minor typos in the documentation (a/an)

docs/reference/gio/migrating-gconf.xml

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 
     <section><title>Change sets</title>
       <para>
-        GConf has a a concept of a set of changes which can be applied or reverted
+        GConf has a concept of a set of changes which can be applied or reverted
         at once: #GConfChangeSet (GConf doesn't actually apply changes atomically,
         which is one of its shortcomings).
       </para>

docs/reference/gio/migrating-gdbus.xml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <para>
       The central concepts of D-Bus are modelled in a very similar way
-      in dbus-glib and GDBus. Both have a objects representing connections,
+      in dbus-glib and GDBus. Both have objects representing connections,
       proxies and method invocations. But there are some important
       differences:
       <itemizedlist>

docs/reference/glib/gvariant-text.xml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
    <informalexample><programlisting>[[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6.0]]</programlisting></informalexample>
 
-   is parsed as a array of arrays of doubles (type '<literal>aad</literal>').
+   is parsed as an array of arrays of doubles (type '<literal>aad</literal>').
   </para>
 
   <para>

docs/reference/glib/regex-syntax.xml

@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ written like this (ignore whitespace and line breaks):
 </programlisting>
 
 <para>
-The first part of the pattern is a DEFINE group inside which a another group
+The first part of the pattern is a DEFINE group inside which another group
 named "byte" is defined. This matches an individual component of an IPv4
 address (a number less than 256). When matching takes place, this part of the
 pattern is skipped because DEFINE acts like a false condition.

docs/reference/gobject/tut_howto.xml

@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ viewer_file_class_init (ViewerFileClass *klass)
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      Some people sometimes need to complete the initialization of a instance
+      Some people sometimes need to complete the initialization of an instance
       of a type only after the properties passed to the constructors have been
       set. This is possible through the use of the <function>constructor()</function>
       class method as described in <xref linkend="gobject-instantiation"/> or,
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ viewer_audio_file_init (ViewerAudioFile *self)
 
     <para>
       To call the base class implementation of an interface
-      method from an derived class where than interface method has been
+      method from a derived class where than interface method has been
       overridden, stash away the pointer returned from
       <function><link linkend="g-type-interface-peek-parent">g_type_interface_peek_parent</link></function>
       in a global variable.

gio/gaction.c

@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ g_action_activate (GAction  *action,
 
 /**
  * g_action_name_is_valid:
- * @action_name: an potential action name
+ * @action_name: a potential action name
  *
  * Checks if @action_name is valid.
  *

gio/gappinfo.c

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  * As of GLib 2.20, URIs will always be converted to POSIX paths
  * (using g_file_get_path()) when using g_app_info_launch() even if
  * the application requested an URI and not a POSIX path. For example
- * for an desktop-file based application with Exec key `totem
+ * for a desktop-file based application with Exec key `totem
  * %U` and a single URI, `sftp://foo/file.avi`, then
  * `/home/user/.gvfs/sftp on foo/file.avi` will be passed. This will
  * only work if a set of suitable GIO extensions (such as gvfs 2.26

gio/gconverteroutputstream.c

@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ write_internal (GOutputStream  *stream,
 
 	  if (converted_bytes > 0)
 	    {
-	      /* We got an conversion error, but we did convert some bytes before
+	      /* We got a conversion error, but we did convert some bytes before
 		 that, so handle those before reporting the error */
 	      g_error_free (my_error);
 	      break;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ write_internal (GOutputStream  *stream,
 	      return count; /* consume everything */
 	    }
 
-	  /* Converted no data and got an normal error, return it */
+	  /* Converted no data and got a normal error, return it */
 	  g_propagate_error (error, my_error);
 	  return -1;
 	}

gio/gcredentials.c

@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ credentials_native_type_check (GCredentialsType  requested_type,
  * Gets a pointer to native credentials of type @native_type from
  * @credentials.
  *
- * It is a programming error (which will cause an warning to be
+ * It is a programming error (which will cause a warning to be
  * logged) to use this method if there is no #GCredentials support for
  * the OS or if @native_type isn't supported by the OS.
  *
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ g_credentials_get_native (GCredentials     *credentials,
  * Copies the native credentials of type @native_type from @native
  * into @credentials.
  *
- * It is a programming error (which will cause an warning to be
+ * It is a programming error (which will cause a warning to be
  * logged) to use this method if there is no #GCredentials support for
  * the OS or if @native_type isn't supported by the OS.
  *

