diff --git a/interface/wx/bmpbuttn.h b/interface/wx/bmpbuttn.h
index 9c04bc2993..522b7f3408 100644
--- a/interface/wx/bmpbuttn.h
+++ b/interface/wx/bmpbuttn.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     Notice that since wxWidgets 2.9.1 bitmap display is supported by the base
     wxButton class itself and the only tiny advantage of using this class is
-    that it allows to specify the bitmap in its constructor, unlike wxButton.
+    that it allows specifying the bitmap in its constructor, unlike wxButton.
     Please see the base class documentation for more information about images
     support in wxButton.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/busyinfo.h b/interface/wx/busyinfo.h
index 94ee4f74df..f0ecefe509 100644
--- a/interface/wx/busyinfo.h
+++ b/interface/wx/busyinfo.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
     /**
         General constructor.
 
-        This constructor allows to specify all supported attributes by calling
+        This constructor allows specifying all supported attributes by calling
         the appropriate methods on wxBusyInfoFlags object passed to it as
         parameter. All of them are optional but usually at least the message
         should be specified.
diff --git a/interface/wx/button.h b/interface/wx/button.h
index 15e77f48bb..6c2f9ac100 100644
--- a/interface/wx/button.h
+++ b/interface/wx/button.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Returns the default size for the buttons. It is advised to make all the dialog
-        buttons of the same size and this function allows to retrieve the (platform and
+        buttons of the same size and this function allows retrieving the (platform and
         current font dependent size) which should be the best suited for this.
     */
     static wxSize GetDefaultSize();
diff --git a/interface/wx/calctrl.h b/interface/wx/calctrl.h
index 7c4c579884..2142dc5922 100644
--- a/interface/wx/calctrl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/calctrl.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ enum wxCalendarHitTestResult
 
     An item without custom attributes is drawn with the default colours and
     font and without border, but setting custom attributes with SetAttr()
-    allows to modify its appearance. Just create a custom attribute object and
+    allows modifying its appearance. Just create a custom attribute object and
     set it for the day you want to be displayed specially (note that the
     control will take ownership of the pointer, i.e. it will delete it itself).
     A day may be marked as being a holiday, even if it is not recognized as
diff --git a/interface/wx/clipbrd.h b/interface/wx/clipbrd.h
index 14593e27cc..21bd70b19a 100644
--- a/interface/wx/clipbrd.h
+++ b/interface/wx/clipbrd.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public:
         until this function is called again with @false.
 
         On the other platforms, there is no PRIMARY selection and so all
-        clipboard operations will fail. This allows to implement the standard
+        clipboard operations will fail. This allows implementing the standard
         X11 handling of the clipboard which consists in copying data to the
         CLIPBOARD selection only when the user explicitly requests it (i.e. by
         selecting the "Copy" menu command) but putting the currently selected
diff --git a/interface/wx/clrpicker.h b/interface/wx/clrpicker.h
index 176934c834..90422e32e4 100644
--- a/interface/wx/clrpicker.h
+++ b/interface/wx/clrpicker.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ wxEventType wxEVT_COLOURPICKER_CHANGED;
            Shows the colour in HTML form (AABBCC) as colour button label
            (instead of no label at all).
     @style{wxCLRP_SHOW_ALPHA}
-           Allows to select opacity in the colour-chooser (effective under
+           Allows selecting opacity in the colour-chooser (effective under
            wxGTK and wxOSX).
     @endStyleTable
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/cmdline.h b/interface/wx/cmdline.h
index 0a35e1630f..25ef77ccfe 100644
--- a/interface/wx/cmdline.h
+++ b/interface/wx/cmdline.h
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ public:
     /**
         Enable or disable support for the long options.
 
-        As long options are not (yet) POSIX-compliant, this option allows to
-        disable them.
+        As long options are not (yet) POSIX-compliant, this option allows
+        disabling them.
 
         @see @ref cmdlineparser_customization and AreLongOptionsEnabled()
     */
diff --git a/interface/wx/collpane.h b/interface/wx/collpane.h
index 714df38795..594a20748b 100644
--- a/interface/wx/collpane.h
+++ b/interface/wx/collpane.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ wxEventType wxEVT_COLLAPSIBLEPANE_CHANGED;
         The default style. It includes wxTAB_TRAVERSAL and wxBORDER_NONE.
     @style{wxCP_NO_TLW_RESIZE}
         By default wxCollapsiblePane resizes the top level window containing it
-        when its own size changes. This allows to easily implement dialogs
+        when its own size changes. This allows easily implementing dialogs
         containing an optionally shown part, for example, and so is the default
         behaviour but can be inconvenient in some specific cases -- use this
         flag to disable this automatic parent resizing then.
diff --git a/interface/wx/dataview.h b/interface/wx/dataview.h
index b0ca7f6f0e..0c82d35a45 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dataview.h
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Set custom colours and/or font to use for the header.
 
-        This method allows to customize the display of the control header (it
+        This method allows customizing the display of the control header (it
         does nothing if @c wxDV_NO_HEADER style is used).
 
         Currently it is only implemented in the generic version and just
diff --git a/interface/wx/datetime.h b/interface/wx/datetime.h
index 0851e59b2e..48b941b7b2 100644
--- a/interface/wx/datetime.h
+++ b/interface/wx/datetime.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     /**
-        Date calculations often depend on the country and wxDateTime allows to set
+        Date calculations often depend on the country and wxDateTime allows setting
         the country whose conventions should be used using SetCountry(). It takes
         one of the following values as parameter.
     */
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ public:
     /**
        Returns the difference between this object and @a dt as a wxDateSpan.
 
