
 			 */
 			if (not)
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(foreach)
 * FE: replaces recursion
 *
 * The thing about it is that you can nest variables, as this command calls
- * expand_alias until the list doesnt change.  So you can nest lists in
+ * expand_alias until the list doesn't change.  So you can nest lists in
 * lists, and hopefully that will work.  However, it also makes it 
- * impossible to have $s anywhere in the list.  Maybe ill change that
+ * impossible to have $s anywhere in the list.  Maybe I'll change that
 * some day.
 */
@@ -504,15 +504,15 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(fe)
 * in the same style of C's for, the for loop is just a specific
 * type of WHILE loop.
 *
- * IMPORTANT: Since ircII uses ; as a delimeter between commands,
+ * IMPORTANT: Since ircII uses ; as a delimiter between commands,
 * commas were chosen to be the delimiter between expressions,
 * so that semicolons may be used in the expressions (think of this
- * as the reverse as C, where commas seperate commands in expressions,
+ * as the reverse as C, where commas separate commands in expressions,
 * and semicolons end expressions.
 */
 /*  I suppose someone could make a case that since the
- *  foreach_handler() routine weeds out any for command that doesnt have
+ *  foreach_handler() routine weeds out any for command that doesn't have
- *  two commans, that checking for those 2 commas is a waste.  I suppose.
+ *  two commas, that checking for those 2 commas is a waste.  I suppose.
 */
 BUILT_IN_COMMAND(forcmd)
 {
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(forcmd)
 			break;
 		}
 		if (continue_exception)
-			continue_exception = 0;	/* Dont continue here! */
+			continue_exception = 0;	/* Don't continue here! */
 		if (return_exception)
 			break;
 		parse_line(NULL, iteration, sa, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -753,10 +753,10 @@ void set_highlight_char(Window *win, char *s, int unused)
 }
 /* check_ignore -- replaces the old double_ignore
- *   Why did i change the name?
+ *   Why did I change the name?
- *      * double_ignore isnt really applicable any more becuase it doesnt
+ *      * double_ignore isn't really applicable any more because it doesn't
 *        do two ignore lookups, it only does one.
- *      * This function doesnt look anything like the old double_ignore
+ *      * This function doesn't look anything like the old double_ignore
 *      * This function works for the new *!*@* patterns stored by
 *        ignore instead of the old nick and userhost patterns.
 * (jfn may 1995)
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ char	*get_ignore_patterns_by_type (char *ctype)
 	/*
 	 * Convert the user's input into something we can use.
-	 * If the user doesnt specify anything useful, then we
+	 * If the user doesn't specify anything useful, then we
 	 * just punt right here.
 	 */
 	upper(ctype);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ extern void	BX_update_input (int update)
 		 *	The number of characters since the origin of the input buffer
 		 *	is the number of printable chars in the input prompt plus the
 		 *	current position in the input buffer.  We subtract from that
-		 * 	the WIDTH delta to take off the first delta, which doesnt
+		 * 	the WIDTH delta to take off the first delta, which doesn't
 		 *	count towards the width of the zone.  Then we divide that by
 		 * 	the size of the zone, to get an integer, then we multiply it
 		 * 	back.  This gives us the first character on the screen.  We
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ void edit_char(char key)
 #ifdef TIOCSTI
 		ioctl(0, TIOCSTI, &key);
 #else
-		say("Sorry, your system doesnt support 'faking' user input...");
+		say("Sorry, your system doesn't support 'faking' user input...");
 #endif
 		return;
 	}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int	irc_port = IRC_PORT,			/* port of ircd */
 	waiting_out = 0,				/* used by /WAIT command */
 	waiting_in = 0,				/* used by /WAIT command */
 	who_mask = 0,				/* keeps track of which /who
-						 * switchs are set */
+						 * switches are set */
 	dead	   = 0, 
 	inhibit_logging = 0,
 #ifndef ONLY_STD_CHARS
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ static SIGNAL_HANDLER(irc_exit_old)
 volatile int dead_children_processes;
-/* This is needed so that the fork()s we do to read compressed files dont
+/* This is needed so that the fork()s we do to read compressed files don't
- * sit out there as zombies and chew up our fd's while we read more.
+ * sit out there as zombies and chew up our fds while we read more.
 */
 SIGNAL_HANDLER(child_reap)
 {
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ int old_strip_ansi = strip_ansi_in_echo;
 * major rewrite 12/22/94 -jfn
 *
 *
- * Im going to break backwards compatability here:  I think that im 
+ * I'm going to break backwards compatibility here:  I think that I'm
- * safer in doing this becuase there are a lot less shell script with
+ * safer in doing this because there are a lot less shell scripts with
 * the command line flags then there are ircII scripts with old commands/
 * syntax that would be a nasty thing to break..
 *
@@ -611,12 +611,12 @@ int old_strip_ansi = strip_ansi_in_echo;
 *   Each flag may or may not have a space between the flag and the argument.
 *   		-lfoo  is the same as -l foo
 *   Anything surrounded by quotation marks is honored as one word.
- *   The -c, -p, -L, -l, -s, -z flags all take arguments.  If no argumenTs
+ *   The -c, -p, -L, -l, -s, -z flags all take arguments.  If no arguments
 *		are given between the flag and the next flag, an error
 * 		message is printed and the program is halted.
- *		Exception: the -s flag will be accepted without a argument.
+ *		Exception: the -s flag will be accepted without an argument.
- *		(ick: backwards compatability sucks. ;-)
+ *		(ick: backwards compatibility sucks. ;-)
- *   Arguments occuring after a flag that does not take an argument
+ *   Arguments occurring after a flag that does not take an argument
 * 		will be parsed in the following way: the first instance
 *		will be an assumed nickname, and the second instance will
 *		will be an assumed server. (some semblance of back compat.)
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ int old_strip_ansi = strip_ansi_in_echo;
 *   The -n flag means "nickname"
 *
 * Bugs:
- *   The -s flag is hard to use without an argument unless youre careful.
+ *   The -s flag is hard to use without an argument unless you're careful.
 */
 #ifdef CLOAKED
 extern char **Argv;
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static	char	*parse_args (char *argv[], int argc, char **envp)
 				break;
 			}
-			case 'F': /* dont use flow control */
+			case 'F': /* don't use flow control */
 			{
 				use_flow_control = 0;
 				if (argv[ac][2])
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ static	char	*parse_args (char *argv[], int argc, char **envp)
 				strlcat(realname, ptr + 1, sizeof realname);
 				/* Make the first character of the username uppercase, if
-				   it's preceeded by a space */
+				   it's preceded by a space */
 				if (len < sizeof realname && *(entry->pw_name) && 
 				   (len == 0 || isspace((unsigned char)realname[len - 1])))
 				{
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ static	char	*parse_args (char *argv[], int argc, char **envp)
 * dcc, ttys, notify, the whole ball o wax, but it does NOT iterate!
 * 
 * You should usually NOT call io() unless you are specifically waiting
- * for something from a file descriptor.  It doesnt look like bad things
+ * for something from a file descriptor.  It doesn't look like bad things
 * will happen if you call this elsewhere, but its long time behavior has
 * not been observed.  It *does* however, appear to be much more reliable
 * then the old irc_io, and i even know how this works. >;-)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void start_memdebug(void)
 /*
 * really_new_malloc is the general interface to the malloc(3) call.
 * It is only called by way of the ``new_malloc'' #define.
- * It wont ever return NULL.
+ * It won't ever return NULL.
 */
 /*
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ char	*BX_new_next_arg (char *str, char **new_ptr)
 }
 /*
- * This function is "safe" because it doesnt ever return NULL.
+ * This function is "safe" because it doesn't ever return NULL.
 * XXXX - this is an ugly kludge that needs to go away
 */
 char	*safe_new_next_arg (char *str, char **new_ptr)
@@ -791,9 +791,9 @@ char *BX_chop (char *stuff, int nchar)
 /*
 * strext: Makes a copy of the string delmited by two char pointers and
- * returns it in malloced memory.  Useful when you dont want to munge up
+ * returns it in malloced memory.  Useful when you don't want to munge up
- * the original string with a null.  end must be one place beyond where
+ * the original string with a null.  End must be one place beyond where
- * you want to copy, ie, its the first character you dont want to copy.