gio/gdbusconnection.c

@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ async_initable_iface_init (GAsyncInitableIface *async_initable_iface)
 /**
  * g_dbus_connection_new:
  * @stream: a #GIOStream
- * @guid: (nullable): the GUID to use if a authenticating as a server or %NULL
+ * @guid: (nullable): the GUID to use if authenticating as a server or %NULL
  * @flags: flags describing how to make the connection
  * @observer: (nullable): a #GDBusAuthObserver or %NULL
  * @cancellable: (nullable): a #GCancellable or %NULL
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ g_dbus_connection_new_finish (GAsyncResult  *res,
 /**
  * g_dbus_connection_new_sync:
  * @stream: a #GIOStream
- * @guid: (nullable): the GUID to use if a authenticating as a server or %NULL
+ * @guid: (nullable): the GUID to use if authenticating as a server or %NULL
  * @flags: flags describing how to make the connection
  * @observer: (nullable): a #GDBusAuthObserver or %NULL
  * @cancellable: (nullable): a #GCancellable or %NULL

gio/gdbuserror.c

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static GHashTable *dbus_error_name_to_re = NULL;
 
 /**
  * g_dbus_error_register_error:
- * @error_domain: A #GQuark for a error domain.
+ * @error_domain: A #GQuark for an error domain.
  * @error_code: An error code.
  * @dbus_error_name: A D-Bus error name.
  *
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ g_dbus_error_register_error (GQuark       error_domain,
 
 /**
  * g_dbus_error_unregister_error:
- * @error_domain: A #GQuark for a error domain.
+ * @error_domain: A #GQuark for an error domain.
  * @error_code: An error code.
  * @dbus_error_name: A D-Bus error name.
  *

gio/gdbusnameowning.c

@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ connection_get_cb (GObject      *source_object,
  * Like g_bus_own_name() but takes a #GDBusConnection instead of a
  * #GBusType.
  *
- * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  *     g_bus_unown_name() to stop owning the name
  *
  * Since: 2.26
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ g_bus_own_name_on_connection (GDBusConnection          *connection,
  * Simply register objects to be exported in @bus_acquired_handler and
  * unregister the objects (if any) in @name_lost_handler.
  *
- * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  *     g_bus_unown_name() to stop owning the name.
  *
  * Since: 2.26
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ bus_own_name_free_func (gpointer user_data)
  * Version of g_bus_own_name() using closures instead of callbacks for
  * easier binding in other languages.
  *
- * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  *     g_bus_unown_name() to stop owning the name.
  *
  * Since: 2.26
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ g_bus_own_name_with_closures (GBusType            bus_type,
  * Version of g_bus_own_name_on_connection() using closures instead of
  * callbacks for easier binding in other languages.
  *
- * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: an identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  *     g_bus_unown_name() to stop owning the name.
  *
  * Since: 2.26

gio/gdbusnamewatching.c

@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ connection_get_cb (GObject      *source_object,
  *
  * Starts watching @name on the bus specified by @bus_type and calls
  * @name_appeared_handler and @name_vanished_handler when the name is
- * known to have a owner respectively known to lose its
+ * known to have an owner respectively known to lose its
  * owner. Callbacks will be invoked in the
  * [thread-default main context][g-main-context-push-thread-default]
  * of the thread you are calling this function from.
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ connection_get_cb (GObject      *source_object,
  * @name_appeared_handler and destroy them again (if any) in
  * @name_vanished_handler.
  *
- * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  * g_bus_unwatch_name() to stop watching the name.
  *
  * Since: 2.26
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ g_bus_watch_name (GBusType                  bus_type,
  * Like g_bus_watch_name() but takes a #GDBusConnection instead of a
  * #GBusType.
  *
- * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  * g_bus_unwatch_name() to stop watching the name.
  *
  * Since: 2.26
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ bus_watch_name_free_func (gpointer user_data)
  * Version of g_bus_watch_name() using closures instead of callbacks for
  * easier binding in other languages.
  *
- * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  * g_bus_unwatch_name() to stop watching the name.
  *
  * Since: 2.26
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ g_bus_watch_name_with_closures (GBusType                 bus_type,
  * Version of g_bus_watch_name_on_connection() using closures instead of callbacks for
  * easier binding in other languages.
  *
- * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that an be used with
+ * Returns: An identifier (never 0) that can be used with
  * g_bus_unwatch_name() to stop watching the name.
  *
  * Since: 2.26