-       This method allows to find the number of entire years, months, weeks and
+       This method allows finding the number of entire years, months, weeks and
        days between @a dt and this date.
 
        @since 2.9.5
diff --git a/interface/wx/dc.h b/interface/wx/dc.h
index 9e363dc90a..7d7f289e28 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dc.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dc.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct wxFontMetrics
     stated. Logical units are arbitrary units mapped to device units using
     the current mapping mode (see wxDC::SetMapMode).
 
-    This mechanism allows to reuse the same code which prints on e.g. a window
+    This mechanism allows reusing the same code which prints on e.g. a window
     on the screen to print on e.g. a paper.
 
 
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Returns the various font characteristics.
 
-        This method allows to retrieve some of the font characteristics not
+        This method allows retrieving some of the font characteristics not
         returned by GetTextExtent(), notably internal leading and average
         character width.
 
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Copy from a source DC to this DC possibly changing the scale.
 
-        Unlike Blit(), this method allows to specify different source and
+        Unlike Blit(), this method allows specifying different source and
         destination region sizes, meaning that it can stretch or shrink it
         while copying. The same can be achieved by changing the scale of the
         source or target DC but calling this method is simpler and can also be
diff --git a/interface/wx/debugrpt.h b/interface/wx/debugrpt.h
index c56dcba092..c6849f9e1e 100644
--- a/interface/wx/debugrpt.h
+++ b/interface/wx/debugrpt.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
         way (e.g. automatically uploaded to a remote server) but if the user is
         asked to manually upload or send the report, it may be more convenient
         to generate it in e.g. the users home directory and this function
-        allows to do this.
+        allows doing this.
 
         Notice that it should be called before wxDebugReport::Process() or it
         has no effect.
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ public:
     /**
         Set the base name of the generated debug report file.
 
-        This function is similar to SetCompressedFileDirectory() but allows to
-        change the base name of the file. Notice that the file extension will
+        This function is similar to SetCompressedFileDirectory() but allows
+        changing the base name of the file. Notice that the file extension will
         always be @c .zip.
 
         By default, a unique name constructed from wxApp::GetAppName(), the
diff --git a/interface/wx/defs.h b/interface/wx/defs.h
index 68727fd827..1e1e47431d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/defs.h
+++ b/interface/wx/defs.h
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ enum wxBorder
 
 /*  wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the */
 /*  parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the */
-/*  given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent */
+/*  given window allows blocking this propagation at this window, i.e. preventing */
 /*  the events from being propagated further upwards. The dialogs have this */
 /*  flag on by default. */
 #define wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS            0x00000002
diff --git a/interface/wx/dialog.h b/interface/wx/dialog.h
index 6dfe57cf7a..90fb4ca17c 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dialog.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dialog.h
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ public:
         EndModal().
 
         Notice that it is possible to call ShowModal() for a dialog which had
-        been previously shown with Show(), this allows to make an existing
+        been previously shown with Show(), this allows making an existing
         modeless dialog modal. However ShowModal() can't be called twice
         without intervening EndModal() calls.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/dialup.h b/interface/wx/dialup.h
index 5ad0ce5325..a97c74490e 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dialup.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dialup.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Sometimes the built-in logic for determining the online status may
         fail, so, in general, the user should be allowed to override it. This
-        function allows to forcefully set the online status - whatever our
+        function allows forcefully setting the online status - whatever our
         internal algorithm may think about it.
 
         @see IsOnline()
diff --git a/interface/wx/dir.h b/interface/wx/dir.h
index e5dbd92109..976f9a1a87 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dir.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dir.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ enum wxDirFlags
     @class wxDir
 
     wxDir is a portable equivalent of Unix open/read/closedir functions which
-    allow enumerating of the files in a directory. wxDir allows to enumerate
+    allow enumerating of the files in a directory. wxDir allows enumerating
     files as well as directories.
 
     wxDir also provides a flexible way to enumerate files recursively using
diff --git a/interface/wx/event.h b/interface/wx/event.h
index 7871e910d5..c198be2e6a 100644
--- a/interface/wx/event.h
+++ b/interface/wx/event.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ protected:
 /**
     @class wxEventBlocker
 
-    This class is a special event handler which allows to discard
+    This class is a special event handler which allows discarding
     any event (or a set of event types) directed to a specific window.
 
     Example:
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ public:
         usage, it has no advantages compared to Bind().
 
         This is an alternative to the use of static event tables. It is more
-        flexible as it allows to connect events generated by some object to an
+        flexible as it allows connecting events generated by some object to an
         event handler defined in a different object of a different class (which
         is impossible to do directly with the event tables -- the events can be
         only handled in another object if they are propagated upwards to it).
@@ -2477,8 +2477,8 @@ public:
     @c wxEVT_TEXT_CUT and @c wxEVT_TEXT_PASTE.
 
     If any of these events is processed (without being skipped) by an event
-    handler, the corresponding operation doesn't take place which allows to
-    prevent the text from being copied from or pasted to a control. It is also
+    handler, the corresponding operation doesn't take place which allows
+    preventing the text from being copied from or pasted to a control. It is also
     possible to examine the clipboard contents in the PASTE event handler and
     transform it in some way before inserting in a control -- for example,
     changing its case or removing invalid characters.
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ public:
     bool GetActive() const;
 
     /**
-        Allows to check if the window was activated by clicking it with the
+        Allows checking if the window was activated by clicking it with the
         mouse or in some other way.
 
