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diff --git a/manual/users.texi b/manual/users.texi
index ce6d526b4a..9e397d3d4d 100644
--- a/manual/users.texi
+++ b/manual/users.texi
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure.
This stream must correspond to a file in the same format as the standard
password database file.
-If the funciton returns null @var{result} points to the structure with
+If the function returns null @var{result} points to the structure with
the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors
occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null
pointer.
@@ -914,9 +914,9 @@ result is placed in the user supplied structure pointed to by
the elements of the result structure, are placed in the additional
buffer or length @var{buflen} starting at @var{buffer}.
-If the function returns null @var{result} points to the structure with
+If the function returns zero @var{result} points to the structure with
the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors
-occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null
+occured the return value is non-zero and @var{result} contains a null
pointer.
@end deftypefun
@@ -1023,8 +1023,8 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure.
If the return value is @code{0} the pointer returned in @var{result}
points to the record which contains the wanted data (i.e., @var{result}
-contains the value @var{result_buf}). In case the return value is non
-null there is no group in the data base with group ID @var{gid} or the
+contains the value @var{result_buf}). If the return value is non-zero
+there is no group in the data base with group ID @var{gid} or the
buffer @var{buffer} is too small to contain all the needed information.
In the later case the global @var{errno} variable is set to
@code{ERANGE}.
@@ -1054,8 +1054,8 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure.
If the return value is @code{0} the pointer returned in @var{result}
points to the record which contains the wanted data (i.e., @var{result}
-contains the value @var{result_buf}). In case the return value is non
-null there is no group in the data base with group name @var{name} or the
+contains the value @var{result_buf}). If the return value is non-zero
+there is no group in the data base with group name @var{name} or the
buffer @var{buffer} is too small to contain all the needed information.
In the later case the global @var{errno} variable is set to
@code{ERANGE}.
@@ -1098,9 +1098,9 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure.
This stream must correspond to a file in the same format as the standard
group database file.
-If the funciton returns null @var{result} points to the structure with
+If the function returns zero @var{result} points to the structure with
the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors
-occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null
+occured the return value is non-zero and @var{result} contains a null
pointer.
@end deftypefun
@@ -1135,9 +1135,9 @@ result is placed in the user supplied structure pointed to by
the elements of the result structure, are placed in the additional
buffer or length @var{buflen} starting at @var{buffer}.
-If the function returns null @var{result} points to the structure with
+If the function returns zero @var{result} points to the structure with
the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors
-occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null
+occured the return value is non-zero and @var{result} contains a null
pointer.
@end deftypefun
@@ -1186,8 +1186,8 @@ in either of the input services must have the following form:
@end smallexample
Any of the fields in the triple can be empty which means anything
-matches. While describing te functions we will see that the opposite
-case is useful as well. I.e., there shall be entries which will not
+matches. While describing the functions we will see that the opposite
+case is useful as well. I.e., there may be entries which will not
match any input. For entries like a name consisting of the single
character @code{-} shall be used.
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ also true for the name @code{-} which should not match any other string
otherwise.
The return value is @code{1} if an entry matching the given triple is
-found in the netgroup. The return value is @code{0} is the netgroup
+found in the netgroup. The return value is @code{0} if the netgroup
itself is not found, the netgroup does not contain the triple or
internal errors occured.
@end deftypefun