gio/gdbusnamewatching.h

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * @name_owner: Unique name of the owner of the name being watched.
  * @user_data: User data passed to g_bus_watch_name().
  *
- * Invoked when the name being watched is known to have to have a owner.
+ * Invoked when the name being watched is known to have to have an owner.
  *
  * Since: 2.26
  */
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef void (*GBusNameAppearedCallback) (GDBusConnection *connection,
  * @name: The name being watched.
  * @user_data: User data passed to g_bus_watch_name().
  *
- * Invoked when the name being watched is known not to have to have a owner.
+ * Invoked when the name being watched is known not to have to have an owner.
  *
  * This is also invoked when the #GDBusConnection on which the watch was
  * established has been closed.  In that case, @connection will be

gio/gfile.c

@@ -8220,7 +8220,7 @@ g_file_stop_mountable (GFile               *file,
  * @result: a #GAsyncResult
  * @error: a #GError, or %NULL
  *
- * Finishes an stop operation, see g_file_stop_mountable() for details.
+ * Finishes a stop operation, see g_file_stop_mountable() for details.
  *
  * Finish an asynchronous stop operation that was started
  * with g_file_stop_mountable().

gio/gfile.h

@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@ typedef struct _GFileIface    		GFileIface;
  * @replace_readwrite_async: Asynchronously replaces file read/write. Since 2.22.
  * @replace_readwrite_finish: Finishes an asynchronous replace read/write. Since 2.22.
  * @start_mountable: Starts a mountable object. Since 2.22.
- * @start_mountable_finish: Finishes an start operation. Since 2.22.
+ * @start_mountable_finish: Finishes a start operation. Since 2.22.
  * @stop_mountable: Stops a mountable. Since 2.22.
- * @stop_mountable_finish: Finishes an stop operation. Since 2.22.
+ * @stop_mountable_finish: Finishes a stop operation. Since 2.22.
  * @supports_thread_contexts: a boolean that indicates whether the #GFile implementation supports thread-default contexts. Since 2.22.
  * @unmount_mountable_with_operation: Unmounts a mountable object using a #GMountOperation. Since 2.22.
  * @unmount_mountable_with_operation_finish: Finishes an unmount operation using a #GMountOperation. Since 2.22.
  * @eject_mountable_with_operation: Ejects a mountable object using a #GMountOperation. Since 2.22.
  * @eject_mountable_with_operation_finish: Finishes an eject operation using a #GMountOperation. Since 2.22.
  * @poll_mountable: Polls a mountable object for media changes. Since 2.22.
- * @poll_mountable_finish: Finishes an poll operation for media changes. Since 2.22.
+ * @poll_mountable_finish: Finishes a poll operation for media changes. Since 2.22.
  * @measure_disk_usage: Recursively measures the disk usage of @file. Since 2.38
  * @measure_disk_usage_async: Asynchronously recursively measures the disk usage of @file. Since 2.38
  * @measure_disk_usage_finish: Finishes an asynchronous recursive measurement of the disk usage of @file. Since 2.38

gio/gfileinfo.c

@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ g_file_info_get_attribute_uint64 (GFileInfo  *info,
  * @attribute: a file attribute key.
  *
  * Gets a signed 64-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the
- * attribute does not contain an signed 64-bit integer, or is invalid,
+ * attribute does not contain a signed 64-bit integer, or is invalid,
  * 0 will be returned.
  *
  * Returns: a signed 64-bit integer from the attribute.

gio/gmount.c

@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ g_mount_guess_content_type_finish (GMount        *mount,
  * [shared-mime-info](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec)
  * specification for more on x-content types.
  *
- * This is an synchronous operation and as such may block doing IO;
+ * This is a synchronous operation and as such may block doing IO;
  * see g_mount_guess_content_type() for the asynchronous version.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type utf8): a %NULL-terminated array of content types or %NULL on error.

gio/gnativesocketaddress.c

@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
  * @short_description: Native GSocketAddress
  * @include: gio/gio.h
  *
- * An socket address of some unknown native type.
+ * A socket address of some unknown native type.
  */
 
