Standardize on American English spelling of 'behavior'.

36 files changed, 57 insertions, 57 deletions

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 137925409..33771d08b 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ o LANG-1319: MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle StackOverflowError when object is
              an array.
 o LANG-1320: LocaleUtils#toLocale does not support language followed by UN M.49
              numeric-3 area code followed by variant.
-o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behaviour of int-based indexOf methods in
+o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behavior of int-based indexOf methods in
              StringUtils. Thanks to Mark Dacek.
 o LANG-1286: RandomStringUtils random method can overflow and return characters
              outside of specified range.
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 86afaaabc..f79d5c49b 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
     <action issue="LANG-1256" type="add" dev="pschumacher" due-to="C0rWin">Add JMH maven dependencies</action>
     <action issue="LANG-1167" type="add" dev="chtompki" due-to="Mark Dacek">Add null filter to ReflectionToStringBuilder</action>
     <action issue="LANG-1320" type="fix" dev="britter">LocaleUtils#toLocale does not support language followed by UN M.49 numeric-3 area code followed by variant</action>
-    <action issue="LANG-1300" type="fix" dev="chtompki" due-to="Mark Dacek">Clarify or improve behaviour of int-based indexOf methods in StringUtils</action>
+    <action issue="LANG-1300" type="fix" dev="chtompki" due-to="Mark Dacek">Clarify or improve behavior of int-based indexOf methods in StringUtils</action>
     <action issue="LANG-1299" type="add" dev="djones">Add method for converting string to an array of code points</action>
     <action issue="LANG-1286" type="fix" dev="djones">RandomStringUtils random method can overflow and return characters outside of specified range</action>
     <action issue="LANG-660" type="add" dev="djones">Add methods to insert arrays into arrays at an index</action>
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
     <action issue="LANG-828" type="fix">FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly</action>
     <action issue="LANG-826" type="fix">FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly</action>
     <action issue="LANG-825" type="add">Create StrBuilder APIs similar to String.format(String, Object...)</action>
-    <action issue="LANG-822" type="fix">NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--"</action>
+    <action issue="LANG-822" type="fix">NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--"</action>
     <action issue="LANG-818" type="fix">FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar instances passed to format()</action>
     <action issue="LANG-817" type="fix">Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8</action>
     <action issue="LANG-813" type="fix">StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase doesn't check string reference equality</action>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java
index 010d8c111..320fba6d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableInt;
  * <p>This class tries to handle {@code null} input gracefully.
  * An exception will not be thrown for a {@code null}
  * array input. However, an Object array that contains a {@code null}
- * element may throw an exception. Each method documents its behaviour.
+ * element may throw an exception. Each method documents its behavior.
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe#
  * @since 2.0
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java
index 7cf379461..5bfcea29d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtils.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
  *
  * <p>This class tries to handle {@code null} input gracefully.
  * An exception will not be thrown for a {@code null} input.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe#</p>
  * @since 2.0
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharSetUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharSetUtils.java
index b3580b7c2..03ff899a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharSetUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharSetUtils.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3;
  *
  * <p>This class handles {@code null} input gracefully.
  * An exception will not be thrown for a {@code null} input.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe#</p>
  * @see CharSet
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharUtils.java
index b872ac0f8..b4e8ccf7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharUtils.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3;
  *
  * <p>This class tries to handle {@code null} input gracefully.
  * An exception will not be thrown for a {@code null} input.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe#</p>
  * @since 2.1
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
index d0891ddd7..a6d1d1ddb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableObject;
  * <p>Operates on classes without using reflection.</p>
  *
  * <p>This class handles invalid {@code null} inputs as best it can.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * <p>The notion of a {@code canonical name} includes the human
  * readable name for the type, for example {@code int[]}. The
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/LocaleUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/LocaleUtils.java
index 703b33613..3dd8cf1bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/LocaleUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/LocaleUtils.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
  *
  * <p>This class tries to handle {@code null} input gracefully.
