fix typos

dat/Rog-strt.lua

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ des.map([[
 local streets = selection.floodfill(0,12)
 
 -- The down stairs is at one of the 4 "exits".  The others are mimics,
--- mimicing stairwells.
+-- mimicking stairwells.
 local place = { {33,0}, {0,12}, {25,20}, {75,05} }
 shuffle(place)
 

dat/data.base

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # prevents "orc mummy" and "orc zombie" from matching.
 #
 # A citation of "[]" indicates arbitrary text written by developers or
-# contributers.  Falling off the end of an entry without any citation
+# contributors.  Falling off the end of an entry without any citation
 # implies "[]".
 #
 # Some entries include blank lines to separate paragraphs but many don't.
@@ -5300,7 +5300,7 @@ statue*
 # but players are unlikely to picture anything like that when they find one
 stethoscope
 	Tool used to listen closely to adjacent sound, typically by
-	a medical practioner to listen to a patient's heart, lungs,
+	a medical practitioner to listen to a patient's heart, lungs,
 	or pulse.
 # joke suggested by stethoscope; a zillion things could be added but these
 # ought to suffice

dat/minend-2.lua

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if percent(50) then
    end
 end
 
--- uncontroled arrival (via trap door, level teleport) will be in the central
+-- uncontrolled arrival (via trap door, level teleport) will be in the central
 -- portion of level to prevent ending up stuck in the treasure area, whether
 -- arriving from above or below (despite this being bottom of Mines branch,
 -- hero might arrive from below by invoking Wiz role's Eye of the Aethiopica)

dat/quest.lua

@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ with good conscience.
          "\"I will impale your head on my caduceus for all to see.\"",
          "\"There is no materia medica in your sack which will cure you of me!\"",
          "\"Do not fight too hard, I want your soul strong, not weakened!\"",
-         "\"You should have stopped studying at vetenary.\"",
+         "\"You should have stopped studying at veterinary.\"",
       },
       encourage = {
          "\"Remember, %p, to always wash your hands before operating.\"",
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ the handiwork of %ns henchlings everywhere.]],
 %o from me!
 
 "It only proves how desperate he has become that he sends %ra to
-try and defeat me.  When this day is over, I will have you enslaved
+try to defeat me.  When this day is over, I will have you enslaved
 in the mines where you will rue the day that you ever entered
 %i."]],
       },

dat/themerms.lua

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ themerooms = {
       });
    end,
 
-   -- Random dungeon feature in the middle of a odd-sized room
+   -- Random dungeon feature in the middle of an odd-sized room
    function()
       local wid = 3 + (nh.rn2(3) * 2);
       local hei = 3 + (nh.rn2(3) * 2);

dat/tribute

@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ yards away rather than the innocent bystander at whom it was aimed.
 %e passage
 # p. 26 (first and second paragraphs are actually end of one section,
 #        start of next one; first 'Thunder rolled...' had three dot
-#        ellipsis, second has four, elipsis plus final period--
+#        ellipsis, second has four, ellipsis plus final period--
 #        first changed to four here so that they match)
 %passage 3
 Thunder rolled....
@@ -4198,7 +4198,7 @@ Cheese with Chunky Pickle, I think."
 
 THEY DO SUCH MARVELOUS THINGS WITH SANDWICHES THESE DAYS.
 
-"Oh... and Bacon Surpise."
+"Oh... and Bacon Surprise."
 
 REALLY?  WHAT IS SO SURPRISING ABOUT BACON?
 
@@ -5789,7 +5789,7 @@ saw what happened to the others!  /You/ got your fingers burned!."
 #
 # 4 new passages added for 3.7
 #
-# p. 24 (elipsis occurs at start of paragraph; Quite Reverend Oats has opened
+# p. 24 (ellipsis occurs at start of paragraph; Quite Reverend Oats has opened
 #        /The Book of Om/ at random and is reading the passage found there)
 %passage 9
 "... silence is an answer that begs three more questions.  Seek and you will
@@ -6934,7 +6934,7 @@ merely didn't know where everything else was.
 
   [The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett]
 %e passage
-# pp. 298-300 (Keith has challanged the professional rat piper and offered
+# pp. 298-300 (Keith has challenged the professional rat piper and offered
 #              to rid the town of rats for a much lower price; Sardines is
 #              one of the Educated Rodents, known for dancing all the time;
 #              "hwun/two/three/four/" is run-together "one /two/ three /four/";
@@ -7512,7 +7512,7 @@ very thought of written-down things.
 
 "They think written words are even more powerful," whispered the toad.
 "They think all writing is magic.  Words worry them.  See their swords?
-They glow in the presense of lawyers."
+They glow in the presence of lawyers."
 
 "All /right/," said Tiffany.  "We're getting somewhere.  I promise not
 to write his name down.  [...]"
@@ -7788,7 +7788,7 @@ Cradle and the House and the Flock and the Three Old Ladies, One With a
 Squint, Carrying the Bucket of Fish to Market When They Meet the Donkey,
 although you need two people for that one, and I only ever did it once,
 and Betsy Tupper scratched her nose at the wrong moment and I had to get
-some scissors to to cut her loose..."
+some scissors to cut her loose..."
 
   [A Hat Full of Sky, by Terry Pratchett]
 %e passage