diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 98686dc6..1fa22db7 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
           description="Cleans and rebuilds everything, including javadocs."/>
 
   <target name="dist" depends="-prepare,compile,procstream,-ninstall"
-          description="Compiles everything and build distribution jar files.">
+          description="Compiles everything and builds distribution jar files.">
     <jar destfile="${deploy.dir}/${ant.project.name}.jar" basedir="${classes.dir}"/>
     <!-- also build our various split jar files -->
     <jar destfile="${deploy.dir}/${ant.project.name}-rsrc.jar">
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/geom/GeomUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/geom/GeomUtil.java
index 2af4a123..6ab8970c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/geom/GeomUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/geom/GeomUtil.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
 import static com.threerings.geom.Log.log;
 
 /**
- * General geometry utilites.
+ * General geometry utilities.
  */
 public class GeomUtil
 {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ExplodeAnimation.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ExplodeAnimation.java
index 1318273e..a889410c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ExplodeAnimation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/media/animation/ExplodeAnimation.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class ExplodeAnimation extends Animation
             }
         }
 
-        // figure out the distance the chunks have travelled
+        // figure out the distance the chunks have traveled
         long msecs = timestamp - _start;
 
         if (_info.delay != -1) {