  * An exception will not be thrown for a {@code null} input.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * @since 2.2
  */
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class LocaleUtils {
      *   LocaleUtils.toLocale("en_GB_xxx")  = new Locale("en", "GB", "xxx")   (#)
      * </pre>
      *
-     * <p>(#) The behaviour of the JDK variant constructor changed between JDK1.3 and JDK1.4.
+     * <p>(#) The behavior of the JDK variant constructor changed between JDK1.3 and JDK1.4.
      * In JDK1.3, the constructor upper cases the variant, in JDK1.4, it doesn't.
      * Thus, the result from getVariant() may vary depending on your JDK.</p>
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java
index b94c2ae74..940dcd808 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrBuilder;
  *
  * <p>This class tries to handle {@code null} input gracefully.
  * An exception will generally not be thrown for a {@code null} input.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe#</p>
  * @since 1.0
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
index 14bfc1dc7..5f7ed8c12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * </ul>
  *
  * <p>This class throws exceptions for invalid {@code null} inputs.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe#</p>
  * @since 1.0
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java
index 31779b474..21c88e425 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Deletes all parts of the builder that the matcher matches.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced deletion behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced deletion behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to delete all occurrences
      * where the character 'a' is followed by a number.
      *
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Deletes the first match within the builder using the specified matcher.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced deletion behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced deletion behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to delete
      * where the character 'a' is followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Replaces all matches within the builder with the replace string.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced replace behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced replace behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to replace all occurrences
      * where the character 'a' is followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Replaces the first match within the builder with the replace string.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced replace behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced replace behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to replace
      * where the character 'a' is followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Advanced search and replaces within the builder using a matcher.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to delete all occurrences
      * where the character 'a' is followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Replaces within the builder using a matcher.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to delete all occurrences
      * where the character 'a' is followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
      * Checks if the string builder contains a string matched using the
      * specified matcher.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to search for the character
      * 'a' followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2487,7 +2487,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Searches the string builder using the matcher to find the first match.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to find the character 'a'
      * followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
      * Searches the string builder using the matcher to find the first
      * match searching from the given index.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to find the character 'a'
      * followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
     /**
      * Searches the string builder using the matcher to find the last match.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to find the character 'a'
      * followed by a number.
      *
@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, Appendable, Serializable, Build
      * Searches the string builder using the matcher to find the last
      * match searching from the given index.
      * <p>
-     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behaviour.
+     * Matchers can be used to perform advanced searching behavior.
      * For example you could write a matcher to find the character 'a'
      * followed by a number.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
index aa84e7512..ee1249e1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
  *
  * <p>This class tries to handle {@code null} input gracefully.
  * An exception will not be thrown for a {@code null} input.
- * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
+ * Each method documents its behavior in more detail.</p>
  *
  * @since 2.0
  * @deprecated as of 3.6, use commons-text
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java
index 2b7ee8ec9..b9da84a98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/translate/NumericEntityUnescaper.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class NumericEntityUnescaper extends CharSequenceTranslator {
      * and to throw an IllegalArgumentException when they're missing:
      *    new NumericEntityUnescaper(NumericEntityUnescaper.OPTION.errorIfNoSemiColon)
      *
-     * Note that the default behaviour is to ignore them.
+     * Note that the default behavior is to ignore them.
