diff --git a/doc/en/Atk/Selection.xml b/doc/en/Atk/Selection.xml
index c4bc88b48..ca0291bf3 100644
--- a/doc/en/Atk/Selection.xml
+++ b/doc/en/Atk/Selection.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       </ReturnValue>
       <Parameters />
       <Docs>
-        <summary>Event fired when the selected is changed.</summary>
+        <summary>Event raised when the selected is changed.</summary>
         <remarks />
       </Docs>
     </Member>
diff --git a/doc/en/GConf/NotifyEventArgs.xml b/doc/en/GConf/NotifyEventArgs.xml
index 961239bf4..9abd6433c 100644
--- a/doc/en/GConf/NotifyEventArgs.xml
+++ b/doc/en/GConf/NotifyEventArgs.xml
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
         <ReturnType>System.Object</ReturnType>
       </ReturnValue>
       <Docs>
-        <summary>This NotifyEventArgs property refers to the GConf Value from an entry which modification, addition or removal cause the event to be fired.
+        <summary>This NotifyEventArgs property refers to the GConf Value from an entry which modification, addition or removal cause the event to be raised.
 </summary>
-        <value>the object stored in the GConf which modification, removal or addition cause the event to be fired.</value>
+        <value>the object stored in the GConf which modification, removal or addition cause the event to be raised.</value>
         <remarks>
         </remarks>
       </Docs>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
       </ReturnValue>
       <Docs>
-        <summary>This NotifyEventArgs property refers to the key which value modification, addition or removal cause the event to be fired.</summary>
+        <summary>This NotifyEventArgs property refers to the key which value modification, addition or removal cause the event to be raised.</summary>
         <value>a string for the key name</value>
         <remarks>
         </remarks>
diff --git a/doc/en/Gdk/Keymap.xml b/doc/en/Gdk/Keymap.xml
index 67ba154f6..8790498aa 100644
--- a/doc/en/Gdk/Keymap.xml
+++ b/doc/en/Gdk/Keymap.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       <Parameters />
       <Docs>
         <summary>
-        An event handler that fires when the direction of a keymap has been changed.
+        An event handler that raised when the direction of a keymap has been changed.
         </summary>
         <remarks>
         None