diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/mbcs.c b/dlls/msvcrt/mbcs.c
index a2bd7f44d2..91a3088479 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/mbcs.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/mbcs.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ unsigned int _mbbtombc(unsigned int c)
      ((c >= 0x20 && c <=0x7e) ||(c >= 0xa1 && c <= 0xdf)))
   {
     /* FIXME: I can't get this function to return anything
-     * different to what I pass it...
+     * different from what I pass it...
      */
   }
   return c;  /* ASCII CP or no MB char */
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/tests/rtl.c b/dlls/ntdll/tests/rtl.c
index ccccba82ef..c5a3dd885f 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/tests/rtl.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/tests/rtl.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static void test_RtlUniform(void)
  * MAXLONG (=0x7fffffff) is never returned, neither with the native function
  * nor with the simplified algorithm. In reality the native function and our
  * function return a random number distributed over [0..MAXLONG-1]. Note
- * that this is different to what native documentation states [0..MAXLONG].
+ * that this is different from what native documentation states [0..MAXLONG].
  * Expressed with D.H. Lehmer's 1948 algorithm it looks like:
  *
  * seed = (seed * const_1 + const_2) % MAXLONG;
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c b/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c
index 73b8ffb4f9..91b3791d17 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI BindCtxImpl_RevokeObjectBound(IBindCtx* iface, IUnknown* punk)
 
     TRACE("(%p,%p)\n",This,punk);
 
-    /* check if the object was registred or not */
+    /* check if the object was registered or not */
     if (BindCtxImpl_GetObjectIndex(This,punk,NULL,&index)==S_FALSE)
         return MK_E_NOTBOUND;
 
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c b/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
index 0beaca2660..6074759763 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI FileMonikerImpl_GetTimeOfLastChange(IMoniker* iface,
 
     res= IRunningObjectTable_GetTimeOfLastChange(rot,iface,pFileTime);
 
-    if (FAILED(res)){ /* the moniker is not registred */
+    if (FAILED(res)){ /* the moniker is not registered */
 
         if (!GetFileAttributesExW(This->filePathName,GetFileExInfoStandard,&info))
             return MK_E_NOOBJECT;
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/classes.c b/dlls/shell32/classes.c
index 5c00c8b439..0e47f6f9fb 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/classes.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/classes.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ BOOL HCR_GetDefaultIconFromGUIDW(REFIID riid, LPWSTR szDest, DWORD len, LPDWORD
 /***************************************************************************************
 *	HCR_GetClassName	[internal]
 *
-* Gets the name of a registred class
+* Gets the name of a registered class
 */
 static const WCHAR swEmpty[] = {0};
 
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c b/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c
index 2acb2ed600..d06e03cdce 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ int WINAPI SHFileOperationW(LPSHFILEOPSTRUCTW lpFileOp)
                 goto shfileop_normal;
 	    }
 
-	    /* W98 Bug with FO_MOVE different to FO_COPY, better the same as FO_COPY */
+	    /* W98 Bug with FO_MOVE different from FO_COPY, better the same as FO_COPY */
 	    b_ToValid = ((b_SameTailName &&  b_SameRoot && (FO_COPY == FuncSwitch)) ||
                          (b_SameTailName && !b_SameRoot) || (b_ToInvalidTail));
 
diff --git a/programs/wcmd/En.rc b/programs/wcmd/En.rc
index 4acde07717..6a680ff5e5 100644
--- a/programs/wcmd/En.rc
+++ b/programs/wcmd/En.rc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ not exist in wcmd.\n"
 batch file.\n\
 \n\
 The label which is the target of a GOTO may be up to 255 characters\n\
-long but may not include spaces (this is different to other operating\n\
+long but may not include spaces (this is different from other operating\n\
 systems). If two or more identical labels exist in a batch file the\n\
 first one will always be executed. Attempting to GOTO a non-existent\n\
 label terminates the batch file execution.\n\
diff --git a/programs/wcmd/Ru.rc b/programs/wcmd/Ru.rc
index 85d26eef90..2812fb18db 100644
--- a/programs/wcmd/Ru.rc
+++ b/programs/wcmd/Ru.rc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ not exist in wcmd.\n"
 batch file.\n\
 \n\
 The label which is the target of a GOTO may be up to 255 characters\n\
-long but may not include spaces (this is different to other operating\n\
+long but may not include spaces (this is different from other operating\n\
 systems). If two or more identical labels exist in a batch file the\n\
 first one will always be executed. Attempting to GOTO a non-existent\n\
 label terminates the batch file execution.\n\
diff --git a/programs/wcmd/Si.rc b/programs/wcmd/Si.rc
index 968dac56b6..8f59601203 100644
--- a/programs/wcmd/Si.rc
+++ b/programs/wcmd/Si.rc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ not exist in wcmd.\n"
 batch file.\n\
 \n\
 The label which is the target of a GOTO may be up to 255 characters\n\
-long but may not include spaces (this is different to other operating\n\
+long but may not include spaces (this is different from other operating\n\
 systems). If two or more identical labels exist in a batch file the\n\
 first one will always be executed. Attempting to GOTO a non-existent\n\
 label terminates the batch file execution.\n\