diff --git a/scripts/asn-query.nse b/scripts/asn-query.nse
index d06beb351..0da72ac04 100644
--- a/scripts/asn-query.nse
+++ b/scripts/asn-query.nse
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ action = function( host )
         break
       end
 
-      -- recognise and organise fields from response
+      -- recognize and organise fields from response
       local success = result_recog( response, asn_type, records, host.ip )
 
       -- un-replace arpa zone
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ end
 -- Extracts fields from the supplied DNS answer sections and generates a records entry for each.
 -- @param answers    Table containing string DNS answers.
 -- @param asn_type   String denoting whether the query is for Origin or Peer ASN.
--- @param recs       Table of existing recognised answers to which to add (refer to the <code>records</code> table inside <code>action</code>.
+-- @param recs       Table of existing recognized answers to which to add (refer to the <code>records</code> table inside <code>action</code>.
 -- @return           Boolean true if successful otherwise false.
 
 function result_recog( answers, asn_type, recs, discoverer_ip )
@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ end
 
 
 ---
--- Processes records which are recognised DNS answers by combining them into unique BGPs before caching
+-- Processes records which are recognized DNS answers by combining them into unique BGPs before caching
 -- them in the registry and returning <code>combined_records</code>.  If there aren't any records (No Such Name message
 -- or DNS failure) we signal this fact to other threads by using the cache and return with an empty table.
--- @param records  Table of recognised answers (may be empty).
+-- @param records  Table of recognized answers (may be empty).
 -- @param output   String non-answer message or an empty table.
 -- @param ip       String <code>host.ip</code>.
 -- @return         Table containing combined records for the target (or an empty table).
diff --git a/scripts/whois.nse b/scripts/whois.nse
index b0d3c959c..3d213899f 100644
--- a/scripts/whois.nse
+++ b/scripts/whois.nse
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ to help ensure the data is current.  If, for any reason, these files are not ava
 of Whois services are queried in turn until: the desired record is found; or a referral to another (defined) Whois service is
 found; or until the sequence is exhausted without finding either a referral or the desired record.
 
-The script will recognise a referral to another Whois service if that service is defined in the script and will continue by
+The script will recognize a referral to another Whois service if that service is defined in the script and will continue by
 sending a query to the referred service.  A record is assumed to be the desired one if it does not contain a referral.
 
 To reduce the number unnecessary queries sent to Whois services a record cache is employed and the entries in the cache can be
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ function analyse_response( tracking, ip, response, data )
 
   meta = meta or nmap.registry.whois.whoisdb[this_db]
 
-  -- do we recognise objects in the response?.
+  -- do we recognize objects in the response?.
   if type( meta ) == "table" and type( meta.fieldreq ) == "table" and type( meta.fieldreq.ob_exist ) == "string" then
     have_objects = response:match( meta.fieldreq.ob_exist )
   else
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ function analyse_response( tracking, ip, response, data )
     have_objects = false
   end
 
-  -- if we do not recognise objects check for an known error/non-object message
+  -- if we do not recognize objects check for an known error/non-object message
   if not have_objects then
     stdnse.print_debug( 4, "%s %s %s has not responded with the expected objects.", filename, ip, this_db )
     local tmp, msg
@@ -615,14 +615,14 @@ function analyse_response( tracking, ip, response, data )
         end
       end
     end
-    -- if we've recognised a non-object message,
+    -- if we've recognized a non-object message,
     if msg then
       add_to_cache( ip, nil, nil, "Message from " .. nmap.registry.whois.whoisdb[this_db].hostname .. "\n" .. msg )
       return data
     end
   end
 
-  -- the query response may not contain the set of objects we were expecting and we do not recognise the response message.
+  -- the query response may not contain the set of objects we were expecting and we do not recognize the response message.
   -- it may contain a record mirrored (or found by recursion) from a different service
   if not have_objects then
     local foreign_obj