         This method is currently only implemented in wxMSW and returns @c
diff --git a/interface/wx/eventfilter.h b/interface/wx/eventfilter.h
index 6488d2175b..af17c53cf6 100644
--- a/interface/wx/eventfilter.h
+++ b/interface/wx/eventfilter.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
     This is a very simple class which just provides FilterEvent() virtual
     method to be called by wxEvtHandler before starting process of any event.
-    Thus, inheriting from this class and overriding FilterEvent() allows to
-    capture and possibly handle or ignore all the events happening in the
+    Thus, inheriting from this class and overriding FilterEvent() allows
+    capturing and possibly handling or ignoring all the events happening in the
     program. Of course, having event filters adds additional overhead to every
     event processing and so should not be used lightly and your FilterEvent()
     code should try to return as quickly as possible, especially for the events
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     An example of using this class:
     @code
-    // This class allows to determine the last time the user has worked with
+    // This class allows determining the last time the user has worked with
     // this application:
     class LastActivityTimeDetector : public wxEventFilter
     {
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
     filter during its creation so you may also override FilterEvent() method in
     your wxApp-derived class and, in fact, this is often the most convenient
     way to do it. However creating a new class deriving directly from
-    wxEventFilter allows to isolate the event filtering code in its own
-    separate class and also to have several independent filters, if necessary.
+    wxEventFilter allows isolating the event filtering code in its own
+    separate class and also having several independent filters, if necessary.
 
     @category{events}
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Override this method to implement event pre-processing.
 
-        This method allows to filter all the events processed by the program,
+        This method allows filtering all the events processed by the program,
         so you should try to return quickly from it to avoid slowing down the
         program to a crawl.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/fileconf.h b/interface/wx/fileconf.h
index 21d85e420b..eff88ef6d2 100644
--- a/interface/wx/fileconf.h
+++ b/interface/wx/fileconf.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Save(wxOutputStream& os, const wxMBConv& conv = wxConvAuto());
 
     /**
-        Allows to set the mode to be used for the config file creation. For example, to
+        Allows setting the mode to be used for the config file creation. For example, to
         create a config file which is not readable by other users (useful if it stores
         some sensitive information, such as passwords), you could use @c SetUmask(0077).
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/filename.h b/interface/wx/filename.h
index 5a79e83df8..330a172b66 100644
--- a/interface/wx/filename.h
+++ b/interface/wx/filename.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ wxULongLong wxInvalidSize;
     invalid state and wxFileName::IsOk() returns false for it.
 
     File names can be case-sensitive or not, the function wxFileName::IsCaseSensitive()
-    allows to determine this. The rules for determining whether the file name is
+    allows determining this. The rules for determining whether the file name is
     absolute or relative also depend on the file name format and the only portable way
     to answer this question is to use wxFileName::IsAbsolute() or wxFileName::IsRelative()
     method.
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ public:
 
         By default, all operations in this class work on the target of a
         symbolic link (symlink) if the path of the file is actually a symlink.
-        Using this method allows to turn off this "symlink following" behaviour
+        Using this method allows turning off this "symlink following" behaviour
         and apply the operations to this path itself, even if it is a symlink.
 
         The following methods are currently affected by this option:
diff --git a/interface/wx/filepicker.h b/interface/wx/filepicker.h
index f4aed07345..0856634770 100644
--- a/interface/wx/filepicker.h
+++ b/interface/wx/filepicker.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public:
            automatically synchronized with button's value. Use functions
            defined in wxPickerBase to modify the text control.
     @style{wxDIRP_DIR_MUST_EXIST}
-           Creates a picker which allows to select only existing directories in
+           Creates a picker which allows selecting only existing directories in
            the popup wxDirDialog. Notice that, as with @c wxFLP_FILE_MUST_EXIST,
            it is still possible to enter a non-existent directory even when
            this file is specified if @c wxDIRP_USE_TEXTCTRL style is also used.
diff --git a/interface/wx/font.h b/interface/wx/font.h
index df3b25b65a..20b261b23b 100644
--- a/interface/wx/font.h
+++ b/interface/wx/font.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     the generic properties of the font without hardcoding in the sources a specific
     face name.
 
-    wxFontFamily thus allows to group the font face names of fonts with similar
+    wxFontFamily thus allows grouping the font face names of fonts with similar
     properties. Most wxWidgets ports use lists of fonts for each font family
     inspired by the data taken from http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family.
 */
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ enum wxFontEncoding
     @class wxFontInfo
 
     This class is a helper used for wxFont creation using named parameter
-    idiom: it allows to specify various wxFont attributes using the chained
+    idiom: it allows specifying various wxFont attributes using the chained
     calls to its clearly named methods instead of passing them in the fixed
     order to wxFont constructors.
 
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Sets the font size using a predefined symbolic size name.
 
-        This function allows to change font size to be (very) large or small
+        This function allows changing font size to be (very) large or small
         compared to the standard font size.
 
         @see SetSymbolicSizeRelativeTo().
diff --git a/interface/wx/fswatcher.h b/interface/wx/fswatcher.h
index 5675a7a666..c911c1c23c 100644
--- a/interface/wx/fswatcher.h
+++ b/interface/wx/fswatcher.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /**
     @class wxFileSystemWatcher
 
-    The wxFileSystemWatcher class allows to receive notifications of file
+    The wxFileSystemWatcher class allows receiving notifications of file
     system changes.
 
