diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09384f9d..a860cb0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ It includes
 
  * a basic CLI example
  * examples for fuzz, unit, and constexpr testing
- * large github action testing matrix
+ * large GitHub action testing matrix
 
 It requires
 
@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@ This project gets you started with a simple example of using FTXUI, which happen
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-### Use the Github template
+### Use the GitHub template
 First, click the green `Use this template` button near the top of this page.
-This will take you to Github's ['Generate Repository'](https://github.com/cpp-best-practices/cmake_template/generate) page.
+This will take you to GitHub's ['Generate Repository'](https://github.com/cpp-best-practices/cmake_template/generate)
+page.
 Fill in a repository name and short description, and click 'Create repository from template'.
-This will allow you to create a new repository in your Github account,
+This will allow you to create a new repository in your GitHub account,
 prepopulated with the contents of this project.
 
 After creating the project please wait until the cleanup workflow has finished 
-setting up your project and commited the changes.
+setting up your project and committed the changes.
 
 Now you can clone the project locally and get to work!
 
diff --git a/README_dependencies.md b/README_dependencies.md
index 430cafbc..b0ea2c4c 100644
--- a/README_dependencies.md
+++ b/README_dependencies.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Note about install commands:
 - for Windows, we use [choco](https://chocolatey.org/install).
-- for MacOS, we use [brew](https://brew.sh/).
+- for macOS, we use [brew](https://brew.sh/).
 - In case of an error in cmake, make sure that the dependencies are on the PATH.
 
 
diff --git a/cmake/Cuda.cmake b/cmake/Cuda.cmake
index d784a882..f6265aea 100644
--- a/cmake/Cuda.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Cuda.cmake
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ macro(myproject_target_link_cuda target)
   if(WIN32 AND "$ENV{VSCMD_VER}" STREQUAL "")
     message(
       WARNING
-        "Compiling Cuda on Windows outside the Visual Studio Commant prompt or without running `vcvarsall.bat x64` probably fails"
+        "Compiling CUDA on Windows outside the Visual Studio Command prompt or without running `vcvarsall.bat x64` probably fails"
     )
   endif()
 endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/Utilities.cmake b/cmake/Utilities.cmake
index 6fa78b28..e278f518 100644
--- a/cmake/Utilities.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Utilities.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# find a subtring from a string by a given prefix such as VCVARSALL_ENV_START
+# find a substring from a string by a given prefix such as VCVARSALL_ENV_START
 function(
   find_substring_by_prefix
   output
diff --git a/cmake/VCEnvironment.cmake b/cmake/VCEnvironment.cmake
index a95cb467..2ed4d582 100644
--- a/cmake/VCEnvironment.cmake
+++ b/cmake/VCEnvironment.cmake
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ macro(detect_architecture)
       set(VCVARSALL_ARCH ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
     else()
       set(VCVARSALL_ARCH x64)
-      message(STATUS "Unkown architecture CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR_LOWER} - using x64")
+      message(STATUS "Unknown architecture CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR_LOWER} - using x64")
     endif()
   endif()
 endmacro()
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0739f424..50f8e633 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL OR TEST_INSTALLED_VERSION)
   find_package(myproject CONFIG REQUIRED) # for intro, project_options, ...
 
   if(NOT TARGET myproject_options)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Requiered config package not found!")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Required config package not found!")
     return() # be strictly paranoid for Template Janitor github action! CK
   endif()
 endif()