diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemProcessor.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemProcessor.java
index 29e552525..27d7ac5b3 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemProcessor.java
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public class CompositeItemProcessor<I, O> implements ItemProcessor<I, O>, Initia
 
     @Override
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
-		Assert.notNull(delegates, "The 'delgates' may not be null");
-		Assert.notEmpty(delegates, "The 'delgates' may not be empty");
+		Assert.notNull(delegates, "The 'delegates' may not be null");
+		Assert.notEmpty(delegates, "The 'delegates' may not be empty");
 	}
 
 	public void setDelegates(List<ItemProcessor<Object, Object>> delegates) {
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemWriter.java
index 1faa720ea..13db29cc2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/CompositeItemWriter.java
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public class CompositeItemWriter<T> implements ItemStreamWriter<T>, Initializing
 
     @Override
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
-		Assert.notNull(delegates, "The 'delgates' may not be null");
-		Assert.notEmpty(delegates, "The 'delgates' may not be empty");
+		Assert.notNull(delegates, "The 'delegates' may not be null");
+		Assert.notEmpty(delegates, "The 'delegates' may not be empty");
 	}
 
 	public void setDelegates(List<ItemWriter<? super T>> delegates) {
diff --git a/src/site/docbook/reference/readersAndWriters.xml b/src/site/docbook/reference/readersAndWriters.xml
index 3378acc15..a60683888 100644
--- a/src/site/docbook/reference/readersAndWriters.xml
+++ b/src/site/docbook/reference/readersAndWriters.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 }</programlisting>
 
     <para>The class above contains another <classname>ItemWriter</classname>
-    to which it delgates after having provided some business logic. This
+    to which it delegates after having provided some business logic. This
     pattern could easily be used for an <classname>ItemReader</classname> as
     well, perhaps to obtain more reference data based upon the input that was
     provided by the main <classname>ItemReader</classname>. It is also useful