     @note Implementation limitations: this class is currently implemented for
diff --git a/interface/wx/gdicmn.h b/interface/wx/gdicmn.h
index a31a702ffe..200c06ff89 100644
--- a/interface/wx/gdicmn.h
+++ b/interface/wx/gdicmn.h
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ void wxSetCursor(const wxCursor& cursor);
 /**
     Returns the dimensions of the work area on the display.
 
-    This is the same as wxGetClientDisplayRect() but allows to retrieve the
+    This is the same as wxGetClientDisplayRect() but allows retrieving the
     individual components instead of the entire rectangle.
 
     Any of the output pointers can be @NULL if the corresponding value is not
diff --git a/interface/wx/graphics.h b/interface/wx/graphics.h
index 5154ec19ba..27facf596b 100644
--- a/interface/wx/graphics.h
+++ b/interface/wx/graphics.h
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ public:
     @class wxGraphicsPenInfo
 
     This class is a helper used for wxGraphicsPen creation using named parameter
-    idiom: it allows to specify various wxGraphicsPen attributes using the chained
+    idiom: it allows specifying various wxGraphicsPen attributes using the chained
     calls to its clearly named methods instead of passing them in the fixed
     order to wxGraphicsPen constructors.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/grid.h b/interface/wx/grid.h
index 7bfe1e9426..27690c953a 100644
--- a/interface/wx/grid.h
+++ b/interface/wx/grid.h
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
         This class is reference counted: it is created with ref count of 1, so
-        calling DecRef() once will delete it. Calling IncRef() allows to lock
+        calling DecRef() once will delete it. Calling IncRef() allows locking
         it until the matching DecRef() is called.
     */
     void DecRef();
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
         This class is reference counted: it is created with ref count of 1, so
-        calling DecRef() once will delete it. Calling IncRef() allows to lock
+        calling DecRef() once will delete it. Calling IncRef() allows locking
         it until the matching DecRef() is called.
     */
     void IncRef();
@@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@ public:
         The base class version returns the editor which was associated with the
         specified @a typeName when it was registered RegisterDataType() but
         this function may be overridden to return something different. This
-        allows to override an editor used for one of the standard types.
+        allows overriding an editor used for one of the standard types.
 
         The caller must call DecRef() on the returned pointer.
     */
@@ -3667,7 +3667,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Disable interactive resizing of the specified column.
 
-        This method allows to disable resizing of an individual column in a
+        This method allows one to disable resizing of an individual column in a
         grid where the columns are otherwise resizable (which is the case by
         default).
 
@@ -4625,7 +4625,7 @@ public:
         Sets the extra margins used around the grid area.
 
         A grid may occupy more space than needed for its data display and
-        this function allows to set how big this extra space is
+        this function allows setting how big this extra space is
     */
     void SetMargins(int extraWidth, int extraHeight);
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/headercol.h b/interface/wx/headercol.h
index 60e0a4a3cc..bb73100a5c 100644
--- a/interface/wx/headercol.h
+++ b/interface/wx/headercol.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Set the column flags.
 
-        This method allows to set all flags at once, see also generic
+        This method allows setting all flags at once, see also generic
         ChangeFlag(), SetFlag(), ClearFlag() and ToggleFlag() methods below as
         well as specific SetResizeable(), SetSortable(), SetReorderable() and
         SetHidden() ones.
diff --git a/interface/wx/help.h b/interface/wx/help.h
index dfa6f489ed..58294c23cd 100644
--- a/interface/wx/help.h
+++ b/interface/wx/help.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
     /**
         If the help viewer is not running, runs it, and searches for sections matching
         the given keyword. If one match is found, the file is displayed at this section.
-        The optional parameter allows to search the index (wxHELP_SEARCH_INDEX)
+        The optional parameter allows searching the index (wxHELP_SEARCH_INDEX)
         but this currently is only supported by the wxHtmlHelpController.
 
         - @e WinHelp, MS HTML Help:
diff --git a/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h b/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h
index 2f64f36556..ec5d7ae5f8 100644
--- a/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h
+++ b/interface/wx/html/htmlcell.h
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Detach a child cell.
 
-        Detaching a cell removes it from this container and allows to reattach
+        Detaching a cell removes it from this container and allows reattaching
         it to another one by using InsertCell(). Alternatively, this method can
         be used to selectively remove some elements of the HTML document tree
         by deleting the cell after calling it.
diff --git a/interface/wx/htmllbox.h b/interface/wx/htmllbox.h
index 234467fe7d..5a051bc1be 100644
--- a/interface/wx/htmllbox.h
+++ b/interface/wx/htmllbox.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ protected:
         background of the selected cells in the same way as GetSelectedTextColour().
 
         It should be rarely, if ever, used because wxVListBox::SetSelectionBackground
-        allows to change the selection background for all cells at once and doing
+        allows changing the selection background for all cells at once and doing
         anything more fancy is probably going to look strangely.
 
         @see GetSelectedTextColour()
diff --git a/interface/wx/icon.h b/interface/wx/icon.h
index 8f1986c46c..770120707e 100644
--- a/interface/wx/icon.h
+++ b/interface/wx/icon.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Attach a Windows icon handle.
 
