diff --git a/doc/examples/example-magic.py b/doc/examples/example-magic.py
index 449061b..c792e6c 100644
--- a/doc/examples/example-magic.py
+++ b/doc/examples/example-magic.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ IPython environment, import this file in your configuration file with an
 execfile = this_file.py statement. See the details at the end of the sample
 ipythonrc file.  """
 
-# fisrt define a function with the proper form:
+# first define a function with the proper form:
 def magic_foo(self,parameter_s=''):
     """My very own magic!. (Use docstrings, IPython reads them)."""
     print 'Magic function. Passed parameter is between < >: <'+parameter_s+'>'
diff --git a/doc/manual_base.lyx b/doc/manual_base.lyx
index 47e9ded..eace11e 100644
--- a/doc/manual_base.lyx
+++ b/doc/manual_base.lyx
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Windows 9x support is present, and has been reported to work fine (at least
 \layout Standard
 
 Note, that I have very little access to and experience with Windows development.
- However, an excellent group of Win32 users (led by Ville Vainio), consistenly
+ However, an excellent group of Win32 users (led by Ville Vainio), consistently
  contribute bugfixes and platform-specific enhancements, so they more than
  make up for my deficiencies on that front.
  In fact, Win32 users report using IPython as a system shell (see Sec.\SpecialChar ~
@@ -5046,9 +5046,9 @@ Recursive reload
 
 The 
 \family typewriter 
-%dreload
+dreload
 \family default 
- command does a recursive reload of a module: changes made to the module
+ function does a recursive reload of a module: changes made to the module
  since you imported will actually be available without having to exit.
 \layout Subsection