      *
      * @param options to apply to this unescaper
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutablePair.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutablePair.java
index a9be293ce..9c106e630 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutablePair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutablePair.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * <p>Although the implementation is immutable, there is no restriction on the objects
  * that may be stored. If mutable objects are stored in the pair, then the pair
  * itself effectively becomes mutable. The class is also {@code final}, so a subclass
- * can not add undesirable behaviour.</p>
+ * can not add undesirable behavior.</p>
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe# if both paired objects are thread-safe</p>
  *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutableTriple.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutableTriple.java
index f51df4589..e30689e90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutableTriple.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/ImmutableTriple.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple;
  * <p>Although the implementation is immutable, there is no restriction on the objects
  * that may be stored. If mutable objects are stored in the triple, then the triple
  * itself effectively becomes mutable. The class is also {@code final}, so a subclass
- * can not add undesirable behaviour.</p>
+ * can not add undesirable behavior.</p>
  *
  * <p>#ThreadSafe# if all three objects are thread-safe</p>
  *
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.1.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.1.txt
index 137c30083..3c363258f 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.1.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.1.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES:
 - The Nestable interface defines the method indexOfThrowable(Class).
 Previously the implementations checked only for a specific Class.
 Now they check for subclasses of that Class as well.
-For most situations this will be the expected behaviour (ie. its a bug fix).
+For most situations this will be the expected behavior (ie. its a bug fix).
 If it causes problems, please use the ExceptionUtils.indexOfThrowable(Class) method instead.
 Note that the ExceptionUtils method is available in v1.0 and v2.0 of commons-lang and has not been changed.
 (An alternative to this is to change the public static matchSubclasses flag on NestableDelegate.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ indexOfThrowable method untouched (see incompatible changes section)
            -- method to parse a date string using multiple patterns
 - FastDateFormat - extra formatting methods that take in a millisecond long value
                 -- additional static factory methods
-- StopWatch - new methods for split behaviour
+- StopWatch - new methods for split behavior
 
 
 BUG FIXES:
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.2.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.2.txt
index b47e0744d..38e701710 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.2.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.2.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ADDITIONAL INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES WITH VERSION 2.0:
 - The Nestable interface defines the method indexOfThrowable(Class).
 Previously the implementations checked only for a specific Class.
 Now they check for subclasses of that Class as well.
-For most situations this will be the expected behaviour (ie. its a bug fix).
+For most situations this will be the expected behavior (ie. its a bug fix).
 If it causes problems, please use the ExceptionUtils.indexOfThrowable(Class) method instead.
 Note that the ExceptionUtils method is available in v1.0 and v2.0 of commons-lang and has not been changed.
 (An alternative to this is to change the public static matchSubclasses flag on NestableDelegate.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.3.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.3.txt
index fcaaf2be1..f3e774eb9 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.3.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.3.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ADDITIONAL INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES WITH VERSION 2.0:
 - The Nestable interface defines the method indexOfThrowable(Class).
 Previously the implementations checked only for a specific Class.
 Now they check for subclasses of that Class as well.
-For most situations this will be the expected behaviour (ie. its a bug fix).
+For most situations this will be the expected behavior (ie. its a bug fix).
 If it causes problems, please use the ExceptionUtils.indexOfThrowable(Class) method instead.
 Note that the ExceptionUtils method is available in v1.0 and v2.0 of commons-lang and has not been changed.
 (An alternative to this is to change the public static matchSubclasses flag on NestableDelegate.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.4.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.4.txt
index a573521dd..a54b34143 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.4.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-2.4.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ADDITIONAL INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES WITH VERSION 2.0:
 - The Nestable interface defines the method indexOfThrowable(Class).
 Previously the implementations checked only for a specific Class.
 Now they check for subclasses of that Class as well.
-For most situations this will be the expected behaviour (ie. its a bug fix).
+For most situations this will be the expected behavior (ie. its a bug fix).
 If it causes problems, please use the ExceptionUtils.indexOfThrowable(Class) method instead.
 Note that the ExceptionUtils method is available in v1.0 and v2.0 of commons-lang and has not been changed.