-        This wxMSW-specific method allows to assign a native Windows @c HICON
+        This wxMSW-specific method allows assigning a native Windows @c HICON
         (which must be castes to @c WXHICON opaque handle type) to wxIcon.
         Notice that this means that the @c HICON will be destroyed by wxIcon
         when it is destroyed.
diff --git a/interface/wx/listctrl.h b/interface/wx/listctrl.h
index 49bfdb85ef..47dc767f11 100644
--- a/interface/wx/listctrl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/listctrl.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ enum
     A special case of report view quite different from the other modes of the list
     control is a virtual control in which the items data (including text, images
     and attributes) is managed by the main program and is requested by the control
-    itself only when needed which allows to have controls with millions of items
+    itself only when needed which allows having controls with millions of items
     without consuming much memory. To use virtual list control you must use
     wxListCtrl::SetItemCount first and override at least wxListCtrl::OnGetItemText
     (and optionally wxListCtrl::OnGetItemImage or wxListCtrl::OnGetItemColumnImage and
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Finish editing the label.
 
-        This method allows to programmatically end editing a list control item
+        This method allows one to programmatically end editing a list control item
         in place. Usually it will only be called when editing is in progress,
         i.e. if GetEditControl() returns non-NULL. In particular, do not call
         it from EVT_LIST_BEGIN_LABEL_EDIT handler as the edit control is not
diff --git a/interface/wx/longlong.h b/interface/wx/longlong.h
index 5903a32f0f..4c630388da 100644
--- a/interface/wx/longlong.h
+++ b/interface/wx/longlong.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
     //@}
 
     /**
-        This allows to convert a double value to wxLongLong type.
+        This allows converting a double value to wxLongLong type.
 
         Such conversion is not always possible in which case the result will be
         silently truncated in a platform-dependent way.
diff --git a/interface/wx/mdi.h b/interface/wx/mdi.h
index b093fc6387..b5708c0742 100644
--- a/interface/wx/mdi.h
+++ b/interface/wx/mdi.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public:
         SetWindowMenu() is called again).
 
         To remove the window completely, you can use the wxFRAME_NO_WINDOW_MENU
-        window style but this function also allows to do it by passing @NULL
+        window style but this function also allows doing it by passing @NULL
         pointer as @a menu.
 
         The menu may include the items with the following standard identifiers
diff --git a/interface/wx/modalhook.h b/interface/wx/modalhook.h
index 16df4bc18b..5eb07ff694 100644
--- a/interface/wx/modalhook.h
+++ b/interface/wx/modalhook.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /**
-    Allows to intercept all modal dialog calls.
+    Allows intercepting all modal dialog calls.
 
     This class can be used to hook into normal modal dialog handling for some
     special needs. One of the most common use cases is for testing: as
diff --git a/interface/wx/msgout.h b/interface/wx/msgout.h
index e83942f050..e7b6631403 100644
--- a/interface/wx/msgout.h
+++ b/interface/wx/msgout.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     Simple class allowing to write strings to various output channels.
 
     wxMessageOutput is a low-level class and doesn't provide any of the
-    conveniences of wxLog. It simply allows to write a message to some output
+    conveniences of wxLog. It simply allows writing a message to some output
     channel: usually file or standard error but possibly also a message box.
     While use of wxLog and related functions is preferable in many cases
     sometimes this simple interface may be more convenient.
diff --git a/interface/wx/mstream.h b/interface/wx/mstream.h
index be70e4faf9..c0dfa13fba 100644
--- a/interface/wx/mstream.h
+++ b/interface/wx/mstream.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
     @class wxMemoryOutputStream
 
-    This class allows to use all methods taking a wxOutputStream reference to write
+    This class allows using all methods taking a wxOutputStream reference to write
     to in-memory data.
 
     Example:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
 /**
     @class wxMemoryInputStream
 
-    This class allows to use all methods taking a wxInputStream reference to read
+    This class allows using all methods taking a wxInputStream reference to read
     in-memory data.
 
     Example:
diff --git a/interface/wx/nativewin.h b/interface/wx/nativewin.h
index c3555ef885..e96e4611ea 100644
--- a/interface/wx/nativewin.h
+++ b/interface/wx/nativewin.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /**
     @class wxNativeWindow
 
-    Allows to embed a native widget in an application using wxWidgets.
+    Allows embedding a native widget in an application using wxWidgets.
 
     This class can be used as a bridge between wxWidgets and native GUI
     toolkit, i.e. standard Windows controls under MSW, GTK+ widgets or Cocoa
diff --git a/interface/wx/notifmsg.h b/interface/wx/notifmsg.h
index 7608a84cc9..4a35382ae5 100644
--- a/interface/wx/notifmsg.h
+++ b/interface/wx/notifmsg.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
     @class wxNotificationMessage
 
-    This class allows to show the user a message non intrusively.
+    This class allows showing the user a message non intrusively.
 
     Currently it is implemented natively for Windows, OS X, GTK and uses
     generic toast notifications under the other platforms. It's not recommended
diff --git a/interface/wx/pen.h b/interface/wx/pen.h
index 13f7e65ce6..d6df1c3f4d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/pen.h
+++ b/interface/wx/pen.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ enum wxPenCap
     @class wxPenInfo
 
     This class is a helper used for wxPen creation using named parameter
-    idiom: it allows to specify various wxPen attributes using the chained
+    idiom: it allows specifying various wxPen attributes using the chained
     calls to its clearly named methods instead of passing them in the fixed
     order to wxPen constructors.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/persist.h b/interface/wx/persist.h
index f9c75920fe..417867821d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/persist.h
+++ b/interface/wx/persist.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
         Globally disable restoring the persistence object properties.
 
         By default, restoring properties in Restore() is enabled but this
-        function allows to disable it. This is mostly useful for testing.
+        function allows disabling it. This is mostly useful for testing.
 