+ * you want to copy, ie, it's the first character you don't want to copy.
 */
 char *strext(char *start, char *end)
 {
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ char	*BX_expand_twiddle (char *str)
 	else
 		strlcpy(buffer, str, sizeof buffer);
-	/* This isnt legal! */
+	/* This isn't legal! */
 	str2 = NULL;
 	malloc_strcpy(&str2, buffer);
 #ifdef __EMX__
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ char	*BX_check_nickname (char *nick)
 /*
 * sindex: much like index(), but it looks for a match of any character in
 * the group, and returns that position.  If the first character is a ^, then
- * this will match the first occurence not in that group.
+ * this will match the first occurrence not in that group.
 */
 char	*BX_sindex (register char *string, char *group)
 {
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ char	*BX_sindex (register char *string, char *group)
 /*
 * rsindex: much like rindex(), but it looks for a match of any character in
 * the group, and returns that position.  If the first character is a ^, then
- * this will match the first occurence not in that group.
+ * this will match the first occurrence not in that group.
 */
 char	*BX_rsindex (register char *string, char *start, char *group, int howmany)
 {
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ void	BX_ircpanic (char *format, ...)
 		va_end(arglist);
 	}
-	yell("An unrecoverable logic error has occured.");
+	yell("An unrecoverable logic error has occurred.");
 	yell("Please email " BUG_EMAIL " and include the following message:");
 	yell("Panic: [%s:%s %s]", irc_version, buffer, cx_function);
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ FILE *BX_uzfopen (char **filename, char *path, int hook)
 	}
 	/* It is allowed to pass to this function either a true filename
-	   with the compression extention, or to pass it the base name of
+	   with the compression extension, or to pass it the base name of
 	   the filename, and this will look to see if there is a compressed
 	   file that matches the base name */
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ FILE *BX_uzfopen (char **filename, char *path, int hook)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	/* Right now it doesnt look like the file is a full compressed fn */
+	/* Right now it doesn't look like the file is a full compressed fn */
 	else
 	{
 		struct stat file_info;
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ FILE *BX_uzfopen (char **filename, char *path, int hook)
 		/* Trivially, see if the file we were passed exists */
 		filename_path = path_search (filename_trying, path);
-		/* Nope. it doesnt exist. */
+		/* Nope. it doesn't exist. */
 		if (!filename_path)
 		{
 			/* Is there a "filename.gz"? */
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ FILE *BX_uzfopen (char **filename, char *path, int hook)
 	if ((doh = fopen(filename_path, "r")) != NULL)
 		return doh;
-	/* nope.. we just cant seem to open this file... */
+	/* nope.. we just can't seem to open this file... */
 	if (hook)
 		yell("Cannot open file %s: %s", filename_path, strerror(errno));
 	new_free(filename);
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ extern int lw_strcmp(comp_func *compar, char *one, char *two)
 {
 	char *pos = one + strlen(one) - 1;
-	if (pos > one)			/* cant do pos[-1] if pos == one */
+	if (pos > one)			/* can't do pos[-1] if pos == one */
 		while (!my_isspace(pos[-1]) && (pos > one))
 			pos--;
 	else
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ off_t file_size (char *filename)
 		return -1;
 }
-/* Gets the time in second/usecond if you can,  second/0 if you cant. */
+/* Gets the time in second/usecond if you can,  second/0 if you can't. */
 struct timeval BX_get_time(struct timeval *timer)
 {
 	static struct timeval timer2;
@@ -2094,8 +2094,8 @@ char *strmccat(char *str, char c, int howmany)
 /*
 * Pull a substring out of a larger string
- * If the ending delimiter doesnt occur, then we dont pass
+ * If the ending delimiter doesn't occur, then we don't pass
- * anything (by definition).  This is because we dont want
+ * anything (by definition).  This is because we don't want
 * to introduce a back door into CTCP handlers.
 */
 extern char *BX_pullstr (char *source_string, char *dest_string)
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ int	BX_figure_out_address (char *nuh, char **nick, char **user, char **host, cha
 	char 	*bang, *at, *myhost = star, *endstring;
 	int	number;
-	/* Dont bother with channels, theyre ok. */
+	/* Don't bother with channels, they're OK. */
 	if (*nuh == '#' || *nuh == '&')
 		return -1;
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ const char *init_socketpath(void)
 /*
 * This mangles up 'incoming' corresponding to the current values of
 * /set mangle_inbound or /set mangle_outbound.  
- * 'incoming' needs to be at _least_ thrice as big as neccesary 
+ * 'incoming' needs to be at _least_ thrice as big as necessary 
 * (ie, sizeof(incoming) >= strlen(incoming) * 3 + 1)
 */
 size_t	BX_mangle_line	(char *incoming, int how, size_t how_much)
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ int i = 0, j = 0, len;
 	return buff;
 }
-/* XXXX this doesnt belong here. im not sure where it goes, though. */
+/* XXXX this doesn't belong here. I'm not sure where it goes, though. */
 char *	get_userhost (void)
 {
 	strlcpy(userhost, username, sizeof userhost);
@@ -3118,9 +3118,9 @@ char *	get_userhost (void)
 /* RANDOM NUMBERS */
 /*
- * Random number generator #1 -- psuedo-random sequence
+ * Random number generator #1 -- pseudo-random sequence
 * If you do not have /dev/random and do not want to use gettimeofday(), then
- * you can use the psuedo-random number generator.  Its performance varies
+ * you can use the pseudo-random number generator.  Its performance varies
 * from weak to moderate.  It is a predictable mathematical sequence that
 * varies depending on the seed, and it provides very little repetition,
 * but with 4 or 5 samples, it should be trivial for an outside person to
@@ -3202,7 +3202,7 @@ unsigned long randt(unsigned long l)
 * Random number generator #3 -- /dev/urandom.
 * If you have the /dev/urandom device, then we will use it.  Its performance
 * varies from moderate to very strong.  At best, it is a source of pretty
- * substantial unpredictable numbers.  At worst, it is mathematical psuedo-
+ * substantial unpredictable numbers.  At worst, it is mathematical pseudo-
 * random sequence (which randm() is).
 */
 unsigned long randd(unsigned long l)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ char *mouse_actions[] =
 /*
 * Yet again we've changed how the key maps are held.  This time, hopefully
- * its the second to last time, as we've made the entire things independant
+ * it's the second to last time, as we've made the entire things independent
 * of the number of meta keymaps that are available (it can change.)  The
 * only thing i see left to be done is to encapsulate all this data inside
 * a class so that different contexts can have different bindings sets.  
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ char *mouse_actions[] =
 * not strictly sorted.  The first two bindings are special and are hardcoded,
 * and you must not change them.  Entry 0 must always be "NOTHING", and 
 * entry 1 must always be "SELF_INSERT".  The enum that was in keys.h
- * is now totaly obsolete -- we no longer use the symbolic names, but instead
+ * is now totally obsolete -- we no longer use the symbolic names, but instead
 * always use the full string name for the binding.  This makes it much 
 * easier to add new key bindings, as there is only one place to manage.
 *
@@ -120,17 +120,17 @@ char *mouse_actions[] =
 *
 *	typedef MetaMap KeyTable[MAX_META];
 *
- * but then again, many of those MetaMaps are going to be totaly empty.
+ * but then again, many of those MetaMaps are going to be totally empty.
- * Why should we allocate 1k to something that isnt going to be used? 
+ * Why should we allocate 1k to something that isn't going to be used? 
 * So instead we should keep pointers to the maps and allocate them as
- * neccesary at runtime...
+ * necessary at runtime...
 *
 *	typedef	MetaMap	*KeyTable[MAX_META];	(better)
 *
 * Which is what we had before.  This works out fine, except, that the
 * number of meta maps is hardcoded into the client at compile time.  
