diff --git a/gbytes/io_wrappers.go b/gbytes/io_wrappers.go
index 3caed8769..a41ad6232 100644
--- a/gbytes/io_wrappers.go
+++ b/gbytes/io_wrappers.go
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ import (
 // ErrTimeout is returned by TimeoutCloser, TimeoutReader, and TimeoutWriter when the underlying Closer/Reader/Writer does not return within the specified timeout
 var ErrTimeout = errors.New("timeout occurred")
 
-// TimeoutCloser returns an io.Closer that wraps the passed-in io.Closer.  If the underlying Closer fails to close within the alloted timeout ErrTimeout is returned.
+// TimeoutCloser returns an io.Closer that wraps the passed-in io.Closer.  If the underlying Closer fails to close within the allotted timeout ErrTimeout is returned.
 func TimeoutCloser(c io.Closer, timeout time.Duration) io.Closer {
 	return timeoutReaderWriterCloser{c: c, d: timeout}
 }
 
-// TimeoutReader returns an io.Reader that wraps the passed-in io.Reader.  If the underlying Reader fails to read within the alloted timeout ErrTimeout is returned.
+// TimeoutReader returns an io.Reader that wraps the passed-in io.Reader.  If the underlying Reader fails to read within the allotted timeout ErrTimeout is returned.
 func TimeoutReader(r io.Reader, timeout time.Duration) io.Reader {
 	return timeoutReaderWriterCloser{r: r, d: timeout}
 }
 
-// TimeoutWriter returns an io.Writer that wraps the passed-in io.Writer.  If the underlying Writer fails to write within the alloted timeout ErrTimeout is returned.
+// TimeoutWriter returns an io.Writer that wraps the passed-in io.Writer.  If the underlying Writer fails to write within the allotted timeout ErrTimeout is returned.
 func TimeoutWriter(w io.Writer, timeout time.Duration) io.Writer {
 	return timeoutReaderWriterCloser{w: w, d: timeout}
 }