         @see DisableSaving()
      */
diff --git a/interface/wx/platinfo.h b/interface/wx/platinfo.h
index 601b145524..f279c15592 100644
--- a/interface/wx/platinfo.h
+++ b/interface/wx/platinfo.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     whose version can be detected at run-time.
 
     The values of the constants are chosen so that they can be combined as flags;
-    this allows to check for operating system families like e.g. @c wxOS_MAC and @c wxOS_UNIX.
+    this allows checking for operating system families like e.g. @c wxOS_MAC and @c wxOS_UNIX.
 
     Note that you can obtain more detailed information about the current OS
     version in use by checking the major, minor, and micro version numbers
diff --git a/interface/wx/process.h b/interface/wx/process.h
index 5484338f63..f5dc6d018f 100644
--- a/interface/wx/process.h
+++ b/interface/wx/process.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Creates an object without any associated parent (and hence no id neither)
-        but allows to specify the @a flags which can have the value of
+        but allows specifying the @a flags which can have the value of
         @c wxPROCESS_DEFAULT or @c wxPROCESS_REDIRECT.
 
         Specifying the former value has no particular effect while using the latter
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public:
         Returns @true if there is data to be read on the child process standard
         output stream.
 
-        This allows to write simple (and extremely inefficient) polling-based code
+        This allows writing simple (and extremely inefficient) polling-based code
         waiting for a better mechanism in future wxWidgets versions.
         See the @ref page_samples_exec "exec sample" for an example of using this
         function.
diff --git a/interface/wx/progdlg.h b/interface/wx/progdlg.h
index 28ce778ed6..616b8530e1 100644
--- a/interface/wx/progdlg.h
+++ b/interface/wx/progdlg.h
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ public:
 
          Normally a Cancel button press is indicated by Update() returning
          @false but sometimes it may be more convenient to check if the dialog
-         was cancelled from elsewhere in the code and this function allows to
-         do it.
+         was cancelled from elsewhere in the code and this function allows
+         doing it.
 
          It always returns @false if the Cancel button is not shown at all.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h b/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
index 2e7bf51563..7f28cab079 100644
--- a/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
+++ b/interface/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ wxPG_EX_NO_TOOLBAR_DIVIDER              = 0x04000000,
 */
 wxPG_EX_TOOLBAR_SEPARATOR               = 0x08000000,
 
-/** Allows to take focus on the entire area (on canvas)
+/** Allows taking focus on the entire area (on canvas)
     even if wxPropertyGrid is not a standalone control.
     @hideinitializer
 */
diff --git a/interface/wx/rearrangectrl.h b/interface/wx/rearrangectrl.h
index fa4d40eb5e..d26113f095 100644
--- a/interface/wx/rearrangectrl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/rearrangectrl.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     A listbox-like control allowing the user to rearrange the items and to
     enable or disable them.
 
-    This class allows to change the order of the items shown in it as well as
-    to check or uncheck them individually. The data structure used to allow
+    This class allows changing the order of the items shown in it as well as
+    checking or unchecking them individually. The data structure used to allow
     this is the order array which contains the items indices indexed by their
     position with an added twist that the unchecked items are represented by
     the bitwise complement of the corresponding index (for any architecture
diff --git a/interface/wx/richtooltip.h b/interface/wx/richtooltip.h
index a4e48648ff..cd3c3148c2 100644
--- a/interface/wx/richtooltip.h
+++ b/interface/wx/richtooltip.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ enum wxTipKind
     wxTipKind_Auto
 };
 /**
-    Allows to show a tool tip with more customizations than wxToolTip.
+    Allows showing a tool tip with more customizations than wxToolTip.
 
     Using this class is very simple, to give a standard warning for a password
     text control if the password was entered correctly you could simply do:
diff --git a/interface/wx/simplebook.h b/interface/wx/simplebook.h
index ba2302fb3d..7db8c04adb 100644
--- a/interface/wx/simplebook.h
+++ b/interface/wx/simplebook.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Set the effects to use for showing and hiding the pages.
 
-        This method allows to specify the effects passed to
+        This method allows specifying the effects passed to
         wxWindow::ShowWithEffect() and wxWindow::HideWithEffect() respectively
         when the pages need to be shown or hidden.
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Set the effect timeout to use for showing and hiding the pages.
 
-        This method allows to configure the timeout arguments passed to
+        This method allows configuring the timeout arguments passed to
         wxWindow::ShowWithEffect() and wxWindow::HideWithEffect() if a
         non-default effect is used.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/snglinst.h b/interface/wx/snglinst.h
index 2801cec57f..999b6bcb1d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/snglinst.h
+++ b/interface/wx/snglinst.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
     @class wxSingleInstanceChecker
 
-    wxSingleInstanceChecker class allows to check that only a single instance of a
+    wxSingleInstanceChecker class allows checking that only a single instance of a
     program is running.
 
     To do it, you should create an object of this class. As long as this object
diff --git a/interface/wx/stc/stc.h b/interface/wx/stc/stc.h
index 49ef8ff5ad..528667382d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/interface/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -6829,7 +6829,7 @@ public:
     void SetWrapVisualFlags(int wrapVisualFlags);
 
     /**
-        Retrive the display mode of visual flags for wrapped lines.
+        Retrieve the display mode of visual flags for wrapped lines.
 
         The return value will be a bit list containing one or more of the
         @link wxStyledTextCtrl::wxSTC_WRAPVISUALFLAG_NONE wxSTC_WRAPVISUALFLAG_* @endlink constants.
@@ -6845,7 +6845,7 @@ public:
     void SetWrapVisualFlagsLocation(int wrapVisualFlagsLocation);
 
     /**
-        Retrive the location of visual flags for wrapped lines.
+        Retrieve the location of visual flags for wrapped lines.
 