 (An alternative to this is to change the public static matchSubclasses flag on NestableDelegate.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.1.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.1.txt
index e02008aac..3cfdb8366 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.1.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.1.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.txt
index 29cc42a67..c19d4c2df 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.2.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1.txt
index 43a0679db..20d195a69 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1.txt
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.2.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.2.txt
index d4e1a4621..364f20f2a 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.2.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.2.txt
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.txt
index b810ddf57..69d30764c 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.4.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.4.txt
index 7d4779433..43b059e29 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.4.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.4.txt
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.5.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.5.txt
index af36b2bf9..fd14babeb 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.5.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.5.txt
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.6.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.6.txt
index 3cff9206d..87a738bfc 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.6.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.6.txt
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ o LANG-1319: MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle StackOverflowError when object is
              an array.
 o LANG-1320: LocaleUtils#toLocale does not support language followed by UN M.49
              numeric-3 area code followed by variant.
-o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behaviour of int-based indexOf methods in
+o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behavior of int-based indexOf methods in
              StringUtils. Thanks to Mark Dacek.
 o LANG-1286: RandomStringUtils random method can overflow and return characters
              outside of specified range.
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.7.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.7.txt
index d83e0eeff..5746fb5ad 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.7.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.7.txt
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ o LANG-1319: MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle StackOverflowError when object is
              an array.
 o LANG-1320: LocaleUtils#toLocale does not support language followed by UN M.49
              numeric-3 area code followed by variant.
-o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behaviour of int-based indexOf methods in
+o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behavior of int-based indexOf methods in
              StringUtils. Thanks to Mark Dacek.
 o LANG-1286: RandomStringUtils random method can overflow and return characters
              outside of specified range.
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.1.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.1.txt
index fc2a18604..5664a8678 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.1.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.1.txt
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ o LANG-1319: MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle StackOverflowError when object is
              an array.
 o LANG-1320: LocaleUtils#toLocale does not support language followed by UN M.49
              numeric-3 area code followed by variant.
-o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behaviour of int-based indexOf methods in
+o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behavior of int-based indexOf methods in
              StringUtils. Thanks to Mark Dacek.
 o LANG-1286: RandomStringUtils random method can overflow and return characters
              outside of specified range.
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.txt
index 020631082..cea0df264 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.8.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ o LANG-1319: MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle StackOverflowError when object is
              an array.
 o LANG-1320: LocaleUtils#toLocale does not support language followed by UN M.49
              numeric-3 area code followed by variant.
-o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behaviour of int-based indexOf methods in
+o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behavior of int-based indexOf methods in
              StringUtils. Thanks to Mark Dacek.
 o LANG-1286: RandomStringUtils random method can overflow and return characters
              outside of specified range.
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt
index f9ee7aa22..17d7ed363 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ o LANG-1319: MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle StackOverflowError when object is
              an array.
 o LANG-1320: LocaleUtils#toLocale does not support language followed by UN M.49
              numeric-3 area code followed by variant.
-o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behaviour of int-based indexOf methods in
+o LANG-1300: Clarify or improve behavior of int-based indexOf methods in
              StringUtils. Thanks to Mark Dacek.
 o LANG-1286: RandomStringUtils random method can overflow and return characters
              outside of specified range.
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ o LANG-831:  FastDateParser does not handle white-space properly.
 o LANG-830:  FastDateParser could use \Q \E to quote regexes.
 o LANG-828:  FastDateParser does not handle non-Gregorian calendars properly.
 o LANG-826:  FastDateParser does not handle non-ASCII digits correctly.
-o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behaviour for leading "--".
+o LANG-822:  NumberUtils#createNumber - bad behavior for leading "--".
 o LANG-818:  FastDateFormat's "z" pattern does not respect timezone of Calendar
              instances passed to format().
 o LANG-817:  Add org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS_8.
