diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/death-list-5.rkt b/collects/scribblings/guide/death-list-5.rkt
index 4b96be5993..08dd8495a9 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/guide/death-list-5.rkt
+++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/death-list-5.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang racket
 (list "O-Ren Ishii"
       "Vernita Green"
-      "Elle Driver"
       "Budd"
+      "Elle Driver"
       "Bill")
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/hash-languages.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/guide/hash-languages.scrbl
index 9af35e575a..affc278984 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/guide/hash-languages.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/hash-languages.scrbl
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ languages and as module paths.
 
 At the same time, the syntax of @racket[_language] is far more
 restricted than a module path, because only @litchar{a}-@litchar{z},
-@litchar{A}-@litchar{Z}, @litchar{/} (not at the start or end),
+@litchar{A}-@litchar{Z}, @litchar{0}-@litchar{9},
+@litchar{/} (not at the start or end),
 @litchar{_}, @litchar{-}, and @litchar{+} are allowed in a
 @racket[_language] name. These restrictions keep the syntax of
 @hash-lang[] as simple as possible. Keeping the syntax of @hash-lang[]
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ directly with @exec{racket}, @filepath{kiddo.rkt} causes
 format, without the leading quote:
 
 @racketblock[
-@#,racketoutput{("O-Ren Ishii" "Vernita Green" "Elle Driver" "Budd" "Bill")}
+@#,racketoutput{("O-Ren Ishii" "Vernita Green" "Budd" "Elle Driver" "Bill")}
 ]
 
 The @filepath{kiddo.rkt} example illustrates how the format for
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/performance.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/guide/performance.scrbl
index e5df66ef58..eaba86ffd5 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/guide/performance.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/performance.scrbl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Alan Perlis famously quipped ``Lisp programmers know the value of
 everything and the cost of nothing.'' A Racket programmer knows, for
 example, that a @racket[lambda] anywhere in a program produces a value
-that is closed over it lexical environment---but how much does
+that is closed over its lexical environment---but how much does
 allocating that value cost? While most programmers have a reasonable
 grasp of the cost of various operations and data structures at the
 machine level, the gap between the Racket language model and the
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/reader-extension.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/guide/reader-extension.scrbl
index e377ceb1c4..401e9e2e26 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/guide/reader-extension.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/reader-extension.scrbl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 The @tech{reader} layer of the Racket language can be extended through
 the @racketmetafont{#reader} form. A reader extension is implemented
-as a module that is named after @racketmetafont{#rader}. The module
+as a module that is named after @racketmetafont{#reader}. The module
 exports functions that parse raw characters into a form to be consumed
 by the @tech{expander} layer.
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ to produce @tech{syntax objects}, and then @racketidfont{read} can use
 @racketidfont{read-syntax} and strip away @tech{syntax object}
 wrappers to produce a raw result.
 
-The following @filepath{arith.rkt} module implements that reader to
+The following @filepath{arith.rkt} module implements a reader to
 parse simple infix arithmetic expressions into Racket forms. For
 example, @litchar{1*2+3} parses into the Racket form @racket[(+ (* 1
 2) 3)]. The supported operators are @litchar{+}, @litchar{-},
diff --git a/src/racket/src/read.c b/src/racket/src/read.c
index cd6e61412b..c3937fbe2b 100644
--- a/src/racket/src/read.c
+++ b/src/racket/src/read.c
@@ -6198,7 +6198,7 @@ static Scheme_Object *read_lang(Scheme_Object *port,
         buf[len++] = ch;
       } else {
         scheme_read_err(port, stxsrc, line, col, pos, SPAN(port, pos), ch, indentation, 
-                        "read: expected only alphanumberic, `-', `+', `_', or `/'"
+                        "read: expected only alphanumeric, `-', `+', `_', or `/'"
                         " characters for `#%s', found %c",
                         init_ch ? "!" : "lang",
                         ch);
@@ -6212,7 +6212,7 @@ static Scheme_Object *read_lang(Scheme_Object *port,
     scheme_read_err(port, stxsrc, line, col, pos, SPAN(port, pos), ch, indentation, 
                     (((ch == ' ') && !init_ch)
                      ? "read: expected a single space after `#lang'"
-                     : "read: expected a non-empty sequence of alphanumberic, `-', `+', `_', or `/' after `#%s'"),
+                     : "read: expected a non-empty sequence of alphanumeric, `-', `+', `_', or `/' after `#%s'"),
                     init_ch ? "!" : "lang ");
     return NULL;
   }