diff --git a/bandit/blacklists/calls.py b/bandit/blacklists/calls.py
index 0588c041..c0037c03 100644
--- a/bandit/blacklists/calls.py
+++ b/bandit/blacklists/calls.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ purposes.
 B312: telnetlib
 ---------------
 
-Telnet-related funtions are being called. Telnet is considered insecure. Use
+Telnet-related functions are being called. Telnet is considered insecure. Use
 SSH or some other encrypted protocol.
 
 +------+---------------------+------------------------------------+-----------+
diff --git a/bandit/core/manager.py b/bandit/core/manager.py
index 5d5118a8..4671f655 100644
--- a/bandit/core/manager.py
+++ b/bandit/core/manager.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class BanditManager():
         :param config: config options object
         :type config: bandit.core.BanditConfig
         :param agg_type: aggregation type
-        :param debug: Whether to show debug messsages or not
+        :param debug: Whether to show debug messages or not
         :param verbose: Whether to show verbose output
         :param profile_name: Optional name of profile to use (from cmd line)
         :param ignore_nosec: Whether to ignore #nosec or not
diff --git a/bandit/plugins/injection_shell.py b/bandit/plugins/injection_shell.py
index 98d069e2..deae6c72 100644
--- a/bandit/plugins/injection_shell.py
+++ b/bandit/plugins/injection_shell.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def any_other_function_with_shell_equals_true(context, config):
             return bandit.Issue(
                 severity=bandit.MEDIUM,
                 confidence=bandit.LOW,
-                text='Function call with shell=True parameter identifed, '
+                text='Function call with shell=True parameter identified, '
                      'possible security issue.',
                 lineno=context.get_lineno_for_call_arg('shell'),
                 )