diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4e27ce..24718eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ anywhere whitespace is allowed you can insert comments (both `// ...` and `/* ..
 
 some particularly irresponsible json emitters leave trailing commas at the end of
 objects or arrays. **jsx** allows a single trailing comma in input. multiple commas
-in any posistion or a preceding comma are still errors
+in any position or a preceding comma are still errors
 
 all **jsx** decoder input should be `utf8` encoded binaries. sometimes you get binaries
 that are almost but not quite valid utf8 whether due to improper escaping or poor
diff --git a/src/jsx.app.src b/src/jsx.app.src
index c4c28ab..96dd391 100644
--- a/src/jsx.app.src
+++ b/src/jsx.app.src
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
     {env, []},
 
     {licenses, ["MIT"]},
-    {links, [{"Github", "https://github.com/talentdeficit/jsx"}]}
+    {links, [{"GitHub", "https://github.com/talentdeficit/jsx"}]}
 ]}.
diff --git a/src/jsx_decoder.erl b/src/jsx_decoder.erl
index a706c89..05c5732 100644
--- a/src/jsx_decoder.erl
+++ b/src/jsx_decoder.erl
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ resume(Rest, State, Handler, Acc, Stack, Config) ->
 -define(start_array, 16#5B).
 -define(end_array, 16#5D).
 
-%% kv seperator
+%% kv separator
 -define(comma, 16#2C).
 -define(doublequote, 16#22).
 -define(singlequote, 16#27).
@@ -1133,11 +1133,11 @@ special_number_test_() ->
 comments_test_() ->
     Cases = [
         % {title, test form, json, opt flags}
-        {"preceeding // comment",
+        {"preceding // comment",
             [start_array, end_array, end_json],
             <<"// comment ", ?newline, "[]">>
         },
-        {"preceeding /**/ comment",
+        {"preceding /**/ comment",
             [start_array, end_array, end_json],
             <<"/* comment */[]">>
         },
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ comments_test_() ->
             [start_array, {literal, true}, end_array, end_json],
             <<"[ /* comment ", 16#00c0, " */ true]">>
         },
-        {"/**/ comment with badutf preceeded by /",
+        {"/**/ comment with badutf preceded by /",
             [start_array, {literal, true}, end_array, end_json],
             <<"[ /* comment /", 16#00c0, " */ true]">>
         }
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ no_comments_test_() ->
             <<"[ /* comment ", 16#00c0, " */ true]">>,
             [{strict, [utf8]}]
         },
-        {"/**/ comment with badutf preceeded by /",
+        {"/**/ comment with badutf preceded by /",
             badarg,
             <<"[ /* comment /", 16#00c0, " */ true]">>,
             [{strict, [utf8]}]