typos fixed by Rob Hooft
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/posixpat.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/posixpat.py
index a603e9e..14b9270 100755
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/posixpat.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/posixpat.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     return s
 
 
-# Return wheter a path is absolute.
+# Return whether a path is absolute.
 # Trivial in Posix, harder on the Mac or MS-DOS.
 
 def isabs(s):
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 
 # Expand paths containing shell variable substitutions.
 # This expands the forms $variable and ${variable} only.
-# Non-existant variables are left unchanged.
+# Non-existent variables are left unchanged.
 
 _varprog = None
 
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/queue.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/queue.py
index cb04006..9d5f799 100755
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/queue.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/queue.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     def _qsize(self):
         return len(self.queue)
 
-    # Check wheter the queue is empty
+    # Check whether the queue is empty
     def _empty(self):
         return not self.queue
 
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/test_win.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/test_win.py
index 1af095a..5eb2986 100644
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/test_win.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/test_win.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     # Opening should now fail!
     try:
         key = OpenKey(root_key, test_key_name)
-        assert 0, "Could open the non-existant key"
+        assert 0, "Could open the non-existent key"
     except WindowsError: # Use this error name this time
         pass