diff --git a/proc/pids.c b/proc/pids.c
index c118c82c..4ac4efe5 100644
--- a/proc/pids.c
+++ b/proc/pids.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,8 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT int procps_pids_reset (
     // account for above PIDS_logical_end
     info->curitems = newnumitems + 1;
 
-    // if extents freed above, pids_stacks_alloc() will itemize ...
+    // if extents were freed above, this next guy will have no effect
+    // so we'll rely on pids_stacks_alloc() to itemize ...
     pids_itemize_stacks_all(info);
     pids_libflags_set(info);
 
diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 535f9454..63580c5c 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -5313,7 +5313,7 @@ static void keys_xtra (int ch) {
         /*
          * note how alphabetical order is maintained within carefully chosen |
          * function names such as: (s)cpu_see, (t)cpu_tics, and (u)cpu_unify |
-         * with each name exactly 1 letter more than the preceeding function |
+         * with every name exactly 1 letter more than the preceding function |
          * ( surely, this must make us run much more efficiently. amirite? ) | */
 
         /*