diff --git a/examples/c/a110x.c b/examples/c/a110x.c
index bdddfd70..97f7f71f 100644
--- a/examples/c/a110x.c
+++ b/examples/c/a110x.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main()
     bool abc = 0;
     while(1){
         if(a110x_magnet_detected(dev, &abc) != UPM_SUCCESS){
-            printf("an error has occured\n");
+            printf("an error has occurred\n");
         }
         upm_delay(1);
         printf("value retrieved: %d\n", abc);
diff --git a/examples/c/button_intr.c b/examples/c/button_intr.c
index c2702e45..4da465cb 100644
--- a/examples/c/button_intr.c
+++ b/examples/c/button_intr.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int main()
     bool abc = 0;
     while(1){
         if(button_get_value(dev, &abc) != UPM_SUCCESS){
-            printf("an error has occured\n");
+            printf("an error has occurred\n");
         }
         upm_delay(1);
         printf("value retrieved: %d\n", abc);
diff --git a/examples/c/collision.c b/examples/c/collision.c
index 1438da9d..5dee6510 100644
--- a/examples/c/collision.c
+++ b/examples/c/collision.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main()
     bool abc = 0;
     while(1){
         if(collision_is_colliding(dev, &abc) != UPM_SUCCESS){
-            printf("an error has occured\n");
+            printf("an error has occurred\n");
         }
         upm_delay(1);
         printf("value retrieved: %d\n", abc);
diff --git a/examples/c/ttp223.c b/examples/c/ttp223.c
index 077e2cf4..7896ea9e 100644
--- a/examples/c/ttp223.c
+++ b/examples/c/ttp223.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main()
     bool abc = 0;
     while(1){
         if(ttp223_is_pressed(dev, &abc) != UPM_SUCCESS){
-            printf("an error has occured\n");
+            printf("an error has occurred\n");
         }
         upm_delay(1);
         printf("value retrieved: %d\n", abc);
diff --git a/examples/java/MAX31855Example.java b/examples/java/MAX31855Example.java
index 1b1127ed..078bee8e 100644
--- a/examples/java/MAX31855Example.java
+++ b/examples/java/MAX31855Example.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class MAX31855Example {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-				System.out.println("The following exception occured: "+e.getMessage());
+				System.out.println("The following exception occurred: "+e.getMessage());
 			}
 		}
 		//! [Interesting]
diff --git a/examples/java/MAX5487Example.java b/examples/java/MAX5487Example.java
index 92b53310..00846f49 100644
--- a/examples/java/MAX5487Example.java
+++ b/examples/java/MAX5487Example.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class MAX5487Example {
 				Thread.sleep(5);
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-				System.out.println("The following Exception occured: "+e.getMessage());
+				System.out.println("The following Exception occurred: "+e.getMessage());
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class MAX5487Example {
 				Thread.sleep(5);
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-				System.out.println("The following exception occured: "+e.getMessage());
+				System.out.println("The following exception occurred: "+e.getMessage());
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/examples/java/MAXds3231mExample.java b/examples/java/MAXds3231mExample.java
index 12e6dba5..e844ccfa 100644
--- a/examples/java/MAXds3231mExample.java
+++ b/examples/java/MAXds3231mExample.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class MAXds3231mExample {
 			Thread.sleep(500);
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-			System.out.println("The following exception occured: "+e.getMessage());
+			System.out.println("The following exception occurred: "+e.getMessage());
 		}
 
 		while(true){