 * Wouldn't it be nice to be able to determine at runtime how many maps
- * we want and be able to change them as neccesary?  We can do this by
+ * we want and be able to change them as necessary?  We can do this by
 * having a pointer to the set of pointers of MetaMaps...
 *
 *	typedef MetaMap **KeyTable;		(dyanmic now)
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ void	resize_metamap (int new_size)
 	if (old_size < new_size)
 	{
 		/*
-		 * Realloc and copy if neccesary
+		 * Realloc and copy if necessary
 		 */
 		if (new_size > max_keys_size)
 		{
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void	resize_metamap (int new_size)
 	/*
 	 * If we're shrinking the meta table, just garbage collect all
-	 * the old bindings, dont actually bother resizing the table.
+	 * the old bindings, don't actually bother resizing the table.
 	 */
 	else
 	{
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void	resize_metamap (int new_size)
 		 * to either meaningless, or bogus data, and either cause
 		 * undefined behavior or a total program crash.  So we walk
 		 * all of the remaining states and garbage collect any 
-		 * meta transisions that are out of bounds.
+		 * meta transitions that are out of bounds.
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < new_size; i++)
 		{
@@ -582,10 +582,10 @@ void 	save_bindings (FILE *fp, int do_all)
 }
 /*
- * This is a function used by edit_char to retreive the details for a
+ * This is a function used by edit_char to retrieve the details for a
 * specific key binding.  This function provides the only external access
 * to the key bindings.  The arguments are the meta state and the character
- * whose information you want to retreive.  That information is stored into
+ * whose information you want to retrieve.  That information is stored into
 * the 'func' and 'name' pointers you pass in.
 *
 * The function will return 0 if the binding you request is a "normal" one.
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static int parse_key(const char *sequence, char *term)
 	return return_meta;
 #if 0
-	/* The rest of this isnt finished, hense is unsupported */
+	/* The rest of this isn't finished, hence is unsupported */
 	say("The bind cannot occur because the character sequence to bind contains a leading substring that is bound to something else.");
 	return -1;
 #endif
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(bindcmd)
 	/*
 	 * Grok the key argument and see what we can make of it
-	 * If there is an error at this point, dont continue.
+	 * If there is an error at this point, don't continue.
 	 * Most of the work is done here.
 	 */
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(bindcmd)
 /*
 * lookup_function:  When you want to convert a "binding" name (such as
 * BACKSPACE or SELF_INSERT) over to its offset in the binding lookup table,
- * you must call this function to retreive that offset.  The first argument
+ * you must call this function to retrieve that offset.  The first argument
 * is the name you want to look up, and the second argument is where the
 * offset is to be stored.  
 *
@@ -1229,13 +1229,13 @@ static int lookup_function(const char *orig_name, int *lf_index)
 }
-/* I dont know where this belongs. */
+/* I don't know where this belongs. */
 /*
 * display_key: Given a (possibly unprintable) unsigned character 'c', 
 * convert that character into a printable string.  For characters less
 * than 32, and the character 127, they will be converted into the "control"
 * sequence by having a prepended caret ('^').  Other characters will be
- * left alone.  The return value belongs to the function -- dont mangle it.
+ * left alone.  The return value belongs to the function -- don't mangle it.
 */
 static char *display_key(char c)
 {
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ static char keyloc[80];
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INITIALIZATION * * * * * * * * * * * */
 /* 
 * This is where you put all the default key bindings.  This is a lot
- * simpler, just defining those you need, instead of all of them, isnt
+ * simpler, just defining those you need, instead of all of them, isn't
 * it?  And it takes up so much less memory, too...
 */
 void 	init_keys (void)
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ void 	init_keys (void)
 	snew_key(0, 127, "BACKSPACE");			/* ^? (delete) */
 	/* 
-	 * european keyboards (and probably others) use the eigth bit
+	 * european keyboards (and probably others) use the eighth bit
 	 * for extended characters.  Having these keys bound by default
 	 * causes them lots of grief, so unless you really want to use
 	 * these, they are commented out.
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(lastlog)
 				/*
 				 * Which can be combined with -ALL, which 
 				 * turns on all levels.  Use --MSGS or
-				 * whatever to turn off ones you dont want.
+				 * whatever to turn off ones you don't want.
 				 */
 				if (!my_strnicmp(arg, "ALL", len))
 				{
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(lastlog)
 	} else
 		start_pos = current_window->lastlog_head;
-	/* Let's not get confused here, display a seperator.. -lynx */
+	/* Let's not get confused here, display a separator.. -lynx */
 	strip_ansi_in_echo = 0;
 	if (header && !fp)
 		say("Lastlog:");
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ struct in_addr ip;
 	return;
 }
-void print_ns_succede(struct reslist *rptr)
+static void print_ns_succeed(struct reslist *rptr)
 {
 char *u, *n, *h;
 char buffer[BIG_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ void cdns_generic_callback(DNS_QUEUE *dns)
 	if(info->func)
 		info->func(info);
 	else if(dns->out)
-		print_ns_succede(info);
+		print_ns_succeed(info);
 	else
 		print_ns_fail(info);
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ static int ar_procanswer(struct reslist *rptr, HEADER *hptr, unsigned char *buf,
 		cp += dn_skipname(cp, eob) + QFIXEDSZ;
 #endif
 	/*
-	 * proccess each answer sent to us. blech.
+	 * process each answer sent to us. blech.
 	 */
 	while (hptr->ancount-- > 0 && cp < eob) {
 		n = dn_expand(buf, eob, cp, ar_hostbuf, sizeof(ar_hostbuf)-1);
@@ -2746,7 +2746,7 @@ struct	hostent	*ar_answer(char *reip, int size, void (*func)(struct reslist *) )
 		}
 		ar_reinfo.re_errors++;
 		/*
-		** If a bad error was returned, we stop here and dont send
+		** If a bad error was returned, we stop here and don't send
 		** send any more (no retries granted).
 		*/
 		if (h_errno != TRY_AGAIN)
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ int s;
 			ar_lookup--;
 		return when;
 	}
-	if ((hp = ar_answer((char *)&ar_del, sizeof(ar_del), print_ns_succede)))
+	if ((hp = ar_answer((char *)&ar_del, sizeof(ar_del), print_ns_succeed)))
 	{
 		char **s;
 		ar_lookup--;
@@ -3040,7 +3040,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(nslookup)
 			if (host && !my_stricmp(host, "cmd"))
 			{
 				if (!(cmd = next_expr(&args, '{')))
-					bitchsay("Need {...} for -CMD arguement");
+					bitchsay("Need {...} for -CMD argument");
 				else
 					host = next_arg(args, &args);
 			}
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ int handle_socks(int fd, struct sockaddr_in addr, char *host, int portnum)
 * we now take four arguments:
 *
 *	- hostname - name of the host (pathname) to connect to (if applicable)
- *	- portnum - port number to connect to or listen on (0 if you dont care)
+ *	- portnum - port number to connect to or listen on (0 if you don't care)
 *	- service -	0 - set up a listening socket
 *			1 - set up a connecting socket
 *	- protocol - 	0 - use the TCP protocol
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ const char *dgets_strerror(int dgets_errno)
 *
 * Return values:
 *
- *	-1 -- something really died.  Either a read error occured, the
+ *	-1 -- something really died.  Either a read error occurred, the
- *	      fildesc wasnt really ready for reading, or the input buffer
+ *	      fildesc wasn't really ready for reading, or the input buffer
 *	      for the filedesc filled up (8192 bytes)
 *	 0 -- If the data read in from the file descriptor did not form a 
 *	      complete line, then zero is always returned.  This should be
 *	      considered a stopping condition.  Do not call dgets() again
- *	      after it returns 0, because unless more data is avaiable on
+ *	      after it returns 0, because unless more data is available on
 *	      the fd, it will return -1, which you would misinterpret as an
 *	      error condition.
 *	      If "buffer" is 0, then whatever we have available will be 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int BX_dgets (char *str, int des, int buffer, int buffersize, void *ssl_fd)
 		}
 		/*
-		 * Dont try to read into a full buffer.
