diff --git a/pkg/fsutils/linecache.go b/pkg/fsutils/linecache.go
index ab408e7d5443..b02751537e15 100644
--- a/pkg/fsutils/linecache.go
+++ b/pkg/fsutils/linecache.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func NewLineCache(fc *FileCache) *LineCache {
 	}
 }
 
-// GetLine returns a index1-th (1-based index) line from the file on filePath
+// GetLine returns the index1-th (1-based index) line from the file on filePath
 func (lc *LineCache) GetLine(filePath string, index1 int) (string, error) {
 	if index1 == 0 { // some linters, e.g. gosec can do it: it really means first line
 		index1 = 1
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go b/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go
index 4f63e7bed853..618662bebb34 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ type hunkChangesParser struct {
 
 func (p *hunkChangesParser) parseDiffLines(h *diffpkg.Hunk) {
 	lines := bytes.Split(h.Body, []byte{'\n'})
-	currentOriginalLineNumer := int(h.OrigStartLine)
+	currentOriginalLineNumber := int(h.OrigStartLine)
 	var ret []diffLine
 
 	for i, line := range lines {
 		dl := diffLine{
-			originalNumber: currentOriginalLineNumer,
+			originalNumber: currentOriginalLineNumber,
 		}
 
 		lineStr := string(line)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (p *hunkChangesParser) parseDiffLines(h *diffpkg.Hunk) {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(lineStr, "-") {
 			dl.typ = diffLineDeleted
 			dl.data = strings.TrimPrefix(lineStr, "-")
-			currentOriginalLineNumer++
+			currentOriginalLineNumber++
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(lineStr, "+") {
 			dl.typ = diffLineAdded
 			dl.data = strings.TrimPrefix(lineStr, "+")
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (p *hunkChangesParser) parseDiffLines(h *diffpkg.Hunk) {
 
 			dl.typ = diffLineOriginal
 			dl.data = strings.TrimPrefix(lineStr, " ")
-			currentOriginalLineNumer++
+			currentOriginalLineNumber++
 		}
 
 		ret = append(ret, dl)
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gosimple.go b/pkg/golinters/gosimple.go
index fa14f1a966f8..de60ded73e2d 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/gosimple.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gosimple.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func NewGosimple(settings *config.StaticCheckSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 
 	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
 		"gosimple",
-		"Linter for Go source code that specializes in simplifying a code",
+		"Linter for Go source code that specializes in simplifying code",
 		analyzers,
 		nil,
 	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)