 /**
  * GNativeSocketAddress:
  *
- * An socket address, corresponding to a general struct
+ * A socket address, corresponding to a general struct
  * sockadd address of a type not otherwise handled by glib.
  */
 

gio/gnotification.c

@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ g_notification_get_priority_nick (GNotification *notification)
 /*< private >
  * g_notification_serialize:
  *
- * Serializes @notification into an floating variant of type a{sv}.
+ * Serializes @notification into a floating variant of type a{sv}.
  *
  * Returns: the serialized @notification as a floating variant.
  */

gio/gsettings.c

@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ g_settings_set_enum (GSettings   *settings,
  * to the flags value that it represents.
  *
  * In order to use this function the type of the value must be an array
- * of strings and it must be marked in the schema file as an flags type.
+ * of strings and it must be marked in the schema file as a flags type.
  *
  * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
  * schema for @settings or is not marked as a flags type.

gio/gtlsinteraction.c

@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ g_tls_interaction_request_certificate_async (GTlsInteraction              *inter
  * @result: the result passed to the callback
  * @error: an optional location to place an error on failure
  *
- * Complete an request certificate user interaction request. This should be once
+ * Complete a request certificate user interaction request. This should be once
  * the g_tls_interaction_request_certificate_async() completion callback is called.
  *
  * If %G_TLS_INTERACTION_HANDLED is returned, then the #GTlsConnection

gio/inotify/inotify-kernel.c

@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ ik_source_dispatch (GSource     *source,
    * when the timeout is reached on an unpaired move (if any).
    *
    * If the last event was uninteresting then we will wake up after the
-   * shorter of the boredom sleep or any timeout for a unpaired move.
+   * shorter of the boredom sleep or any timeout for an unpaired move.
    */
   if (interesting)
     {

gio/kqueue/dep-list.c

@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ G_STMT_START {                                                          \
  *
  * @param[in,out] removed  A list of the removed files in the directory.
  * @param[in,out] added    A list of the added files of the directory.
- * @param[in]     cbs      A pointer to #traverse_cbs, an user-defined set of 
+ * @param[in]     cbs      A pointer to #traverse_cbs, a user-defined set of 
  *     traverse callbacks.
  * @param[in]     udata    A pointer to the user-defined data.
  * @return 0 if no files were renamed, >0 otherwise.
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ dl_detect_moves (dep_list           **removed,
  *
  * @param[in,out] removed  A list of the removed files in the directory.
  * @param[in,out] current  A list with the current contents of the directory.
- * @param[in]     cbs      A pointer to #traverse_cbs, an user-defined set of 
+ * @param[in]     cbs      A pointer to #traverse_cbs, a user-defined set of 
  *     traverse callbacks.
  * @param[in]     udata    A pointer to the user-defined data.
  * @return 0 if no files were renamed, >0 otherwise.
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ dl_detect_replacements (dep_list           **removed,
  *
  * @param[in,out] previous A list with the previous contents of the directory.
  * @param[in,out] current  A list with the current contents of the directory.
- * @param[in]     cbs      A pointer to #traverse_cbs, an user-defined set of 
+ * @param[in]     cbs      A pointer to #traverse_cbs, a user-defined set of 
  *     traverse callbacks.
  * @param[in]     udata    A pointer to the user-defined data.
  * @return 0 if no files were renamed, >0 otherwise.

gio/kqueue/gkqueuefilemonitor.c

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ g_kqueue_file_monitor_start (GLocalFileMonitor *local_monitor,
   /* For a directory monitor, create a subscription object anyway.
    * It will be used for directory diff calculation routines. 
    * Wait, directory diff in a GKqueueFileMonitor?
-   * Yes, it is. When a file monitor is started on an non-existent
+   * Yes, it is. When a file monitor is started on a non-existent
    * file, GIO uses a GKqueueFileMonitor object for that. If a directory
    * will be created under that path, GKqueueFileMonitor will have to
    * handle the directory notifications. */

glib/docs.c

@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@
  * @major: major version to check against
  * @minor: minor version to check against
  *
- * Expands to a a check for a compiler with __GNUC__ defined and a version
+ * Expands to a check for a compiler with __GNUC__ defined and a version
  * greater than or equal to the major and minor numbers provided. For example,
  * the following would only match on compilers such as GCC 4.8 or newer.
  *

glib/gbookmarkfile.c

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ struct _GBookmarkFile
   gchar *description;
 
