diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index c8f710450d..9f161f53fc 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) Synchronise(id string, head common.Hash, td *big.Int, mode
 }
 
 // synchronise will select the peer and use it for synchronising. If an empty string is given
-// it will use the best peer possible and synchronize if it's TD is higher than our own. If any of the
+// it will use the best peer possible and synchronise if it's TD is higher than our own. If any of the
 // checks fail an error will be returned. This method is synchronous
 func (d *Downloader) synchronise(id string, hash common.Hash, td *big.Int, mode SyncMode) error {
 	// Mock out the synchronisation if testing
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) synchronise(id string, hash common.Hash, td *big.Int, mode
 	return d.syncWithPeer(p, hash, td)
 }
 
-// syncWithPeer starts a block synchronization based on the hash chain from the
+// syncWithPeer starts a block synchronisation based on the hash chain from the
 // specified peer and head hash.
 func (d *Downloader) syncWithPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash, td *big.Int) (err error) {
 	d.mux.Post(StartEvent{})
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 3fa47c2690..fcf1382705 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) BroadcastBlock(block *types.Block, propagate bool) {
 		}
 		glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("propagated block %x to %d peers in %v", hash[:4], len(transfer), time.Since(block.ReceivedAt))
 	}
-	// Otherwise if the block is indeed in out own chain, announce it
+	// Otherwise if the block is indeed in our own chain, announce it
 	if pm.blockchain.HasBlock(hash) {
 		for _, peer := range peers {
 			peer.SendNewBlockHashes([]common.Hash{hash}, []uint64{block.NumberU64()})