diff --git a/doc/sgpem2dman.texi b/doc/sgpem2dman.texi
index 0f4d014..701de72 100644
--- a/doc/sgpem2dman.texi
+++ b/doc/sgpem2dman.texi
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Free Documentation License''.
 * Writing documentation:: How to write formal documents
                           for draft approval
 
-* Coding style::  Here there are the rules you should abid
+* Coding style::  Here there are the rules you should conform
                   to when working on SGPEM
 
 * Committing changes:: Some notes on how we keep our 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ number of  pages.
 
 @end itemize
 
-To make it easier to abid to these rules, please remember to inherit 
+To make it easier to abide these rules, please remember to inherit 
 from the template document. It lays down a foundation for all 
 the style guidelines mentioned above.
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ Usually it's the same person as the assignee.
 
 In this chapter we explore some self-imposed coding standards
 we tried to follow when coding SGPEM.
-If you plan to extend it in any way, you should abid to the 
+If you plan to extend it in any way, you should conform to the 
 guidelines explained thereafter.
 
 @menu
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ the ML.
 Most discussions start with a draft, like this. The talking then goes on
 amendating the document and, when no-one opposes it anymore, the draft is
 marked as an approved guideline, and everybody is meant to (as strictly
-as possible) abide to it.
+as possible) conform to it.
 
 Exceptions or revisions to guidelines due to a rework done by some other
 process pertain to the @acronym{KA,Knowledge Area} of