diff --git a/home/apps/rofi/theme.rasi b/home/apps/rofi/theme.rasi
index 43ffc0a..174aea5 100644
--- a/home/apps/rofi/theme.rasi
+++ b/home/apps/rofi/theme.rasi
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   blue: #89b4fa;
   fg-col: #cdd6f4;
   fg-col2: #f5c2e7;
-  grey: #6c7086;
+  gray: #6c7086;
 }
 
 element-text, element-icon , mode-switcher {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ mode-switcher {
 button {
   padding: 10px;
   background-color: @bg-col-light;
-  text-color: @grey;
+  text-color: @gray;
   vertical-align: 0.5;
   horizontal-align: 0.5;
 }
diff --git a/home/apps/sketchybar/plugins/colordummy.sh b/home/apps/sketchybar/plugins/colordummy.sh
index ffbecbf..2f333e8 100755
--- a/home/apps/sketchybar/plugins/colordummy.sh
+++ b/home/apps/sketchybar/plugins/colordummy.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # vim:fdm=marker
-# dont' warn about unused variables:
+# don't warn about unused variables:
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 
 # color definitions {{{
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ sketchybar \
   icon.color="$(color mauve)" \
   label.color="$(color mauve)"
 
-# set the yabai colours as well
+# set the yabai colors as well
 yabai -m config active_window_border_color "$(color pink)"
 yabai -m config normal_window_border_color "$(color surface0)"
 yabai -m config insert_feedback_color "$(color red)"
diff --git a/home/apps/wezterm/bar.lua b/home/apps/wezterm/bar.lua
index 577fb45..b6826cf 100644
--- a/home/apps/wezterm/bar.lua
+++ b/home/apps/wezterm/bar.lua
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ local roman_numerals = {
 wezterm.on(
   "format-tab-title",
   function(tab, tabs, _panes, conf, _hover, _max_width)
-    local colours = conf.resolved_palette.tab_bar
+    local colors = conf.resolved_palette.tab_bar
 
     local active_tab_index = 0
     for _, t in ipairs(tabs) do
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ wezterm.on(
 
     local i = tab.tab_index % 6
     local active_bg = rainbow[i + 1]
-    local active_fg = colours.background
-    local inactive_bg = colours.inactive_tab.bg_color
-    local inactive_fg = colours.inactive_tab.fg_color
-    local new_tab_bg = colours.new_tab.bg_color
+    local active_fg = colors.background
+    local inactive_bg = colors.inactive_tab.bg_color
+    local inactive_fg = colors.inactive_tab.fg_color
+    local new_tab_bg = colors.new_tab.bg_color
 
     local s_bg, s_fg, e_bg, e_fg