   /* we store our items in a list and keep a copy inside
-   * an hash table for faster lookup performances
+   * a hash table for faster lookup performances
    */
   GList *items;
   GHashTable *items_by_uri;

glib/gchecksum.c

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ md5_sum_digest (Md5sum *md5,
 
 /* The following implementation comes from D-Bus dbus-sha.c. I've changed
  * it to use GLib types and to work more like the MD5 implementation above.
- * I left the comments to have an history of this code.
+ * I left the comments to have a history of this code.
  *      -- Emmanuele Bassi, ebassi@gnome.org
  */
 
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ g_checksum_update (GChecksum    *checksum,
  * g_checksum_get_string:
  * @checksum: a #GChecksum
  *
- * Gets the digest as an hexadecimal string.
+ * Gets the digest as a hexadecimal string.
  *
  * Once this function has been called the #GChecksum can no longer be
  * updated with g_checksum_update().

glib/gdatetime.c

@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ g_date_time_to_instant (GDateTime *datetime)
 /*< internal >
  * g_date_time_from_instant:
  * @tz: a #GTimeZone
- * @instant: a instant in time
+ * @instant: an instant in time
  *
  * Creates a #GDateTime from a time zone and an instant.
  *

glib/ghash.c

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
  * To remove a key and value, use g_hash_table_remove().
  *
  * To call a function for each key and value pair use
- * g_hash_table_foreach() or use a iterator to iterate over the
+ * g_hash_table_foreach() or use an iterator to iterate over the
  * key/value pairs in the hash table, see #GHashTableIter.
  *
  * To destroy a #GHashTable use g_hash_table_destroy().

glib/ghmac.c

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ g_hmac_update (GHmac        *hmac,
  * g_hmac_get_string:
  * @hmac: a #GHmac
  *
- * Gets the HMAC as an hexadecimal string.
+ * Gets the HMAC as a hexadecimal string.
  *
  * Once this function has been called the #GHmac can no longer be
  * updated with g_hmac_update().

glib/giochannel.h

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void        g_io_channel_win32_make_pollfd (GIOChannel   *channel,
 					    GIOCondition  condition,
 					    GPollFD      *fd);
 
-/* This can be used to wait a until at least one of the channels is readable.
+/* This can be used to wait until at least one of the channels is readable.
  * On Unix you would do a select() on the file descriptors of the channels.
  */
 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL

glib/gkeyfile.c

@@ -3119,7 +3119,7 @@ g_key_file_get_double  (GKeyFile     *key_file,
  * @key_file: a #GKeyFile
  * @group_name: a group name
  * @key: a key
- * @value: an double value
+ * @value: a double value
  *
  * Associates a new double value with @key under @group_name.
  * If @key cannot be found then it is created. 

glib/glib.stp.in

@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ probe glib.timeout_add = process("@ABS_GLIB_RUNTIME_LIBDIR@/libglib-2.0.so.0.@LT
 }
 
 /**
- * probe glib.timeout_dispatch - Called when an timeout #GSource is dispatched
+ * probe glib.timeout_dispatch - Called when a timeout #GSource is dispatched
  * @source: the timeout #GSource
  * @context: the #GMainContext the timeout source was in
  * @func: the timeout callback function

glib/grand.c

@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ g_rand_set_seed_array (GRand         *rand,
  * @rand_: a #GRand
  *
  * Returns a random #gboolean from @rand_.
- * This corresponds to a unbiased coin toss.
+ * This corresponds to an unbiased coin toss.
  *
  * Returns: a random #gboolean
  */
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ get_global_random (void)
  * g_random_boolean:
  *
  * Returns a random #gboolean.
- * This corresponds to a unbiased coin toss.
+ * This corresponds to an unbiased coin toss.
  *
  * Returns: a random #gboolean
  */

glib/gregex.c

@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ g_regex_get_string_number (const GRegex *regex,
  * As a special case, the result of splitting the empty string ""
  * is an empty vector, not a vector containing a single string.
  * The reason for this special case is that being able to represent
- * a empty vector is typically more useful than consistent handling
+ * an empty vector is typically more useful than consistent handling
  * of empty elements. If you do need to represent empty elements,
  * you'll need to check for the empty string before calling this
  * function.
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ g_regex_split_simple (const gchar        *pattern,
  *
  * As a special case, the result of splitting the empty string "" is an
  * empty vector, not a vector containing a single string. The reason for
- * this special case is that being able to represent a empty vector is
+ * this special case is that being able to represent an empty vector is
  * typically more useful than consistent handling of empty elements. If
  * you do need to represent empty elements, you'll need to check for the
  * empty string before calling this function.
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ g_regex_split (const GRegex     *regex,
  *
  * As a special case, the result of splitting the empty string "" is an
  * empty vector, not a vector containing a single string. The reason for
- * this special case is that being able to represent a empty vector is
+ * this special case is that being able to represent an empty vector is
  * typically more useful than consistent handling of empty elements. If
  * you do need to represent empty elements, you'll need to check for the
  * empty string before calling this function.

