diff --git a/spinn_utilities/helpful_functions.py b/spinn_utilities/helpful_functions.py
index da8ebbe9..8a59515d 100644
--- a/spinn_utilities/helpful_functions.py
+++ b/spinn_utilities/helpful_functions.py
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ def lcm(*numbers) -> int:
     GIGO: If any of the values are anything except positive `int` values
     this function will either produce incorrect results or raise an exception.
 
-    :param numbers: The Positive integers to get the LCM for.
+    :param numbers:
+        The Positive integers to get the Lowest common multiple for.
         This can be zero, one or more int values or
         a singleton which is an iterator (possibly empty) of `int`\\s.
-    :return: the LCM, or 1 if `numbers` is empty or an empty iterator
+    :return: the  Lowest common multiple,
+        or 1 if `numbers` is empty or an empty iterator
     :rtype: int
     :raises TypeError: If any value cannot be interpreted as an integer
     :raises ZeroDivisionError: May be raised if one of the values is zero
diff --git a/spinn_utilities/ranged/abstract_dict.py b/spinn_utilities/ranged/abstract_dict.py
index c401c757..cb227d2a 100644
--- a/spinn_utilities/ranged/abstract_dict.py
+++ b/spinn_utilities/ranged/abstract_dict.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def ids(self) -> Sequence[int]:
         to create the view is maintained.
 
         .. note::
-            If indexing into a view, you are picking the X'th ID.
+            If indexing into a view, you are picking the Nth ID.
             So if the IDs are `[2,3,4,5]` the `view[2]` will be the data for
             ID `4` and not `2`
 
diff --git a/spinn_utilities/require_subclass.py b/spinn_utilities/require_subclass.py
index d0ac3bf7..89f5e14f 100644
--- a/spinn_utilities/require_subclass.py
+++ b/spinn_utilities/require_subclass.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class AbstractVirtual(object):
     # The use of __class__ to enable super() to work is from:
     #     https://stackoverflow.com/a/43779009/301832
     # The need to do this as a functional decorator is my own discovery;
-    # without it, some very weird interactions with metaclasses happen and I
+    # without it, some very weird interactions with meta classes happen and I
     # really don't want to debug that stuff.
 
     def decorate(target_class):
diff --git a/spinn_utilities/safe_eval.py b/spinn_utilities/safe_eval.py
index 48f74170..13c5f8f2 100644
--- a/spinn_utilities/safe_eval.py
+++ b/spinn_utilities/safe_eval.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class SafeEval(object):
 
         >>> import math
         >>> def evil_func(x):
-        ...    print("HAHA!")
+        ...    print("Hello World!")
         ...    return x/0.0
         ...
         >>> eval_safely = SafeEval(math)