diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ff73ef8f..d18d2413 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ## v1.0.17
 - SASS support added (thanks to @brunowego)
-- Docs completely seperated to avoid any confusion
+- Docs completely separated to avoid any confusion
 - New gulp tasks (will add more documentation for this)
 
 ## v1.0.16
diff --git a/controls.md b/controls.md
index f6bb1420..df9ce1be 100644
--- a/controls.md
+++ b/controls.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Controls HTML
 
-This is the markup that is rendered for the Plyr controls. The reason it's a seperate option is to allow full customization of markup based on your needs. It's a pet hate of other libraries that use `<a href="#">` or `<span>`s as buttons! 
+This is the markup that is rendered for the Plyr controls. The reason it's a separate option is to allow full customization of markup based on your needs. It's a pet hate of other libraries that use `<a href="#">` or `<span>`s as buttons!
 
 The default Plyr setup uses a Hogan template. The reason being to allow for localization at a later date. Check out `controls.html` in `/src/templates` to get an idea of how the default html is structured. Alternatively just use the vanilla HTML below.
 
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index aee5fff6..10cdddf3 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		<header>
 			<h1>Plyr</h1>
 			<p>A simple HTML5 media player with custom controls and WebVTT captions.</p>
-			<a href="https://github.com/selz/plyr" target="_blank" class="btn">Download on Github</a>
+			<a href="https://github.com/selz/plyr" target="_blank" class="btn">Download on GitHub</a>
 		</header>
 
 		<main>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 34ab3d41..41cb0e74 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ plyr.setup({
     <td><code>volume</code></td>
     <td>Number</td>
     <td><code>5</code></td>
-    <td>A number, between 1 and 10, representing the inital volume of the player.</td>
+    <td>A number, between 1 and 10, representing the initial volume of the player.</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><code>click</code></td>
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Here's a list of the methods supported:
   <tr>
     <td><code>setVolume</code></td>
     <td>Number</td>
-    <td>Sets the player voume to the provided parameter. The value should be between 0 (muted) and 10 (loudest). If no parameter is provided, the default volume is used (5). Values over 10 are ignored.</td>
+    <td>Sets the player volume to the provided parameter. The value should be between 0 (muted) and 10 (loudest). If no parameter is provided, the default volume is used (5). Values over 10 are ignored.</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><code>toggleMute</code></td>
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ If a User Agent is disabled but supports `<video>` and `<audio>` natively, it wi
 Any unsupported browsers will display links to download the media if the correct html is used.
 
 ## Issues
-If you find anything weird with Plyr, please let us know using the Github issues tracker.
+If you find anything weird with Plyr, please let us know using the GitHub issues tracker.
 
 ## Author
 Plyr is developed by Sam Potts ([@sam_potts](https://twitter.com/sam_potts)) ([sampotts.me](http://sampotts.me))
diff --git a/src/less/plyr.less b/src/less/plyr.less
index 1bce3877..232f9b9c 100644
--- a/src/less/plyr.less
+++ b/src/less/plyr.less
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 
 	// Volume control
 	// <input[type='range']> element
-	// Specificty is for bootstrap compatibility
+	// Specificity is for bootstrap compatibility
 	&-volume[type=range] {
 		display: inline-block;
 		vertical-align: middle;
diff --git a/src/sass/plyr.scss b/src/sass/plyr.scss
index 998398bb..00e5c459 100644
--- a/src/sass/plyr.scss
+++ b/src/sass/plyr.scss
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ $bp-captions-large: 		768px; // When captions jump to the larger font size
 
 	// Volume control
 	// <input[type='range']> element
-	// Specificty is for bootstrap compatibility
+	// Specificity is for bootstrap compatibility
 	&-volume[type=range] {
 		vertical-align: middle;
 		-webkit-appearance: none;