+		 * Don't try to read into a full buffer.
 		 */
 		if (ioe->write_pos >= ioe->buffer_size)
 		{
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ int BX_dgets (char *str, int des, int buffer, int buffersize, void *ssl_fd)
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Check to see if any bytes are ready.  If this fails,
-		 * then its almost always due to the filedesc being 
+		 * then it's almost always due to the filedesc being 
-		 * bogus.  Thats a fatal error.
+		 * bogus.  That's a fatal error.
 		 */
 		if (ioctl(des, FIONREAD, &nbytes) == -1)
 		{
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int BX_dgets (char *str, int des, int buffer, int buffersize, void *ssl_fd)
 		else
 		{
 			/*
-			 * At this point nbytes is 0, and it doesnt
+			 * At this point nbytes is 0, and it doesn't
 			 * appear the socket is at EOF or ready to read.
 			 * Very little to do at this point but force the
 			 * issue and figure out what the heck went wrong.
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ int BX_dgets (char *str, int des, int buffer, int buffersize, void *ssl_fd)
 				}
 				case 0:
 				{
-					yell("des [%d] passed to dgets(), but it isnt ready.", des);
+					yell("des [%d] passed to dgets(), but it isn't ready.", des);
 					if (ioe->write_pos == 0)
 					{
 						yell("X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X ABANDON SHIP! X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X");
-						ircpanic("write_pos is zero when it cant be.");
+						ircpanic("write_pos is zero when it can't be.");
 					}
 					else
 					{
@@ -518,11 +518,11 @@ char *t = NULL;
 /*
 * got_initial_version_28: this is called when ircii gets the serial
- * number 004 reply.  We do this becuase the 004 numeric gives us the
+ * number 004 reply.  We do this because the 004 numeric gives us the
- * server name and version in a very easy to use fashion, and doesnt
+ * server name and version in a very easy to use fashion, and doesn't
 * rely on the syntax or construction of the 002 numeric.
 *
- * Hacked as neccesary by jfn, May 1995
+ * Hacked as necessary by jfn, May 1995
 */
 static void get_nat_address(UserhostItem *stuff, char *nick, char *args)
 {
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ void put_echo (char *str)
 * put_it: the irc display routine.  Use this routine to display anything to
 * the main irc window.  It handles sending text to the display or stdout as
 * needed, add stuff to the lastlog and log file, etc.  Things NOT to do:
- * Dont send any text that contains \n, very unpredictable.  Tabs will also
+ * Don't send any text that contains \n, very unpredictable.  Tabs will also
 * screw things up.  The calling routing is responsible for not overwriting
 * the 1K buffer allocated.  
 *
- * For Ultrix machines, you can't call put_it() with floating point arguements.
+ * For Ultrix machines, you can't call put_it() with floating point arguments.
 * It just doesn't work.  - phone, jan 1993.
 */
 void BX_put_it(const char *format, ...)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void serversay(const char *from, const char *format, ...)
 	target_window = old_target_window;
 }
 /*
- * Error is exactly like yell, except that if the error occured while
+ * Error is exactly like yell, except that if the error occurred while
 * you were loading a script, it tells you where it happened.
 */
 void 	error (const char *format, ...)
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ char	* BX_PasteArgs(char **Args, int StartPoint)
 /*
 * BreakArgs: breaks up the line from the server, in to where its from,
- * setting FromUserHost if it should be, and returns all the arguements
+ * setting FromUserHost if it should be, and returns all the arguments
 * that are there.   Re-written by phone, dec 1992.
 */
 int BX_BreakArgs(char *Input, char **Sender, char **OutPut, int ig_sender)
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ void parse_server(char *orig_line)
 	strncpy(copy, line, BIG_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	BreakArgs(line, &from, ArgList, 0);
-	/* XXXX - i dont think 'from' can be null here.  */
+	/* XXXX - I don't think 'from' can be null here.  */
 	if (!(comm = (*ArgList++)) || !from || !*ArgList)
 		return;		/* Serious protocol violation -- ByeBye  */
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ HWND newsubmenu(MenuStruct *menutoadd, HWND location, int pulldown)
 							  NULL,
 							  NULL);
-	/* Go through all menuitems adding items and submenus (and subitems) as neccessary */
+	/* Go through all menuitems adding items and submenus (and subitems) as necessary */
 	tmp = menutoadd->menuorigin;
 	while(tmp!=NULL)
@@ -3038,7 +3038,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(fencode)
 	}
 	result[i] = '\0';
-	return result;		/* DONT USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
+	return result;		/* DON'T USE RETURN_STR HERE! */
 }
 void pm_file_dialog(char *data[7])
@@ -133,10 +133,12 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(readlog)
 }
 /*
- * show_help:  show's either a page of text from a help_fp, or the whole
+ * show_log:  Shows either a page of text from a msg_fp, or the whole
 * thing, depending on the value of HELP_PAGER_VAR.  If it gets to the end,
- * (in either case it will eventally), it closes the file, and returns 0
+ * (in either case it will eventually), it closes the file, and returns 0
 * to indicate this.
 *
 * Based on show_help()
 */ 
 static	int show_log(Window *window, char *name)
 {
@@ -104,17 +104,17 @@ int new_match (const char *pattern, const char *string)
 		/*
 		 * If the last character in the pattern was a *, then
-		 * we walk the string until we find the next instance int
+		 * we walk the string until we find the next instance in
-		 * string, of the character that was after the *.
+		 * the string, of the character that was after the *.
 		 * If we get to the end of string, then obviously there
 		 * is no match.  A * at the end of the pattern is handled
-		 * especially, so we dont need to consider that.
+		 * especially, so we don't need to consider that.
 		 */
 		if (asterisk)
 		{
 			/*
 			 * More pattern, no source.  Obviously this
-			 * asterisk isnt going to cut it.  Try again.
+			 * asterisk isn't going to cut it.  Try again.
 			 * This replaces an 'always failure' case. 
 			 * In 99% of the cases, we will try again and it
 			 * will fail anyhow, but 1% of the cases it would
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ int new_match (const char *pattern, const char *string)
 			 * If the character in the pattern immediately
 			 * following the asterisk is a qmark, then we
 			 * save where we're at and we allow the ? to be
-			 * matched.  If we find it doesnt work later on,
+			 * matched.  If we find it doesn't work later on,
 			 * then we will come back to here and try again.
 			 *     OR 
 			 * We've found the character we're looking for!
 			 * Save some state information about how to recover
-			 * if we dont match
+			 * if we don't match
 			 */
 			else if (*pattern == '?' || 
 				(tolower((unsigned char)*string) == tolower((unsigned char)*pattern)))
@@ -351,11 +351,11 @@ char **BX_split_up_line(const char *str, int max_cols)
 *
 * It may be a good idea to allow users to control this behaviour, possibly
 * by introducing a new variable, DISPLAY_MODE. 0 is the traditional way
- * and 1 is the quick way. Anyway, we dont care at this level, as we are
+ * and 1 is the quick way. Anyway, we don't care at this level, as we are
 * simply preparing the strings here.
 *
 * Errm ... oh yes, and since this caught me by surprise and caused many a
- * minutes worth of hair pulling, dont forget we need to keep count of
+ * minutes worth of hair pulling, don't forget we need to keep count of
 * PRINTED Characters not buffer positions :-)
 */
 #define SPLIT_EXTENT 40
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ char **BX_prepare_display(const char *orig_str,
 	buffer[0] = 0;
-	/* Handle blank or non-existant lines */
+	/* Handle blank or non-existent lines */
 	if (!orig_str || !orig_str[0])
 		orig_str = space;
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ char **BX_prepare_display(const char *orig_str,
 		} /* End of switch (*ptr) */
 		/*
-		 * Must check for cols >= maxcols+1 becuase we can have a 
+		 * Must check for cols >= maxcols+1 because we can have a 
 		 * character on the extreme screen edge, and we would still 
 		 * want to treat this exactly as 1 line, and cols has already 
 		 * been incremented.
