diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt
index a9c947407f..d557af96a3 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ features include:
 * A BSD-licensed interface to the GEOS geometry routines, implemented purely
   in Python using ``ctypes``.
 * Loosely-coupled to GeoDjango.  For example, :class:`GEOSGeometry` objects
-  may be used outside of a django project/application.  In other words,
+  may be used outside of a Django project/application.  In other words,
   no need to have ``DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE`` set or use a database, etc.
 * Mutability: :class:`GEOSGeometry` objects may be modified.
 * Cross-platform and tested; compatible with Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac
diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index c301c5f094..927076cd14 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ makemessages
 
 Runs over the entire source tree of the current directory and pulls out all
 strings marked for translation. It creates (or updates) a message file in the
-conf/locale (in the django tree) or locale (for project and application)
+conf/locale (in the Django tree) or locale (for project and application)
 directory. After making changes to the messages files you need to compile them
 with ``compilemessages`` for use with the builtin gettext support. See the
 :ref:`i18n documentation <how-to-create-language-files>` for details.
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ for technically skilled translators to understand each message's context.
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.6
 
-Use the ``--keep-pot`` option to prevent django from deleting the temporary
+Use the ``--keep-pot`` option to prevent Django from deleting the temporary
 .pot file it generates before creating the .po file. This is useful for
 debugging errors which may prevent the final language files from being created.
 
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ Django.)
 
 The development server automatically reloads Python code for each request, as
 needed. You don't need to restart the server for code changes to take effect.
-However, some actions like adding files don't trigger a restart, so you'll 
+However, some actions like adding files don't trigger a restart, so you'll
 have to restart the server in these cases.
 
 .. versionchanged:: 1.7
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2.txt b/docs/releases/1.2.txt
index ad39062ed1..ac355a1d87 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.2.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Django 1.2 introduces several large, important new features, including:
 These are just the highlights; full details and a complete list of features `may
 be found below`_.
 
-.. _may be found below: `what's new in django 1.2`_
+.. _may be found below: `What's new in Django 1.2`_
 
 .. seealso::