diff --git a/lisp/ob-comint.el b/lisp/ob-comint.el
index cef27ff60..dd5bd9ba9 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-comint.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-comint.el
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 (defmacro org-babel-comint-in-buffer (buffer &rest body)
   "Check BUFFER and execute BODY.
 BUFFER is checked with `org-babel-comint-buffer-livep'.  BODY is
-executed inside the protection of `save-window-excursion' and
+executed inside the protection of `save-excursion' and
 `save-match-data'."
   (declare (indent 1))
   `(save-excursion
diff --git a/lisp/ob-screen.el b/lisp/ob-screen.el
index 84774f9e2..8290aa66c 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-screen.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-screen.el
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ In case you want to use a different screen than one selected by your $PATH")
 
 (defun org-babel-execute:screen (body params)
   "Send a block of code via screen to a terminal using Babel.
-\"default\" session is be used when none is specified."
+\"default\" session is used when none is specified."
   (message "Sending source code block to interactive terminal session...")
   (save-window-excursion
     (let* ((processed-params (org-babel-process-params params))
diff --git a/lisp/ob.el b/lisp/ob.el
index 069ccfae3..c4d68221d 100644
--- a/lisp/ob.el
+++ b/lisp/ob.el
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ Fixes a bug in `tramp-handle-call-process-region'."
 
 (defun org-babel-maybe-remote-file (file)
   "Conditionally parse information on a remote connnection.
-If FILE specifies a remove file, then parse the information on
+If FILE specifies a remote file, then parse the information on
 the remote connection."
   (if (file-remote-p default-directory)
       (let* ((vec (tramp-dissect-file-name default-directory))
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index c2e625303..ea0fb0904 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -6238,8 +6238,8 @@ Optional argument N means put the headline into the Nth line of the window."
 
 (defun org-outline-overlay-data (&optional use-markers)
   "Return a list of the locations of all outline overlays.
-The are overlays with the `invisible' property value `outline'.
-The return values is a list of cons cells, with start and stop
+These are overlays with the `invisible' property value `outline'.
+The return value is a list of cons cells, with start and stop
 positions for each overlay.
 If USE-MARKERS is set, return the positions as markers."
   (let (beg end)
@@ -18268,7 +18268,7 @@ really on, so that the block visually is on the match."
 	nil))))
 
 (defun org-in-regexps-block-p (start-re end-re &optional bound)
-  "Returns t if the current point is between matches of START-RE and END-RE.
+  "Return t if the current point is between matches of START-RE and END-RE.
 This will also return t if point is on one of the two matches or
 in an unfinished block. END-RE can be a string or a form
 returning a string.