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@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ the number of the function in order, which is used in
 other parts of the list in suffixes of the form
 `tt([)var(num)tt(])'), then the number of calls made to the function.
 The next three columns list the time in
-milliseconds spent in the function and its descendents, the average
+milliseconds spent in the function and its descendants, the average
 time in milliseconds spent in the function and its descendents per
 call and the percentage of time spent in all shell functions used in
-this function and its descendents.  The following three columns give
+this function and its descendants.  The following three columns give
 the same information, but counting only the time spent in the function 
 itself.  The final column shows the name of the function.
 
 After the summary, detailed information about every function that was
 invoked is listed, sorted in decreasing order of the amount of time spent
-in each function and its descendents.  Each of these entries consists of
+in each function and its descendants.  Each of these entries consists of
 descriptions for the functions that called the function described, the
 function itself, and the functions that were called from it.  The
 description for the function itself has the same format as in the summary
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ the section from the surrounding lines.
 The information shown in this case is almost the same as in the summary,
 but only refers to the call hierarchy being displayed.  For example, for a
 calling function the column showing the total running time lists the time
-spent in the described function and its descendents only for the times when
+spent in the described function and its descendants only for the times when
 it was called from that particular calling function.  Likewise, for a
 called function, this columns lists the total time spent in the called
-function and its descendents only for the times when it was called from the
+function and its descendants only for the times when it was called from the
 function described.
 
 Also in this case, the column showing the number of calls to a function