diff --git a/amalgamate.py b/amalgamate.py
index 9cb2d08..f4bff4d 100644
--- a/amalgamate.py
+++ b/amalgamate.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-"""Amalgate json-cpp library sources into a single source and header file.
+"""Amalgamate json-cpp library sources into a single source and header file.
 
 Works with python2.6+ and python3.4+.
 
 Example of invocation (must be invoked from json-cpp top directory):
-python amalgate.py
+python amalgamate.py
 """
 import os
 import os.path
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@
 def amalgamate_source(source_top_dir=None,
                        target_source_path=None,
                        header_include_path=None):
-    """Produces amalgated source.
+    """Produces amalgamated source.
        Parameters:
            source_top_dir: top-directory
            target_source_path: output .cpp path
            header_include_path: generated header path relative to target_source_path.
     """
-    print("Amalgating header...")
+    print("Amalgamating header...")
     header = AmalgamationFile(source_top_dir)
-    header.add_text("/// Json-cpp amalgated header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).")
+    header.add_text("/// Json-cpp amalgamated header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).")
     header.add_text('/// It is intended to be used with #include "%s"' % header_include_path)
     header.add_file("LICENSE", wrap_in_comment=True)
-    header.add_text("#ifndef JSON_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED")
-    header.add_text("# define JSON_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED")
-    header.add_text("/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgated")
+    header.add_text("#ifndef JSON_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
+    header.add_text("# define JSON_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
+    header.add_text("/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgamated")
     header.add_text("/// to prevent private header inclusion.")
     header.add_text("#define JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION")
     header.add_file("include/json/version.h")
@@ -75,37 +75,37 @@
     header.add_file("include/json/reader.h")
     header.add_file("include/json/writer.h")
     header.add_file("include/json/assertions.h")
-    header.add_text("#endif //ifndef JSON_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED")
+    header.add_text("#endif //ifndef JSON_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
 
     target_header_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(target_source_path), header_include_path)
-    print("Writing amalgated header to %r" % target_header_path)
+    print("Writing amalgamated header to %r" % target_header_path)
     header.write_to(target_header_path)
 
     base, ext = os.path.splitext(header_include_path)
     forward_header_include_path = base + "-forwards" + ext
-    print("Amalgating forward header...")
+    print("Amalgamating forward header...")
     header = AmalgamationFile(source_top_dir)
-    header.add_text("/// Json-cpp amalgated forward header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).")
+    header.add_text("/// Json-cpp amalgamated forward header (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).")
     header.add_text('/// It is intended to be used with #include "%s"' % forward_header_include_path)
     header.add_text("/// This header provides forward declaration for all JsonCpp types.")
     header.add_file("LICENSE", wrap_in_comment=True)
-    header.add_text("#ifndef JSON_FORWARD_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED")
-    header.add_text("# define JSON_FORWARD_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED")
-    header.add_text("/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgated")
+    header.add_text("#ifndef JSON_FORWARD_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
+    header.add_text("# define JSON_FORWARD_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
+    header.add_text("/// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgamated")
     header.add_text("/// to prevent private header inclusion.")
     header.add_text("#define JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION")
     header.add_file("include/json/config.h")
     header.add_file("include/json/forwards.h")
-    header.add_text("#endif //ifndef JSON_FORWARD_AMALGATED_H_INCLUDED")
+    header.add_text("#endif //ifndef JSON_FORWARD_AMALGAMATED_H_INCLUDED")
 
     target_forward_header_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(target_source_path),
                                                forward_header_include_path)
-    print("Writing amalgated forward header to %r" % target_forward_header_path)
+    print("Writing amalgamated forward header to %r" % target_forward_header_path)
     header.write_to(target_forward_header_path)
 
-    print("Amalgating source...")
+    print("Amalgamating source...")
     source = AmalgamationFile(source_top_dir)
-    source.add_text("/// Json-cpp amalgated source (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).")
+    source.add_text("/// Json-cpp amalgamated source (http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/).")
     source.add_text('/// It is intended to be used with #include "%s"' % header_include_path)
     source.add_file("LICENSE", wrap_in_comment=True)
     source.add_text("")
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@
     source.add_file(os.path.join(lib_json, "json_value.cpp"))
     source.add_file(os.path.join(lib_json, "json_writer.cpp"))
 
-    print("Writing amalgated source to %r" % target_source_path)
+    print("Writing amalgamated source to %r" % target_source_path)
     source.write_to(target_source_path)
 
 def main():
     usage = """%prog [options]
-Generate a single amalgated source and header file from the sources.
+Generate a single amalgamated source and header file from the sources.
 """
     from optparse import OptionParser
     parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     parser.add_option("-s", "--source", dest="target_source_path", action="store", default="dist/jsoncpp.cpp",
         help="""Output .cpp source path. [Default: %default]""")
     parser.add_option("-i", "--include", dest="header_include_path", action="store", default="json/json.h",
-        help="""Header include path. Used to include the header from the amalgated source file. [Default: %default]""")
+        help="""Header include path. Used to include the header from the amalgamated source file. [Default: %default]""")
     parser.add_option("-t", "--top-dir", dest="top_dir", action="store", default=os.getcwd(),
         help="""Source top-directory. [Default: %default]""")
     parser.enable_interspersed_args()
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         sys.stderr.write(msg + "\n")
         sys.exit(1)
     else:
-        print("Source succesfully amalagated")
+        print("Source successfully amalgamated")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()