--- a/lisp/packages/paren.el	Mon Aug 13 09:17:27 2007 +0200
+++ b/lisp/packages/paren.el	Mon Aug 13 09:18:39 2007 +0200
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		and shell quoting.
 
 This variable is global by default, but you can make it buffer-local and
-highlight parentheses differrently in different major modes.")
+highlight parentheses differently in different major modes.")
 
 (make-face 'paren-match)
 (or (face-differs-from-default-p 'paren-match)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun paren-set-mode (arg &optional quiet)
   "Cycles through possible values for `paren-mode', force off with negative arg.
-When called from lisp, a symbolic value for `paren-mode' can be pased directly.
+When called from lisp, a symbolic value for `paren-mode' can be passed directly.
 See also `paren-mode' and `paren-highlight'."
   (interactive "P")
   (let* ((paren-modes '(blink-paren paren sexp))