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ char **BX_prepare_display(const char *orig_str,
 			 *
 			 * Due to some ... interesting design considerations,
 			 * if you have /set indent on and your first line has
-			 * exactly one word seperation in it, then obviously
+			 * exactly one word separation in it, then obviously
 			 * there is a really long "word" to the right of the 
 			 * first word.  Normally, we would just break the 
 			 * line after the first word and then plop the really 
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ char **BX_prepare_display(const char *orig_str,
 			/*
 			 * If we are approaching the number of lines that
 			 * we have space for, then resize the master line
-			 * buffer so we dont run out.
+			 * buffer so we don't run out.
 			 */
 			if (line >= output_size - 3)
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ static int add_to_display_list(Window *window, const char *str)
 	window->distance_from_display++;
 	/*
-	 * Only output the line if hold mode isnt activated
+	 * Only output the line if hold mode isn't activated
 	 */
 	if (((window->distance_from_display > window->display_size) &&
 						window->scrollback_point) ||
@@ -937,8 +937,8 @@ int BX_output_line(const char *str)
 /*
 * NOTE: When we output colors, we explicitly turn off bold and reverse,
 * as they can affect the display of the colors. We turn them back on
- * afterwards, though. We dont need to worry about blinking or underline
+ * afterwards, though. We don't need to worry about blinking or underline
- * as they dont affect the colors. But reverse and bold do, so we need to
+ * as they don't affect the colors. But reverse and bold do, so we need to
 * make sure that the color sequence has preference, rather than the previous
 * IRC-II formatting colors.
 *
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ int BX_output_with_count(const char *str, int clreol, int output)
 			beep++;
 			break;
 		}
-		/* Dont ask */
+		/* Don't ask */
 		case '\f':
 		{
 			if (output)
@@ -1628,14 +1628,14 @@ extern	Window	*BX_create_additional_screen (void)
 			/*
 			 * Make sure that no inhereted file descriptors
 			 * are left over past the exec.  xterm will reopen
-			 * any fd's that it is interested in.
+			 * any fds that it is interested in.
 			 */
 			for (i = 3; i < 256; i++)
 				close(i);
 			/*
 			 * Try to restore some sanity to the signal
-			 * handlers, since theyre not really appropriate here
+			 * handlers, since they're not really appropriate here
 			 */
 			my_signal(SIGINT,  SIG_IGN, 0);
 			my_signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL, 0);
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ char *BX_skip_ctl_c_seq(const char *start, int *lhs, int *rhs, int proper)
 	int	lv1, rv1;
 	/*
-	 * For our sanity, just use a placeholder if the caller doesnt
+	 * For our sanity, just use a placeholder if the caller doesn't
 	 * care where the end of the ^C code is.
 	 */
 	if (!lhs)
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ char *BX_skip_ctl_c_seq(const char *start, int *lhs, int *rhs, int proper)
 	*lhs = *rhs = -1;
 	/*
-	 * If we're passed a non ^C code, dont do anything.
+	 * If we're passed a non ^C code, don't do anything.
 	 */
 	if (*after != COLOR_CHAR)
 		return (char *)after;
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ char *BX_skip_ctl_c_seq(const char *start, int *lhs, int *rhs, int proper)
 		/*
-		 * Code certainly cant have moRe than two chars in it
+		 * Code certainly can't have more than two chars in it
 		 */
 		c1 = after[0];
 		c2 = after[1];
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ char *BX_skip_ctl_c_seq(const char *start, int *lhs, int *rhs, int proper)
 char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Used as a translation table when we cant display graphics characters
+	 * Used as a translation table when we can't display graphics characters
 	 * or we have been told to do translation.  A no-brainer, with little attempt
 	 * at being smart.
 	 * (JKJ: perhaps we should allow a user to /set this?)
@@ -2354,7 +2354,7 @@ char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 			int my_gcmode = gcmode;
 			/*
 			 * This is a very paranoid check to make sure that
-			 * the 8-bit escape code doesnt elude us.
+			 * the 8-bit escape code doesn't elude us.
 			 */
 			if (chr == '\x9b')
 			{
@@ -2418,8 +2418,8 @@ char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 				/*
 				 * gcmode 1 is "accept or reverse mangle"
-				 * If youre doing 8-bit, it accepts eight
+				 * If you're doing 8-bit, it accepts eight
-				 * bit characters.  If youre not doing 8 bit
+				 * bit characters.  If you're not doing 8 bit
 				 * then it converts the char into something
 				 * printable and then reverses it.
 				 */
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@ char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 /* { */			case ('o') : case ('|') : case ('}') :
 			case ('~') : case ('c') :
 			{
-				break;		/* Dont do anything */
+				break;		/* Don't do anything */
 			}
 			/*
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 					/*
 					 * If we run out of code here, 
-					 * then we're totaly confused.
+					 * then we're totally confused.
 					 * just back out with whatever
 					 * we have...
 					 */
@@ -2783,8 +2783,8 @@ char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 	        /*
-	         * Skip over ^C codes, theyre already normalized
+	         * Skip over ^C codes, they're already normalized
-	         * well, thats not totaly true.  We do some mangling
+	         * well, that's not totally true.  We do some mangling
 	         * in order to make it work better
 	         */
 		case 3:
@@ -2804,7 +2804,7 @@ char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 			 * 131 is encountered when eight bit chars is OFF.
 			 * We see a character 3 (131 with the 8th bit off)
 			 * and so we ask skip_ctl_c_seq where the end of 
-			 * that sequence is.  But since it isnt a ^c sequence
+			 * that sequence is.  But since it isn't a ^c sequence
 			 * it just shrugs its shoulders and returns the
 			 * pointer as-is.  So we sit asking it where the end
 			 * is and it says "its right here".  So there is a 
@@ -2816,7 +2816,7 @@ char *BX_strip_ansi(const char *str)
 			 */
 			if (end == str)
 			{
-				/* Turn on reverse if neccesary */
+				/* Turn on reverse if necessary */
 				if (reverse == 0)
 					output[pos++] = REV_TOG;
 				output[pos++] = ' ';
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ extern	int	BX_find_in_server_list (char *server, int port)
 		MATCH_WITH_COMPLETION(server, server_list[i].itsname);
 #endif
 		/*
-		 * Try to avoid unneccessary string compares. Only compare
+		 * Try to avoid unnecessary string compares. Only compare
 		 * the first part of the string if there's not already a
 		 * possible match set in "hintfound". This enables us to
 		 * search for an exact match even if there's already a
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(servercmd)
 			say("Need server number for -DELETE");
 	}
 	/*
-	 * Add a server, but dont connect
+	 * Add a server, but don't connect
 	 */
 	else if (strlen(server) > 1 && !my_strnicmp(server, "-SEND", strlen(server)))
 	{
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ char	*BX_get_server_nickname (int gsn_index)
 /* 
 * set_server2_8 - set the server as a 2.8 server 
- * This is used if we get a 001 numeric so that we dont bite on
+ * This is used if we get a 001 numeric so that we don't bite on
 * the "kludge" that ircd has for older clients
 */
 void 	BX_set_server2_8 (int ss2_index, int value)
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ char	*get_server_userhost (int gsu_index)
 }
 /*
- * got_my_userhost -- callback function, XXXX doesnt belong here
+ * got_my_userhost -- callback function, XXXX doesn't belong here
 */
 void 	got_my_userhost (UserhostItem *item, char *nick, char *stuff)
 {
@@ -2732,7 +2732,7 @@ char *get_server_orignick(int server)
 /*
 * This is the function to attempt to make a nickname change.  You
 * cannot send the NICK command directly to the server: you must call
- * this function.  This function makes sure that the neccesary variables
+ * this function.  This function makes sure that the necessary variables
 * are set so that if the NICK command fails, a sane action can be taken.
 *
 * If ``nick'' is NULL, then this function just tells the server what
@@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ void BX_fudge_nickname(int servnum)
 	/*
 	 * If we got here because the user did a /NICK command, and
-	 * the nick they chose doesnt exist, then we just dont do anything,
+	 * the nick they chose doesn't exist, then we just don't do anything,
 	 * we just cancel the pending action and give up.
