diff --git a/R/rowops.R b/R/rowops.R
index 819aee08..820bcf7e 100644
--- a/R/rowops.R
+++ b/R/rowops.R
@@ -115,18 +115,18 @@ rowmult <- function(x, row, mult) {
   y
 }
 
-#' Build/Get transformation matricies
+#' Build/Get transformation matrices
 #'
 #' Recover the history of the row operations that have been performed.
-#' This function combines the transformation matricies into a single transformation matrix
+#' This function combines the transformation matrices into a single transformation matrix
 #' representing all row operations or may optionally print all the individual operations which have
 #' been performed.
 #'
 #' @param x a matrix A, joined with a vector of constants, b, that has been passed to
-#'   \code{\link{gaussianElimination}} or the row operator functions
-#' @param all logical; print individual transformation matricies?
+#'   \code{\link{gaussianElimination}} or the row operator matrix functions
+#' @param all logical; print individual transformation ies?
 #' @param ... additional arguments
-#' @return the transformation matrix or a list of individual transformation matricies
+#' @return the transformation matrix or a list of individual transformation matrices
 #' @seealso \code{\link{echelon}}, \code{\link{gaussianElimination}}
 #' @family matrix of elementary row operations
 #' @author Phil Chalmers
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ rowmult <- function(x, row, mult) {
 #' (T <- buildTmat(Abt))
 #' T %*% Ab    # same as Abt
 #'
-#' # print all transformation matricies
+#' # print all transformation matrices
 #' buildTmat(Abt, TRUE)
 #'
 #' # invert transformation matrix to reverse operations
diff --git a/inst/WORDLIST b/inst/WORDLIST
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faa7d6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/WORDLIST
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
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