diff --git a/tests/test-diff-issue2761.t b/tests/test-diff-issue2761.t
--- a/tests/test-diff-issue2761.t
+++ b/tests/test-diff-issue2761.t
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ Same issue, different code path
 
   $ hg up -C
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-  $ touch doesnt-exist-in-1
+  $ touch does-not-exist-in-1
   $ hg add
-  adding doesnt-exist-in-1
+  adding does-not-exist-in-1
   $ hg ci -m third
-  $ rm doesnt-exist-in-1
+  $ rm does-not-exist-in-1
   $ hg diff -r 1
diff --git a/tests/test-filelog.py b/tests/test-filelog.py
--- a/tests/test-filelog.py
+++ b/tests/test-filelog.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fl = repo.file('foobar')
 
 def addrev(text, renamed=False):
     if renamed:
-        # data doesnt matter. Just make sure filelog.renamed() returns True
+        # data doesn't matter. Just make sure filelog.renamed() returns True
         meta = dict(copyrev=hex(nullid), copy='bar')
     else:
         meta = {}
diff --git a/tests/test-pull.t b/tests/test-pull.t
--- a/tests/test-pull.t
+++ b/tests/test-pull.t
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Issue622: hg init && hg pull -u URL does
 
 Test 'file:' uri handling:
 
-  $ hg pull -q file://../test-doesnt-exist
+  $ hg pull -q file://../test-does-not-exist
   abort: file:// URLs can only refer to localhost
   [255]
 
diff --git a/tests/test-static-http.t b/tests/test-static-http.t
--- a/tests/test-static-http.t
+++ b/tests/test-static-http.t
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ trying to push
 trying clone -r
 
   $ cd ..
-  $ hg clone -r donotexist static-http://localhost:$HGPORT/remote local0
-  abort: unknown revision 'donotexist'!
+  $ hg clone -r doesnotexist static-http://localhost:$HGPORT/remote local0
+  abort: unknown revision 'doesnotexist'!
   [255]
   $ hg clone -r 0 static-http://localhost:$HGPORT/remote local0
   adding changesets