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diff --git a/man/dstr.3 b/man/dstr.3
index f0b2a32..2ef8300 100644
--- a/man/dstr.3
+++ b/man/dstr.3
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dstr \- a simple dynamic string type
 .BI "void dstr_putz(dstr *" d );
 .BI "void dstr_puts(dstr *" d ", const char *" s );
 .BI "int dstr_vputf(dstr *" d ", va_list " ap );
-.BI "int dstr_putf(dstr *" d ", ...);
+.BI "int dstr_putf(dstr *" d ", ...);"
 .BI "void dstr_putd(dstr *" d ", const dstr *" p );
 .BI "void dstr_putm(dstr *" d ", const void *" p ", size_t " sz );
 .BI "int dstr_putline(dstr *" d ", FILE *" fp );
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ is a null pointer.
 At all times,
 .BI sz " >= " len\fR.
 .PP
-Note that there is no equaivalent of the standard C distinction between
+Note that there is no equivalent of the standard C distinction between
 the empty string (a pointer to an array of characters whose first
-element is zero) and the nonexistant string (a null pointer).  Any
+element is zero) and the nonexistent string (a null pointer).  Any
 .B dstr
 whose
 .B len
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ The
 function empties a string
 .I without
 deallocating any memory.  Therefore appending more characters is quick,
-beause the old buffer is still there and doesn't need to be allocated.
+because the old buffer is still there and doesn't need to be allocated.
 Calling
 .VS
 dstr_reset(d);
 .VE
-is equivalent to directly assinging
+is equivalent to directly assigning
 .VS
 d->len = 0;
 .VE
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ The function
 `trims' a string's buffer so that it's just large enough for the string
 contents and a null terminating byte.  This might raise an exception due
 to lack of memory.  (There are two possible ways this might happen.
-Firstly, the underlying allocator might just be braindamaged enough to
+Firstly, the underlying allocator might just be brain-damaged enough to
 fail on reducing a block's size.  Secondly, tidying an empty string with no
 buffer allocated for it causes allocation of a buffer large enough for
 the terminating null byte.)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ because the former has to do most of its work itself.  In particular,
 .B dstr_putf
 doesn't (and probably never will) understand the
 .RB ` n$ '
-positional paramter notation accepted by many Unix C libraries.  There
+positional parameter notation accepted by many Unix C libraries.  There
 is no macro equivalent of
 .BR dstr_putf .
 .PP
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ The macro
 .B DWRITE
 is equivalent.
 .SH "SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS"
-The implemenetation of the
+The implementation of the
 .B dstr
 functions is designed to do string handling in security-critical
 programs.  However, there may be bugs in the code somewhere.  In