diff --git a/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp b/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp
index a587b57..3db01b8 100644
--- a/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp
+++ b/src/tripwire/twcmdline.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ iTWMode* cTWCmdLine::GetMode(int argc, const TCHAR *const * argv)
       // unknown mode switch
       cDebug d("cTWCmdLine::GetMode");
       d.TraceError(_T("Error: Bad mode switch: %s\n"), pcMode);
-      TCERR << TSS_GetString( cTW, tw::STR_UNKOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED)
+      TCERR << TSS_GetString( cTW, tw::STR_UNKNOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED)
             << pcMode << std::endl
             << TSS_GetString( cTW, tw::STR_GET_HELP) << std::endl;
       return NULL;
diff --git a/src/tw/twstrings.cpp b/src/tw/twstrings.cpp
index f30564a..0e243f6 100644
--- a/src/tw/twstrings.cpp
+++ b/src/tw/twstrings.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ TSS_BeginStringtable( cTW )
     TSS_StringEntry( tw::STR_NEWLINE,               _T("\n")),
     TSS_StringEntry( tw::STR_ERR_TWCFG_CANT_READ,   _T("Configuration file could not be read.")),
     TSS_StringEntry( tw::STR_ERR_NO_MODE,           _T("No mode specified.")),
-    TSS_StringEntry( tw::STR_UNKOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED, _T("Unknown mode specified: ")),
+    TSS_StringEntry( tw::STR_UNKNOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED, _T("Unknown mode specified: ")),
     TSS_StringEntry( tw::STR_ERR2_BAD_MODE_SWITCH,  _T("Unrecognized mode: ")),
 
     TSS_StringEntry( tw::STR_OPEN_POLICY_FILE,      _T("Opening policy file: ")),
diff --git a/src/tw/twstrings.h b/src/tw/twstrings.h
index 93d3804..8822f0b 100644
--- a/src/tw/twstrings.h
+++ b/src/tw/twstrings.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TSS_BeginStringIds( tw )
     STR_NEWLINE,
     STR_ERR_TWCFG_CANT_READ,
     STR_ERR_NO_MODE,
-    STR_UNKOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED,
+    STR_UNKNOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED,
     STR_ERR2_BAD_MODE_SWITCH,
     STR_PARSING_POLICY,    
     STR_ERR_REPORT_READ,
diff --git a/src/twprint/twprintcmdline.cpp b/src/twprint/twprintcmdline.cpp
index 67be754..d8b141e 100644
--- a/src/twprint/twprintcmdline.cpp
+++ b/src/twprint/twprintcmdline.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ iTWMode* cTWPrintCmdLine::GetMode( int argc, const TCHAR* const * argv )
         // unknown mode switch
         cDebug d("cTWPrintCmdLine::GetMode");
         d.TraceError(_T("Error: Bad mode switch: %s\n"), pcMode);
-        TCERR << TSS_GetString(cTW, tw::STR_UNKOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED) << pcMode << std::endl;
+        TCERR << TSS_GetString(cTW, tw::STR_UNKNOWN_MODE_SPECIFIED) << pcMode << std::endl;
         TCERR << TSS_GetString(cTW, tw::STR_GET_HELP) << std::endl;
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/src/twprint/twprintstrings.cpp b/src/twprint/twprintstrings.cpp
index e09d70b..e159edc 100644
--- a/src/twprint/twprintstrings.cpp
+++ b/src/twprint/twprintstrings.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TSS_BeginStringtable( cTWPrint )
                 _T("  -c cfgfile           --cfgfile cfgfile\n")
                 _T("  -d database          --dbfile database\n")
                 _T("  -L localkey          --local-keyfile localkey\n")
-                _T("[object1 [object2 ...]\n")
+                _T("[object1 [object2 ...]]\n")
                 _T("\n")
                 _T("The -v and -s options are mutually exclusive.\n")
                 _T("\n")