 	 */
 	if (s->nickname_pending)
@@ -3662,7 +3662,7 @@ void BX_send_msg_to_channels(int server, const char *msg)
 	ChannelList *chan = NULL;
 	int count;
 	/* 
-	 * Because of hybrid and it's removal of , targets 
+	 * Because of hybrid and its removal of , targets 
 	 * we need to detect this and get around it..
 	 */
 	if (get_server_version(server) == Server2_8hybrid6)
@@ -3697,7 +3697,7 @@ char *p = NULL;
 NickList *n = NULL;
 int count;
 	/* 
-	 * Because of hybrid and it's removal of , targets 
+	 * Because of hybrid and its removal of , targets 
 	 * we need to detect this and get around it..
 	 */
 	serv_version = get_server_version(server);
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ void *default_status_output_function = make_status;
 /*
 * convert_sub_format: This is used to convert the formats of the
 * sub-portions of the status line to a format statement specially designed
- * for that sub-portion.  convert_sub_format looks for occurences of %c
+ * for that sub-portion.  convert_sub_format looks for occurrences of %c
 * (where c is passed to the function); when found, it is replaced by %s
 * for use in an sprintf.  Only the first 'args' instances are replaced.
- * All other occurences of % are replaced by %%.  The string returned by 
+ * All other occurrences of % are replaced by %%.  The string returned by 
 * this function must be freed.
 */
 static char *convert_sub_format(const char *format, int args, char c, const char *padded)
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static	char	*convert_format(Window *win, char *format, int k)
 		/* Its a % */
 		map = 0;
-		/* Find the map, if neccesary */
+		/* Find the map, if necessary */
 		if (*++format == '{')
 		{
 			char	*endptr;
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static void justify_status(Window *win, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 		}
 		/*
-		 * Dont allow more than CO printable characters
+		 * Don't allow more than CO printable characters
 		 */
 		if (printable >= win->screen->co)
 		{
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ char *stat_convert_format(Window *win, char *form)
 		/* Its a % */
 		map = 0;
-		/* Find the map, if neccesary */
+		/* Find the map, if necessary */
 		if (*++ptr == '{')
 		{
 			char	*endptr;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int CompareKeyListField (tcl_interp, fieldName, field, valuePtr, valueSiz
 *   o tcl_interp (I/O) - Error message will be return in result if there is an
 *     error.
 *   o fieldName (I) - The name of the field to find.  Will validate that the
- *     name is not empty.  If the name has a sub-name (seperated by "."),
+ *     name is not empty.  If the name has a sub-name (separated by "."),
 *     search for the top level name.
 *   o fieldInfoPtr (O) - The following fields are filled in:
 *       o argc - The number of elements in the keyed list.
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ errorExit:
 * Returns:
 *   TCL_OK - If the field was found.
 *   TCL_BREAK - If the field was not found.
- *   TCL_ERROR - If an error occured.
+ *   TCL_ERROR - If an error occurred.
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 int
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ Tcl_GetKeyedListKeys (tcl_interp, subFieldName, keyedList, keysArgcPtr,
 *   o tcl_interp (I/O) - Error message will be return in result if there is an
 *     error.
 *   o fieldName (I) - The name of the field to extract.  Will recusively
- *     process sub-field names seperated by `.'.
+ *     process sub-field names separated by `.'.
 *   o keyedList (I) - The list to search for the field.
 *   o fieldValuePtr (O) - If the field is found, a pointer to a dynamicly
 *     allocated string containing the value is returned here.  If NULL is
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ Tcl_GetKeyedListKeys (tcl_interp, subFieldName, keyedList, keysArgcPtr,
 * Returns:
 *   TCL_OK - If the field was found.
 *   TCL_BREAK - If the field was not found.
- *   TCL_ERROR - If an error occured.
+ *   TCL_ERROR - If an error occurred.
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 int Tcl_GetKeyedListField (tcl_interp, fieldName, keyedList, fieldValuePtr)
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ int Tcl_GetKeyedListField (tcl_interp, fieldName, keyedList, fieldValuePtr)
 			break;
    /*
-     * Check for sub-names, temporarly delimit the top name with a '\0'.
+     * Check for sub-names, temporarily delimit the top name with a '\0'.
     */
 	nameSeparPtr = strchr ((char *) fieldName, '.');
 	if (nameSeparPtr != NULL)
@@ -600,13 +600,13 @@ exitPoint:
 *   o tcl_interp (I/O) - Error message will be return in result if there is an
 *     error.
 *   o fieldName (I) - The name of the field to extract.  Will recusively
- *     process sub-field names seperated by `.'.
+ *     process sub-field names separated by `.'.
 *   o fieldValue (I) - The value to set for the field.
 *   o keyedList (I) - The keyed list to set a field value in, may be an
 *     NULL or an empty list to create a new keyed list.
 * Returns:
 *   A pointer to a dynamically allocated string, or NULL if an error
- *   occured.
+ *   occurred.
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 char * Tcl_SetKeyedListField (tcl_interp, fieldName, fieldValue, keyedList)
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ char * Tcl_SetKeyedListField (tcl_interp, fieldName, fieldValue, keyedList)
        keyedList = empty_string;
    /*
-     * Check for sub-names, temporarly delimit the top name with a '\0'.
+     * Check for sub-names, temporarily delimit the top name with a '\0'.
     */
    nameSeparPtr = strchr ((char *) fieldName, '.');
    if (nameSeparPtr != NULL)
@@ -702,12 +702,12 @@ errorExit:
 *   o tcl_interp (I/O) - Error message will be return in result if there is an
 *     error.
 *   o fieldName (I) - The name of the field to extract.  Will recusively
- *     process sub-field names seperated by `.'.
+ *     process sub-field names separated by `.'.
 *   o fieldValue (I) - The value to set for the field.
 *   o keyedList (I) - The keyed list to delete the field from.
 * Returns:
 *   A pointer to a dynamically allocated string containing the new list, or
- *   NULL if an error occured.
+ *   NULL if an error occurred.
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 char *Tcl_DeleteKeyedListField (Tcl_Interp *tcl_interp, char *fieldName, char *keyedList)
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ char *Tcl_DeleteKeyedListField (Tcl_Interp *tcl_interp, char *fieldName, char *k
    char        *elemArgv [2];
    char        *newElement;
    /*
-     * Check for sub-names, temporarly delimit the top name with a '\0'.
+     * Check for sub-names, temporarily delimit the top name with a '\0'.
     */
    nameSeparPtr = strchr ((char *) fieldName, '.');
    if (nameSeparPtr != NULL)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ extern	int		already_detached;
 #if !defined(WTERM_C)
-/* Systems cant seem to agree where to put these... */
+/* Systems can't seem to agree where to put these... */
 #ifdef HAVE_TERMINFO
 #define Tgetstr(x, y) 	((void)&(y), tigetstr((x).iname))
 #define Tgetnum(x) 	tigetnum(x.iname);
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static	char	termcap2[2048];	/* bigger than we need, just in case */
 /* 
 * Any GUI system modules must be included here to make the GUI support
- *  routines accessable to the rest of BitchX. 
+ *  routines accessible to the rest of BitchX. 
 */
 #ifndef WTERM_C
 #ifdef __EMXPM__
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ int	term_echo (int flag)
 /*
 * term_putchar: puts a character to the screen, and displays control
- * characters as inverse video uppercase letters.  NOTE:  Dont use this to
+ * characters as inverse video uppercase letters.  NOTE:  Don't use this to
 * display termcap control sequences!  It won't work! 
 *
 * Um... well, it will work if DISPLAY_ANSI_VAR is set to on... (hop)
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ int term_init (char *term)
 	 * we have many ways of doing the same thing.
 	 * To keep the set of tests easier, we set up a bitfield integer
 	 * which will have the desired capabilities added to it. If after
-	 * all the checks we dont have the desired mask, we dont have a
+	 * all the checks we don't have the desired mask, we don't have a
 	 * capable enough terminal.