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/article3_0.xml b/src/site/xdoc/article3_0.xml
index 2a3c51928..cfac368e2 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/article3_0.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/article3_0.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ available in the <a href="userguide.html#lang.concurrent.">user guide</a>.</p>
 <ul>
 <li>StringUtils.isAlpha, isNumeric and isAlphanumeric now all return false when passed an empty String. Previously they returned true. </li>
 <li>SystemUtils.isJavaVersionAtLeast now relies on the <code>java.specification.version</code> and not the <code>java.version</code> System property. </li>
-<li>StringEscapeUtils.escapeXml and escapeHtml no longer escape high value Unicode characters by default. The text.translate package is available to recreate the old behaviour. </li>
+<li>StringEscapeUtils.escapeXml and escapeHtml no longer escape high value Unicode characters by default. The text.translate package is available to recreate the old behavior. </li>
 <li>Validate utility methods have been changed and genericized to return the
 validated argument where possible, to allow for inline use. </li>
 <li>Validate utility methods handle validity violations arising from
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_1.xml b/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_1.xml
index ea4015866..05aac87d2 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_1.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_1.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES:
 - The Nestable interface defines the method indexOfThrowable(Class).
 Previously the implementations checked only for a specific Class.
 Now they check for subclasses of that Class as well.
-For most situations this will be the expected behaviour (ie. its a bug fix).
+For most situations this will be the expected behavior (ie. its a bug fix).
 If it causes problems, please use the ExceptionUtils.indexOfThrowable(Class) method instead.
 Note that the ExceptionUtils method is available in v1.0 and v2.0 of commons-lang and has not been changed.
 (An alternative to this is to change the public static matchSubclasses flag on NestableDelegate.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ indexOfThrowable method untouched (see incompatible changes section)
            -- method to parse a date string using multiple patterns
 - FastDateFormat - extra formatting methods that take in a millisecond long value
                 -- additional static factory methods
-- StopWatch - new methods for split behaviour
+- StopWatch - new methods for split behavior
 
 
 BUG FIXES:
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_3.xml b/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_3.xml
index 3abf04bfc..a641befcc 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_3.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_3.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ADDITIONAL INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES WITH VERSION 2.0:
 - The Nestable interface defines the method indexOfThrowable(Class).
 Previously the implementations checked only for a specific Class.
 Now they check for subclasses of that Class as well.
-For most situations this will be the expected behaviour (ie. its a bug fix).
+For most situations this will be the expected behavior (ie. its a bug fix).
 If it causes problems, please use the ExceptionUtils.indexOfThrowable(Class) method instead.
 Note that the ExceptionUtils method is available in v1.0 and v2.0 of commons-lang and has not been changed.
 (An alternative to this is to change the public static matchSubclasses flag on NestableDelegate.
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_4.xml b/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_4.xml
index e80e0795a..6e56ca46d 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_4.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/upgradeto2_4.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ADDITIONAL INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES WITH VERSION 2.0:
 - The Nestable interface defines the method indexOfThrowable(Class).
 Previously the implementations checked only for a specific Class.
 Now they check for subclasses of that Class as well.
-For most situations this will be the expected behaviour (ie. its a bug fix).
+For most situations this will be the expected behavior (ie. its a bug fix).
 If it causes problems, please use the ExceptionUtils.indexOfThrowable(Class) method instead.
 Note that the ExceptionUtils method is available in v1.0 and v2.0 of commons-lang and has not been changed.
 (An alternative to this is to change the public static matchSubclasses flag on NestableDelegate.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtilsTest.java
index e04c20e5e..92ea00346 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringEscapeUtilsTest.java
@@ -501,11 +501,11 @@ public class StringEscapeUtilsTest {
         final String original = "\u304B\u304C\u3068";
         final String escaped = StringEscapeUtils.escapeHtml4(original);
         assertEquals(original, escaped,
-                "Hiragana character Unicode behaviour should not be being escaped by escapeHtml4");
+                "Hiragana character Unicode behavior should not be being escaped by escapeHtml4");
 
         final String unescaped = StringEscapeUtils.unescapeHtml4( escaped );
 
-        assertEquals(escaped, unescaped, "Hiragana character Unicode behaviour has changed - expected no unescaping");
+        assertEquals(escaped, unescaped, "Hiragana character Unicode behavior has changed - expected no unescaping");
     }
 
     /**