diff --git a/README.snapshots b/README.snapshots
index 891fcca1..df7ee003 100644
--- a/README.snapshots
+++ b/README.snapshots
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ ldns - snapshot releases
 Snapshot releases are not official released. They can be released to
 interested parties for development.
 
-Snapshots can be recognized from the date in the the tar file name.
+Snapshots can be recognized from the date in the tar file name.
 
 They should not be used for packaging in distributions.
diff --git a/dnssec.c b/dnssec.c
index fbaa518a..9055284c 100644
--- a/dnssec.c
+++ b/dnssec.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ ldns_create_nsec(ldns_rdf *cur_owner, ldns_rdf *next_owner, ldns_rr_list *rrs)
 {
 	/* we do not do any check here - garbage in, garbage out */
 
-	/* the the start and end names - get the type from the
+	/* the start and end names - get the type from the
 	 * before rrlist */
 
 	/* inefficient, just give it a name, a next name, and a list of rrs */
diff --git a/ldns/parse.h b/ldns/parse.h
index 3c3df18b..97d0d8ec 100644
--- a/ldns/parse.h
+++ b/ldns/parse.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ssize_t ldns_bget_token(ldns_buffer *b, char *token, const char *delim, size_t l
  * \param[in] k_del keyword delimiter 
  * \param[out] data the data found 
  * \param[in] d_del the data delimiter
- * \param[in] data_limit maximum size the the data buffer
+ * \param[in] data_limit maximum size the data buffer
  * \return the number of character read
  */
 ssize_t ldns_fget_keyword_data(FILE *f, const char *keyword, const char *k_del, char *data, const char *d_del, size_t data_limit);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ ssize_t ldns_fget_keyword_data(FILE *f, const char *keyword, const char *k_del,
  * \param[in] k_del keyword delimiter 
  * \param[out] data the data found 
  * \param[in] d_del the data delimiter
- * \param[in] data_limit maximum size the the data buffer
+ * \param[in] data_limit maximum size the data buffer
  * \param[in] line_nr pointer to an integer containing the current line number (for
 debugging purposes)
  * \return the number of character read
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ ssize_t ldns_fget_keyword_data_l(FILE *f, const char *keyword, const char *k_del
  * \param[in] k_del keyword delimiter 
  * \param[out] data the data found 
  * \param[in] d_del the data delimiter
- * \param[in] data_limit maximum size the the data buffer
+ * \param[in] data_limit maximum size the data buffer
  * \return the number of character read
  */
 ssize_t ldns_bget_keyword_data(ldns_buffer *b, const char *keyword, const char *k_del, char *data, const char *d_del, size_t data_limit);
diff --git a/ldns/radix.h b/ldns/radix.h
index 4cb42b48..f7a253dd 100644
--- a/ldns/radix.h
+++ b/ldns/radix.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct ldns_radix_node_t {
 	void* data;
 	/** Parent node. */
 	ldns_radix_node_t* parent;
-	/** Index in the the parent node select edge array. */
+	/** Index in the parent node select edge array. */
 	uint8_t parent_index;
 	/** Length of the array. */
 	uint16_t len;
diff --git a/ldns/rdata.h b/ldns/rdata.h
index c8a0396c..1e2fd397 100644
--- a/ldns/rdata.h
+++ b/ldns/rdata.h
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ size_t ldns_rdf_size(const ldns_rdf *rd);
 
 /**
  * returns the type of the rdf. We need to insert _get_
- * here to prevent conflict the the rdf_type TYPE.
+ * here to prevent conflict the rdf_type TYPE.
  * \param[in] *rd the rdf to read from
  * \return ldns_rdf_type with the type
  */
diff --git a/lua/rns-specs b/lua/rns-specs
index cc25c790..6aa43990 100644
--- a/lua/rns-specs
+++ b/lua/rns-specs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ freedom in the packet mangling. (ghe ghe :-) )
 
 To keep matters interesting some sort of randomness is required in some
 step, otherwise each packet is mangled in the same way. Also this
-randomness together with the Lua script needs to be logged so the the 
+randomness together with the Lua script needs to be logged so the 
 actual mangling can be replayed.
 
 :Packet Mangling: address the different elements:
diff --git a/pcat/pcat-diff.1 b/pcat/pcat-diff.1
index 3f5a5a8d..5f7cd635 100644
--- a/pcat/pcat-diff.1
+++ b/pcat/pcat-diff.1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pcat-diff \- show the difference between two pcat files.
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBpcat-diff\fR reads in two pcat files and show the differences
-between the them.
+between them.
 Its output is another pcat stream which can then be interpreted by
 pcat-print.