 	 */
 	desired = TERM_CAN_CUP | TERM_CAN_CLEAR | TERM_CAN_CLREOL |
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ static	TimerList *get_timer (char *ref);
 /*
 * timercmd: the bit that handles the TIMER command.  If there are no
- * arguements, then just list the currently pending timers, if we are
+ * arguments, then just list the currently pending timers; if we are
- * give a -DELETE flag, attempt to delete the timer from the list.  Else
+ * given a -DELETE flag, attempt to delete the timer from the list.  Else
 * consider it to be a timer to add, and add it.
 */
 BUILT_IN_COMMAND(timercmd)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(timercmd)
 			if (winref == -1 && my_stricmp(na, "-1"))
 			{
-				say("%s: That window doesnt exist!", command);
+				say("%s: That window doesn't exist!", command);
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(timercmd)
 }
 /*
- * This is put here on purpose -- we dont want any of the above functions
+ * This is put here on purpose -- we don't want any of the above functions
 * to have any knowledge of this struct.
 */
 static TimerList *PendingTimers;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static	int	create_timer_ref (char *refnum_want, char *refnum_gets)
 	if (strlen(refnum_want) > REFNUM_MAX)
 		refnum_want[REFNUM_MAX] = 0;
-	/* If the user doesnt care */
+	/* If the user doesn't care */
 	if (!strcmp(refnum_want, empty_string))
 	{
 		/* Find the lowest refnum available */
@@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ char *function_timer(char *n, char *args)
 * You call this to register a timer callback.
 *
 * The arguments:
- *  refnum_want: The refnUm requested.  This should only be sepcified
+ *  refnum_want: The refnum requested.  This should only be specified
 *		 by the user, functions wanting callbacks should specify
- *		 the value -1 which means "dont care".
+ *		 the value -1 which means "don't care".
- * The rest of the arguments are dependant upon the value of "callback"
+ * The rest of the arguments are dependent upon the value of "callback"
 *	-- if "callback" is NULL then:
 *  callback:	 NULL
 *  what:	 some ircII commands to run when the timer goes off
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void set_translation(Window *win, char *tablename, int unused)
 	 * x) despite the 0x being defined as optionally existing on input,
 	 * and others zero out all the output variables if there is trailing
 	 * non white space in the format string which doesn't appear on the
-	 * input. Overall, the standard I/O libraries have a tendancy not
+	 * input. Overall, the standard I/O libraries have a tendency not
 	 * to be very standard.
 	 */
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ void do_stack_set(int type, char *args)
 		int cnt = 0;
 		char *copy;
 		copy = LOCAL_COPY(args);
-		/* Dont need to unstub it, we're not actually using it. */
+		/* Don't need to unstub it, we're not actually using it. */
 		upper(copy);
 		find_fixed_array_item(irc_variable, sizeof(IrcVariable), NUMBER_OF_VARIABLES, copy, &cnt, (int *)&var_index);
 		if (cnt < 0 || cnt == 1)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ CVS_REVISION(who_c)
 #define WHO_INVISIBLE	0x2000
 /*
- * This is tricky -- this doesnt get the LAST one, it gets the
+ * This is tricky -- this doesn't get the LAST one, it gets the
 * next to the last one.  Why?  Because the LAST one is the one
 * asking, and they want to know who is LAST (before them)
 * So it sucks.  Sue me.
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void BX_whobase(char *args, void (*line) (WhoEntry *, char *, char **), void (*e
 			{
 				if ((arg = next_arg(args, &args)) == NULL)
 				{
-					say("WHO -SERVER: missing arguement");
+					say("WHO -SERVER: missing argument");
 					return;
 				}
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void BX_whobase(char *args, void (*line) (WhoEntry *, char *, char **), void (*e
 			{
 				if ((arg = next_arg(args, &args)) == NULL)
 				{
-					say("WHO -NAME: missing arguement");
+					say("WHO -NAME: missing argument");
 					return;
 				}
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void BX_whobase(char *args, void (*line) (WhoEntry *, char *, char **), void (*e
 			{
 				if ((arg = next_arg(args, &args)) == NULL)
 				{
-					say("WHO -REALNAME: missing arguement");
+					say("WHO -REALNAME: missing argument");
 					return;
 				}
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void BX_whobase(char *args, void (*line) (WhoEntry *, char *, char **), void (*e
 			{
 				if ((arg = next_arg(args, &args)) == NULL)
 				{
-					say("WHO -NICK: missing arguement");
+					say("WHO -NICK: missing argument");
 					return;
 				}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ void BX_whobase(char *args, void (*line) (WhoEntry *, char *, char **), void (*e
 void quote_whine(char *type)
 {
-	yell("### Please dont do /QUOTE %s. Use /%s instead", type, type);
+	yell("### Please don't do /QUOTE %s. Use /%s instead", type, type);
 	return;
 }
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ do
 	 */
 	new_w->dirty = 1;
 	/*
-	 * We dont always want to use this function.
+	 * We don't always want to use this function.
 	 * If another function is supposed to do the work for us,
 	 * we yield to them.
 	 */
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void who_end (char *from, char **ArgList)
 	do
 	{
 		/*
-		 * Defer to another function, if neccesary.
+		 * Defer to another function, if necessary.
 		 */
 		if (new_w->end)
 		{
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ void	userhost_returned (char *from, char **ArgList)
 			/*
 			 * Otherwise, the user just did /userhost,
 			 * so we offer the numeric, and if the user
-			 * doesnt bite, we output to the screen.
+			 * doesn't bite, we output to the screen.
 			 */
 			else if (do_hook(current_numeric, "%s %s %s %s %s", 
 						item.nick,
@@ -993,10 +993,10 @@ void	userhost_returned (char *from, char **ArgList)
 		}
 		/*
-		 * If ArgList isnt the current nick, then the current nick
+		 * If ArgList isn't the current nick, then the current nick
 		 * must not be on irc.  So we whip up a dummy UserhostItem
 		 * and send it on its way.  We DO NOT HOOK the 302 numeric
-		 * with this bogus entry, because thats the historical
+		 * with this bogus entry, because that's the historical
 		 * behavior.  This can cause a problem if you do a USERHOST
 		 * and wait on the 302 numeric.  I think waiting on the 302
 		 * numeric is stupid, anyhow.
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ void	userhost_returned (char *from, char **ArgList)
 			 * Of course, only if the user asked for a callback
 			 * via /userhost -cmd or a direct call to userhostbase.
 			 * If the user just did /userhost, and the nicks arent
-			 * on, then we just dont display anything.
+			 * on, then we just don't display anything.
 			 */
 			if (top->func)
 			{
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@ void MoveCursor(int Xnew, int Ynew)
 }
 void MoveRight()
-/* move cursor right, but dont update screen.
+/* move cursor right, but don't update screen.
 this procedure must be called from DispChar&DispKanji only */
 {
 	CursorX++;
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ void MoveRight()
 }
 void MoveLeft()
-/* move cursor right, but dont update screen.
+/* move cursor right, but don't update screen.
 this procedure must be called from DispChar&DispKanji only */
 {
 	CursorX--;
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void BX_remove_window_from_screen(Window *window)
 	/*
 	 * We used to go to greath lengths to figure out how to fill
-	 * in the space vacated by this window.  Now we dont sweat that.
+	 * in the space vacated by this window.  Now we don't sweat that.
 	 * we just blow away the window and then recalculate the entire
 	 * screen.
 	 */
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ void BX_goto_window(Screen *s, int which)
 }
 /*
- * hide_window: sets the given window to invisible and recalculates remaing
+ * hide_window: sets the given window to invisible and recalculates remaining
 * windows to fill the entire screen 
 */
 void BX_hide_window(Window *window)
@@ -1196,8 +1196,8 @@ Window *w = NULL;
 /*
 * get_window_by_refnum: Given a reference number to a window, this returns a
 * pointer to that window if a window exists with that refnum, null is
- * returned otherwise.  The "safe" way to reference a window is throught the
+ * returned otherwise.  The "safe" way to reference a window is through the
- * refnum, since a window might be delete behind your back and and Window
+ * refnum, since a window might be deleted behind your back and and Window
 * pointers might become invalid.  
