diff --git a/cc-by-sa.tex b/cc-by-sa.tex
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--- a/cc-by-sa.tex
+++ b/cc-by-sa.tex
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ are accurate in that they convey CC-BY-SA is a free, copyleft license.
 
 \section{GPL and CC-BY-SA differences}
 
-% FIXME this section ought refernece GPL portion of tutorial extensively
+% FIXME this section ought refernence GPL portion of tutorial extensively
 
 There are several differences between the GPL and CC-BY-SA that are
 particularly pertinent to their analysis as copyleft licenses.
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ The final obvious difference pertinent to copyleft policy between
 the GPL and CC-BY-SA is purpose. The GPL's preamble makes it clear
 its goal is to guarantee software freedom for all users, and even
 without the preamble, it is clear that this is the Free Software
-Foundation''s driving goal. CC-BY-SA (and other CC licenses) state
+Foundation's driving goal. CC-BY-SA (and other CC licenses) state
 no purpose, and (depending on version) are preceded with a disclaimer
 and neutral ``considerations for'' licensors and licensees to
 think about (the CC0 public domain dedication is somewhat of an
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ final decisions.
 % FIXME arguably this section ought be the substance of the tutorial, but is very thin and weak now
 
 % FIXME formatted/section-referenced copy of license should be added to license-texts.tex
-% and referenced througout
+% and referenced throughout
 
 The best course of action at this juncture would be to read
 \url{http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode} -- the entire
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ The following walk-through will simply call out portions of each
 section one may wish to study especially closely due to their
 pertinence to copyleft policy issues mentioned above.
 
-% FIXME subsections might not be the right strcuture or formatting here
+% FIXME subsections might not be the right structure or formatting here
 
 \subsection{1 -- Definitions}