diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_accessor.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_accessor.h
index 6ef99c5b94..b701bbc178 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_accessor.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_accessor.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * @page eina_accessor_example_01_page Eina_Accessor usage
  * @dontinclude eina_accessor_01.c
  *
- * We start by including neccessary headers, declaring variables and
+ * We start by including necessary headers, declaring variables and
  * initializing eina:
  * @skip #include
  * @until eina_init
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_list.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_list.h
index ee0588a7b7..349870e669 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_list.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_list.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
  * passing a NULL pointer to the first @ref eina_list_append() call, when this
  * is done a list is created. The other @b very important detail to notice is
  * that the return value is attributed to the @a list variable, this needs to
- * be done everytime we use a a function that alters the contents of the list.
+ * be done every time we use a a function that alters the contents of the list.
  * 
  * Now that we have a list we some elements in it we can look at it's contents.
  * @until printf
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
  * Removing elements from a list can be done with ease:
  * @until sagitarius
  * 
- * To replace an element in the list it is not nescessary to remove it and then
+ * To replace an element in the list it is not necessary to remove it and then
  * add with the new value, it is possible to just change the value of a node:
  * @until aquarius
  * 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
  * 
  * Eina_List is a doubly linked list. It can store data of any type in the
  * form of void pointers. It has convenience functions to do all the common
- * operations which means it should rarely if ever be nescessary to directly
+ * operations which means it should rarely if ever be necessary to directly
  * access the struct's fields. Nevertheless it can be useful to understand the
  * inner workings of the data structure being used.
  * 
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_simple_xml_parser.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_simple_xml_parser.h
index 01634a2e6d..8f96e8b9b8 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_simple_xml_parser.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_simple_xml_parser.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ typedef Eina_Bool (*Eina_Simple_XML_Attribute_Cb)(void *data, const char *key, c
  *        not a NULL terminated string!), the forth is where this
  *        content is located inside @a buf (does not include tag
  *        start, for instance "<!DOCTYPE value>" the offset points at
- *        "value"), the fifth is the size of the content. Whenver this
+ *        "value"), the fifth is the size of the content. Whenever this
  *        function return EINA_FALSE the parser will abort.  @param
  *        data what to give as context to @a func.
  *
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c
index b7cc3d34a3..78e16bb14c 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_prefix.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ _try_argv(Eina_Prefix *pfx, const char *argv0)
              return 1;
           }
         IF_FREE_NULL(pfx->exe_path);
-        DBG("Non existant argv0: %s\n", argv0);
+        DBG("Non existent argv0: %s\n", argv0);
 	return 0;
      }
    /* 2. relative path */