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-rw-r--r--specs/CH09.xml8
-rw-r--r--specs/appB.xml2
-rw-r--r--specs/appC.xml2
3 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/specs/CH09.xml b/specs/CH09.xml
index 16be36b..afb0c81 100644
--- a/specs/CH09.xml
+++ b/specs/CH09.xml
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ perform an
<function>XListFonts</function>
using a wildcard font name and use the first
font in the list. This wildcard font name should be as broad as
-possible to maximize the probability of locating a useable font;
+possible to maximize the probability of locating a usable font;
for example, &ldquo;<code>-*-*-*-R-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-ISO8859-1</code>&rdquo;.)
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ perform an
<function>XCreateFontSet</function>
using a wildcard base font name.
This wildcard base font name should be as broad as
-possible to maximize the probability of locating a useable font;
+possible to maximize the probability of locating a usable font;
for example, &ldquo;<code>-*-*-*-R-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*</code>&rdquo;.)
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ Specifies the number of entries in <emphasis remap='I'>convert_args</emphasis>.
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies whether or not resources produced by this
-converter are sharable or display-specific and when
+converter are shareable or display-specific and when
they should be freed.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2473,7 +2473,7 @@ Specifies the number of entries in <emphasis remap='I'>convert_args</emphasis>.
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies whether or not resources produced by this
-converter are sharable or display-specific and when
+converter are shareable or display-specific and when
they should be freed.
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/specs/appB.xml b/specs/appB.xml
index 0593746..93a2cf6 100644
--- a/specs/appB.xml
+++ b/specs/appB.xml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ These modifiers and any others: mod1 mod2 &lt;event&gt; detail
<para>
The use of &ldquo;None&rdquo; for a modifier list is identical to the use
-of an exclamation point with no modifers.
+of an exclamation point with no modifiers.
</para>
<informaltable frame='topbot'>
diff --git a/specs/appC.xml b/specs/appC.xml
index 048258d..26d283d 100644
--- a/specs/appC.xml
+++ b/specs/appC.xml
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ Specifies the shared GC to be deallocated.
</variablelist>
<para>
-References to sharable GCs are counted and a free request is generated to the
+References to shareable GCs are counted and a free request is generated to the
server when the last user of a given GC destroys it.
Note that some earlier versions of
<xref linkend='XtDestroyGC' xrefstyle='select: title'/>