glib/gshell.c

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ g_shell_quote (const gchar *unquoted_string)
    */
   while (*p)
     {
-      /* Replace literal ' with a close ', a \', and a open ' */
+      /* Replace literal ' with a close ', a \', and an open ' */
       if (*p == '\'')
         g_string_append (dest, "'\\''");
       else

glib/gspawn-win32-helper.c

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ protect_wargv (gint       argc,
    * rather different than what Unix shells do. See stdargv.c in the C
    * runtime sources (in the Platform SDK, in src/crt).
    *
-   * Note that an new_wargv[0] constructed by this function should
+   * Note that a new_wargv[0] constructed by this function should
    * *not* be passed as the filename argument to a _wspawn* or _wexec*
    * family function. That argument should be the real file name
    * without any quoting.

glib/gspawn-win32.c

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ protect_argv (gchar  **argv,
    * rather different than what Unix shells do. See stdargv.c in the C
    * runtime sources (in the Platform SDK, in src/crt).
    *
-   * Note that an new_argv[0] constructed by this function should
+   * Note that a new_argv[0] constructed by this function should
    * *not* be passed as the filename argument to a spawn* or exec*
    * family function. That argument should be the real file name
    * without any quoting.

glib/gstrfuncs.c

@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ g_strchomp (gchar *string)
  *
  * As a special case, the result of splitting the empty string "" is an empty
  * vector, not a vector containing a single string. The reason for this
- * special case is that being able to represent a empty vector is typically
+ * special case is that being able to represent an empty vector is typically
  * more useful than consistent handling of empty elements. If you do need
  * to represent empty elements, you'll need to check for the empty string
  * before calling g_strsplit().
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ g_strsplit (const gchar *string,
  *
  * As a special case, the result of splitting the empty string "" is an empty
  * vector, not a vector containing a single string. The reason for this
- * special case is that being able to represent a empty vector is typically
+ * special case is that being able to represent an empty vector is typically
  * more useful than consistent handling of empty elements. If you do need
  * to represent empty elements, you'll need to check for the empty string
  * before calling g_strsplit_set().

glib/gtestutils.c

@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
 
 /**
  * g_assert_cmpfloat:
- * @n1: an floating point number
+ * @n1: a floating point number
  * @cmp: The comparison operator to use.
  *     One of `==`, `!=`, `<`, `>`, `<=`, `>=`.
  * @n2: another floating point number
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 
 /**
  * g_assert_cmpfloat_with_epsilon:
- * @n1: an floating point number
+ * @n1: a floating point number
  * @n2: another floating point number
  * @epsilon: a numeric value that expresses the expected tolerance
  *   between @n1 and @n2

glib/gtimezone.c

@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ g_time_zone_adjust_time (GTimeZone *tz,
  * @type: the #GTimeType of @time_
  * @time_: a number of seconds since January 1, 1970
  *
- * Finds an the interval within @tz that corresponds to the given @time_.
+ * Finds an interval within @tz that corresponds to the given @time_.
  * The meaning of @time_ depends on @type.
  *
  * If @type is %G_TIME_TYPE_UNIVERSAL then this function will always

glib/guniprop.c

@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ g_unichar_iswide_cjk (gunichar c)
  * Converts a character to uppercase.
  * 
  * Returns: the result of converting @c to uppercase.
- *               If @c is not an lowercase or titlecase character,
+ *               If @c is not a lowercase or titlecase character,
  *               or has no upper case equivalent @c is returned unchanged.
  **/
 gunichar

glib/gutf8.c

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ g_utf8_offset_to_pointer  (const gchar *str,
  * @str: a UTF-8 encoded string
  * @pos: a pointer to a position within @str
  * 
- * Converts from a pointer to position within a string to a integer
+ * Converts from a pointer to position within a string to an integer
  * character offset.