         The return value will be a bit list containing one or more of the
         @link wxStyledTextCtrl::wxSTC_WRAPVISUALFLAGLOC_DEFAULT wxSTC_WRAPVISUALFLAGLOC_* @endlink constants.
@@ -6858,7 +6858,7 @@ public:
     void SetWrapStartIndent(int indent);
 
     /**
-        Retrive the start indent for wrapped lines.
+        Retrieve the start indent for wrapped lines.
     */
     int GetWrapStartIndent() const;
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/stockitem.h b/interface/wx/stockitem.h
index 0826edf555..7a30787dae 100644
--- a/interface/wx/stockitem.h
+++ b/interface/wx/stockitem.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum wxStockLabelQueryFlag
         Return the label without any ellipsis at the end.
 
         By default, stock items text is returned with ellipsis, if appropriate,
-        this flag allows to avoid having it. So using the same example as
+        this flag allows one to avoid having it. So using the same example as
         above, the returned string would be "Print" or "&Print" if
         wxSTOCK_WITH_MNEMONIC were also used.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/strconv.h b/interface/wx/strconv.h
index 111a07ce54..00dfb359e6 100644
--- a/interface/wx/strconv.h
+++ b/interface/wx/strconv.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
 
         This is the most general function for converting a multibyte string to
         a wide string, cMB2WC() may be often more convenient, however this
-        function is the most efficient one as it allows to avoid any
+        function is the most efficient one as it allows avoiding any
         unnecessary copying.
 
         The main case is when @a dst is not @NULL and @a srcLen is not
diff --git a/interface/wx/string.h b/interface/wx/string.h
index d2f449c405..65d828c8f5 100644
--- a/interface/wx/string.h
+++ b/interface/wx/string.h
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ public:
 //@{
 
 /**
-    Allows to extend a function with the signature:
+    Allows extending a function with the signature:
     @code bool SomeFunc(const wxUniChar& c) @endcode
     which operates on a single character, to an entire wxString.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/sysopt.h b/interface/wx/sysopt.h
index 47ac09624d..2453fe6eea 100644
--- a/interface/wx/sysopt.h
+++ b/interface/wx/sysopt.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         If set to non-zero value, abort the program if an assertion fails. The
         default behaviour in case of assertion failure depends on the build mode
         and can be changed by overriding wxApp::OnAssertFailure() but setting
-        this option allows to change it without modifying the program code and
+        this option allows changing it without modifying the program code and
         also applies to asserts which may happen before the wxApp object
         creation or after its destruction.
     @endFlagTable
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
     @flag{gtk.tlw.can-set-transparent}
         wxTopLevelWindow::CanSetTransparent() method normally tries to detect
         automatically whether transparency for top level windows is currently
-        supported, however this may sometimes fail and this option allows to
-        override the automatic detection. Setting it to 1 makes the transparency
+        supported, however this may sometimes fail and this option allows
+        overriding the automatic detection. Setting it to 1 makes the transparency
         be always available (setting it can still fail, of course) and setting it
         to 0 makes it always unavailable.
     @flag{gtk.desktop}
diff --git a/interface/wx/textcompleter.h b/interface/wx/textcompleter.h
index 543833ef9c..8657b11f5d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/textcompleter.h
+++ b/interface/wx/textcompleter.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     one after the user finished entering the first one and so on.
 
     When inheriting from this class you need to implement its two pure virtual
-    methods. This allows to return the results incrementally and may or not be
+    methods. This allows returning the results incrementally and may or not be
     convenient depending on where do they come from. If you prefer to return
     all the completions at once, you should inherit from wxTextCompleterSimple
     instead.
diff --git a/interface/wx/textctrl.h b/interface/wx/textctrl.h
index 1bb50d9e90..a0b6b7464f 100644
--- a/interface/wx/textctrl.h
+++ b/interface/wx/textctrl.h
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ public:
     @style{wxTE_READONLY}
            The text will not be user-editable.
     @style{wxTE_RICH}
-           Use rich text control under MSW, this allows to have more than 64KB
+           Use rich text control under MSW, this allows having more than 64KB
            of text in the control. This style is ignored under other platforms.
     @style{wxTE_RICH2}
            Use rich text control version 2.0 or higher under MSW, this style is
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Converts given text position to client coordinates in pixels.
 
-        This function allows to find where is the character at the given
+        This function allows finding where is the character at the given
         position displayed in the text control.
 
         @onlyfor{wxmsw,wxgtk}. Additionally, wxGTK only implements this method
diff --git a/interface/wx/textentry.h b/interface/wx/textentry.h
index f580f86f1e..7af88079be 100644
--- a/interface/wx/textentry.h
+++ b/interface/wx/textentry.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 
         This method should be used instead of AutoComplete() overload taking
         the array of possible completions if the total number of strings is too
-        big as it allows to return the completions dynamically, depending on
+        big as it allows returning the completions dynamically, depending on
         the text already entered by user and so is more efficient.
 
         The specified @a completer object will be used to retrieve the list of
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ public:
         This function sets the maximum number of characters the user can enter
         into the control.
 
-        In other words, it allows to limit the text value length to @a len not
+        In other words, it allows limiting the text value length to @a len not
         counting the terminating @c NUL character.
 
