diff --git a/gtimelog.rst b/gtimelog.rst
index 2a16051d..5783c4e1 100644
--- a/gtimelog.rst
+++ b/gtimelog.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ minimal time logging application
 :Manual section: 1
 
 
-SYNOPSYS
+SYNOPSIS
 ========
 
 **gtimelog** [options]
diff --git a/src/gtimelog/main.py b/src/gtimelog/main.py
index 59258325..2f917beb 100644
--- a/src/gtimelog/main.py
+++ b/src/gtimelog/main.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def search_callback(source, result):
                 # if several ones match (e.g. the user tried several different
                 # usernames).  This is good because if the wrong username gets
                 # picked and is rejected by the server, we'll ask the user
-                # again and then rememebr the more recently provided answer.
+                # again and then remember the more recently provided answer.
                 # This is bad only if multiple sets of credentials are valid
                 # but cause different data to be returned -- the user will
                 # be forced to launch Seahorse and remove the saved credentials
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ def reposition_cursor(self):
         self.get_buffer().place_cursor(where)
 
     def scroll_to_end(self):
-        # If I do the scrolling immediatelly, it won't scroll to the end, usually.
+        # If I do the scrolling immediately, it won't scroll to the end, usually.
         # If I delay the scrolling, it works every time.
         # I only wish I knew how to disable the scroll animation.
         GLib.idle_add(self._scroll_to_end)
diff --git a/src/gtimelog/tests/test_main.py b/src/gtimelog/tests/test_main.py
index 860b93fa..e838ae87 100644
--- a/src/gtimelog/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/src/gtimelog/tests/test_main.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_prepare_message_ascii(self):
             sender='ASCII Name <test@example.com>',
             recipient='activity@example.com',
             subject='Report for Mr. Plain',
-            body='These are the activites done by Mr. Plain:\n...\n',
+            body='These are the activities done by Mr. Plain:\n...\n',
         )
         self.assertEqual("ASCII Name <test@example.com>", msg["From"])
         self.assertEqual("activity@example.com", msg["To"])
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_prepare_message_ascii(self):
             Subject: Report for Mr. Plain
             User-Agent: gtimelog/0.11.dev0
 
-            These are the activites done by Mr. Plain:
+            These are the activities done by Mr. Plain:
             ...
         ''').replace('0.11.dev0', __version__)
         self.assertEqual(expected, msg.as_string())
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_prepare_message_unicode(self):
             sender='Ünicødę Name <test@example.com>',
             recipient='Anöther nąme <activity@example.com>',
             subject='Report for Mr. ☃',
-            body='These are the activites done by Mr. ☃:\n...\n',
+            body='These are the activities done by Mr. ☃:\n...\n',
         )
         expected = textwrap.dedent('''\
             MIME-Version: 1.0
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_prepare_message_unicode(self):
             Subject: =?utf-8?b?UmVwb3J0IGZvciBNci4g4piD?=
             User-Agent: gtimelog/0.11.dev0
 
-            VGhlc2UgYXJlIHRoZSBhY3Rpdml0ZXMgZG9uZSBieSBNci4g4piDOgouLi4K
+            VGhlc2UgYXJlIHRoZSBhY3Rpdml0aWVzIGRvbmUgYnkgTXIuIOKYgzoKLi4uCg==
         ''').replace('0.11.dev0', __version__)
         self.assertEqual(expected, msg.as_string())
 
diff --git a/src/gtimelog/timelog.py b/src/gtimelog/timelog.py
index 6994d7bc..28208666 100644
--- a/src/gtimelog/timelog.py
+++ b/src/gtimelog/timelog.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ def to_csv_daily(self, output, title_row=True):
                              "slacking (hours)", "work (hours)"])
 
         # sum timedeltas per date
-        # timelog must be cronological for this to be dependable
+        # timelog must be chronological for this to be dependable
 
         d0 = datetime.timedelta(0)
         days = {} # date -> [time_started, slacking, work]