 */
 Window	* BX_get_window_by_refnum(unsigned int refnum)
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ int BX_is_current_channel(const char *channel, int server, int delete)
 /*
 * set_current_channel_by_refnum: This sets the current channel for the current
- * window. It returns the current channel as it's value.  If channel is null,
+ * window. It returns the current channel as its value.  If channel is null,
 * the * current channel is not changed, but simply reported by the function
 * result.  This treats as a special case setting the current channel to
 * channel "0".  This frees the current_channel for the
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ void 	BX_set_display_target (const char *who, unsigned long level)
 		/*
 		 * We'd better check to see if this should go to a
-		 * specific window (i dont agree with this, though)
+		 * specific window (I don't agree with this, though)
 		 */
 		if (is_channel((char *)who_from) && from_server > -1)
 		{
@@ -2705,7 +2705,7 @@ static Window *window_balance (Window *window, char **args, char *usage)
 /*
 * /WINDOW BEEP_ALWAYS ON|OFF
- * Indicates that when this window is HIDDEN (sorry, thats not what it seems
+ * Indicates that when this window is HIDDEN (sorry, that's not what it seems
 * like it should do, but that is what it does), beeps to this window should
 * not be suppressed like they normally are for hidden windows.  The beep
 * occurs EVEN IF /set beep is OFF.
@@ -2770,7 +2770,7 @@ static Window *window_bind (Window *window, char **args, char *usage)
 #endif
 		/*
-		 * So we know this window doesnt have a current channel.
+		 * So we know this window doesn't have a current channel.
 		 * So we have to find the window where it IS the current
 		 * channel (if it is at all)
 		 */
@@ -2920,7 +2920,7 @@ void win_create(int var, int test)
 * This directs the client to open up a new physical screen and create a
 * new window in it.  This feature depends on the external "wserv" utility
 * and requires a multi-processing system, since it actually runs the new
- * screen in a seperate process.  Please note that the external screen is
+ * screen in a separate process.  Please note that the external screen is
 * not actually controlled by the client, but rather by "wserv" which acts
 * as a pass-through filter on behalf of the client.
 *
@@ -3299,7 +3299,7 @@ static Window *window_last (Window *window, char **args, char *usage)
 * /WINDOW LASTLOG <size>
 * This changes the size of the window's lastlog buffer.  The default value
 * foR a window's lastlog is the value of /set LASTLOG, but each window may
- * be independantly tweaked with this command.
+ * be independently tweaked with this command.
 */
 static Window *window_lastlog (Window *window, char **args, char *usage)
 {
@@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@ static Window *window_level (Window *window, char **args, char *usage)
 /*
 * /WINDOW LIST
- * This lists all of the windows known to the client, and a breif summary
+ * This lists all of the windows known to the client, and a brief summary
 * of their current state.
 */
 Window *window_list (Window *window, char **args, char *usage)
@@ -4276,7 +4276,7 @@ static window_ops options [] = {
 	{ "NOTIFY",		window_notify, 		"[on|off|toggle]\n- Turns notification on/off/toggle for the current window." },
 	{ "NOTIFY_LEVEL",	window_notify_level, 	"[level]\n- Set's current window notification level to [level]" },
 	{ "NUMBER",		window_number, 		"[number]\n- Set's the current windows refnum to #" },
-	{ "POP",		window_pop, 		"\n- Pops the top window off the window stack. if hidden it's made visible" },
+	{ "POP",		window_pop, 		"\n- Pops the top window off the window stack. If hidden it's made visible" },
 	{ "PREVIOUS",		window_previous, 	"\n- Sets the current window to the previous numbered windows" },
 	{ "PROMPT",		window_prompt, 		"[text]\n- Sets the current input prompt to [text]" },
 	{ "PUSH",		window_push, 		"[refnum]\n- Places the current window or specified window on the window stack" },
@@ -4424,7 +4424,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(windowcmd)
 /* * * * * * * * * * * SCROLLBACK BUFFER * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 /* 
- * XXXX Dont you DARE touch this XXXX 
+ * XXXX Don't you DARE touch this XXXX 
 *
 * Most of the time, a delete_display_line() is followed somewhat
 * immediately by a new_display_line().  So most of the time we just
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ extern char	*BX_move_to_abs_word (const register char *start, char **mark, int w
 	register int counter = word;
 	/* This fixes a bug that counted leading spaces as
-	 * a word, when theyre really not a word.... 
+	 * a word, when they're really not a word.... 
 	 * (found by Genesis K.)
 	 *
 	 * The stock client strips leading spaces on both
 	 * the cases $0 and $-0.  I personally think this
-	 * is not the best choice, but im not going to stick
+	 * is not the best choice, but I'm not going to stick
-	 * my foot in this one... im just going to go with
+	 * my foot in this one... I'm just going to go with
 	 * what the stock client does...
 	 */
 	 while (pointer && *pointer && my_isspace(*pointer))
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ extern char	*BX_move_word_rel (const register char *start, char **mark, int word
 	/* 
 	 * XXXX - this is utterly pointless at best, and
-	 * totaly wrong at worst.
+	 * totally wrong at worst.
 	 */
 	if (counter > 0)
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ extern char	*BX_move_word_rel (const register char *start, char **mark, int word
 * Note that because of a lot of flak, if you do an expando that is
 * a "range" of words, unless you #define STRIP_EXTRANEOUS_SPACES,
 * the "n"th word will be backed up to the first character after the
- * first space after the "n-1"th word.  That apparantly is what everyone
+ * first space after the "n-1"th word.  That apparently is what everyone
- * wants, so thats whatll be the default.  Those of us who may not like
+ * wants, so that will be the default.  Those of us who may not like
- * that behavior or are at ambivelent can just #define it.
+ * that behavior or are at ambivalent can just #define it.
 */
 #undef STRIP_EXTRANEOUS_SPACES
 extern char	*BX_extract2(const char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ extern char	*BX_extract2(const char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 		/* 
 		 * Really. the only case where firstword == EOS is
 		 * when the user wants $~, in which case we really
-		 * dont need to do all the following crud.  Of
+		 * don't need to do all the following crud.  Of
 		 * course, if there ever comes a time that the
 		 * user would want to start from the EOS (when??)
 		 * we couldnt make this assumption.
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ extern char	*BX_extract2(const char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 }
 /*
- * extract is a simpler version of extract2, it is used when we dont
+ * extract is a simpler version of extract2, it is used when we don't
 * want special treatment of "firstword" if it is negative.  This is
- * typically used by the word/list functions, which also dont care if
+ * typically used by the word/list functions, which also don't care if
 * we strip out or leave in any whitespace, we just do what is the
 * fastest.
 */
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ extern char	*BX_extract(char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 	 *
 	 * ITS OK TO TAKE OUT SPACES HERE, AS THE USER SHOULDNT EXPECT
 	 * THAT THE WORD FUNCTIONS WOULD RETAIN ANY SPACES. (That is
-	 * to say that since the word/list functions dont pay attention
+	 * to say that since the word/list functions don't pay attention
 	 * to the whitespace anyhow, noone should have any problem with
 	 * those ops removing bothersome whitespace when needed.)
 	 */
@@ -310,14 +310,14 @@ extern char	*BX_extract(char *start, int firstword, int lastword)
 		if (lastword >= 0)
 			move_to_abs_word(start, &mark2, lastword+1);
 		else
-			/* its negative -- thats not valid */
+			/* it's negative -- that's not valid */
 			return m_strdup(empty_string);
 		while (mark2 > start && my_isspace(mark2[-1]))
 			mark2--;
 	}
-	/* Ok.. now if we get to here, then lastword is positive, so
+	/* OK.. now if we get to here, then lastword is positive, so
 	 * we sanity check firstword.
 	 */
 	if (firstword < 0)