diff --git a/doc/source/examples/usage.py b/doc/source/examples/usage.py
index ffd73ef9..e09ff036 100644
--- a/doc/source/examples/usage.py
+++ b/doc/source/examples/usage.py
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     LOG.info("Welcome to Oslo Logging")
     LOG.debug("A debugging message")
-    LOG.warning("A warning occured")
-    LOG.error("An error occured")
-    LOG.exception("An Exception occured")
+    LOG.warning("A warning occurred")
+    LOG.error("An error occurred")
+    LOG.exception("An Exception occurred")
diff --git a/doc/source/examples/usage_helper.py b/doc/source/examples/usage_helper.py
index 84926c1a..b8fb19a1 100644
--- a/doc/source/examples/usage_helper.py
+++ b/doc/source/examples/usage_helper.py
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # NOTE: These examples do not demonstration Oslo i18n messages
     LOG.info("Welcome to Oslo Logging")
     LOG.debug("A debugging message")
-    LOG.warning("A warning occured")
-    LOG.error("An error occured")
-    LOG.exception("An Exception occured")
+    LOG.warning("A warning occurred")
+    LOG.error("An error occurred")
+    LOG.exception("An Exception occurred")
diff --git a/doc/source/examples/usage_i18n.py b/doc/source/examples/usage_i18n.py
index 46a3ed42..820fffda 100644
--- a/doc/source/examples/usage_i18n.py
+++ b/doc/source/examples/usage_i18n.py
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     LOG.info(_LI("Welcome to Oslo Logging"))
     LOG.debug("A debugging message")  # Debug messages are not translated
-    LOG.warning(_LW("A warning occured"))
-    LOG.error(_LE("An error occured"))
-    LOG.exception(_("An Exception occured"))
+    LOG.warning(_LW("A warning occurred"))
+    LOG.error(_LE("An error occurred"))
+    LOG.exception(_("An Exception occurred"))
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 2f08da60..62115481 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ log levels.
 .. testoutput::
 
     2016-01-14 21:07:51.394 12945 INFO __main__ [-] Welcome to Oslo Logging
-    2016-01-14 21:07:51.395 12945 WARNING __main__ [-] A warning occured
-    2016-01-14 21:07:51.395 12945 ERROR __main__ [-] An error occured
-    2016-01-14 21:07:51.396 12945 ERROR __main__ [-] An Exception occured
+    2016-01-14 21:07:51.395 12945 WARNING __main__ [-] A warning occurred
+    2016-01-14 21:07:51.395 12945 ERROR __main__ [-] An error occurred
+    2016-01-14 21:07:51.396 12945 ERROR __main__ [-] An Exception occurred
     2016-01-14 21:07:51.396 12945 ERROR __main__ None
     2016-01-14 21:07:51.396 12945 ERROR __main__