         If @a len is 0, the previously set max length limit, if any, is discarded
diff --git a/interface/wx/textfile.h b/interface/wx/textfile.h
index 52a6506fa6..fc344b3547 100644
--- a/interface/wx/textfile.h
+++ b/interface/wx/textfile.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ enum wxTextFileType
 /**
     @class wxTextFile
 
-    The wxTextFile is a simple class which allows to work with text files on line by
+    The wxTextFile is a simple class which allows working with text files on line by
     line basis. It also understands the differences in line termination characters
     under different platforms and will not do anything bad to files with "non
     native" line termination sequences - in fact, it can be also used to modify the
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Gets the last line of the file.
 
-        Together with GetPrevLine() it allows to enumerate the lines
+        Together with GetPrevLine() it allows enumerating the lines
         in the file from the end to the beginning like this:
 
         @code
diff --git a/interface/wx/toolbar.h b/interface/wx/toolbar.h
index e6b43df03b..03d7ba16c4 100644
--- a/interface/wx/toolbar.h
+++ b/interface/wx/toolbar.h
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
         Removes the given tool from the toolbar but doesn't delete it. This
-        allows to insert/add this tool back to this (or another) toolbar later.
+        allows inserting/adding this tool back to this (or another) toolbar later.
 
         @note It is unnecessary to call Realize() for the change to take place,
             it will happen immediately.
diff --git a/interface/wx/toplevel.h b/interface/wx/toplevel.h
index 44731c8790..6935d638ce 100644
--- a/interface/wx/toplevel.h
+++ b/interface/wx/toplevel.h
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@ public:
     void SetIcon(const wxIcon& icon);
 
     /**
-        Sets several icons of different sizes for this window: this allows to
-        use different icons for different situations (e.g. task switching bar,
+        Sets several icons of different sizes for this window: this allows
+        using different icons for different situations (e.g. task switching bar,
         taskbar, window title bar) instead of scaling, with possibly bad looking
         results, the only icon set by SetIcon().
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/translation.h b/interface/wx/translation.h
index eed6355d0b..bc92a3a378 100644
--- a/interface/wx/translation.h
+++ b/interface/wx/translation.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 /**
-    This class allows to get translations for strings.
+    This class allows getting translations for strings.
 
     In wxWidgets this class manages message catalogs which contain the
     translations of the strings used to the current language. Unlike wxLocale,
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ public:
 
     If @a context is not empty (notice that this argument is only available
     starting from wxWidgets 3.1.1), item translation is looked up in the
-    specified context. This allows to have different translations for the same
+    specified context. This allows having different translations for the same
     string appearing in different contexts, e.g. it may be necessary to
     translate the same English "Open" verb differently depending on the object
     it applies to. To do this, you need to use @c msgctxt in the source message
diff --git a/interface/wx/treelist.h b/interface/wx/treelist.h
index 7be469dc9f..45c8d12c19 100644
--- a/interface/wx/treelist.h
+++ b/interface/wx/treelist.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ enum
         Don't show the column headers.
 
         By default this control shows the column headers, using this class
-        allows to avoid this and show only the data.
+        allows avoiding this and showing only the data.
 
         @since 2.9.5
      */
diff --git a/interface/wx/utils.h b/interface/wx/utils.h
index c981365e37..4557fc4f27 100644
--- a/interface/wx/utils.h
+++ b/interface/wx/utils.h
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ wxString wxGetOsDescription();
 /**
     Gets the version and the operating system ID for currently running OS. 
     The returned wxOperatingSystemId value can be used for a basic categorization
-    of the OS family; the major, minor, and micro version numbers allows to
-    detect a specific system.
+    of the OS family; the major, minor, and micro version numbers allows
+    detecting a specific system.
 
     If on Unix-like systems the version can't be detected all three version
     numbers will have a value of -1.
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ enum
         Always show the child process console under MSW.
 
         The child console is hidden by default if the child IO is redirected,
-        this flag allows to change this and show it nevertheless.
+        this flag allows changing this and showing it nevertheless.
 
         This flag is ignored under the other platforms.
      */
diff --git a/interface/wx/valnum.h b/interface/wx/valnum.h
index 8bb6d6346d..0fb243b4f5 100644
--- a/interface/wx/valnum.h
+++ b/interface/wx/valnum.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public:
 /**
     Creates a wxFloatingPointValidator object with automatic type deduction.
 
-    Similarly to wxMakeIntegerValidator(), this function allows to avoid
+    Similarly to wxMakeIntegerValidator(), this function allows avoiding
     explicitly specifying the validator type.
 
     @since 2.9.2
diff --git a/interface/wx/wfstream.h b/interface/wx/wfstream.h
index 27c1a3f406..4473f568c8 100644
--- a/interface/wx/wfstream.h
+++ b/interface/wx/wfstream.h
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public:
 /**
     @class wxFFileStream
 
-    This stream allows to both read from and write to a file using buffered
+    This stream allows both reading from and writing to a file using buffered
     STDIO functions.
 
     @library{wxbase}
diff --git a/interface/wx/window.h b/interface/wx/window.h
index 64b3c1d58d..2ba856ea40 100644
--- a/interface/wx/window.h
+++ b/interface/wx/window.h
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ enum wxWindowVariant
     @style{wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS}
            wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are
            forwarded to the parent window and so on recursively by default.
-           Using this flag for the given window allows to block this
+           Using this flag for the given window allows blocking this
            propagation at this window, i.e. prevent the events from being
            propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this flag on by default
            for the reasons explained in the @ref overview_events.
diff --git a/interface/wx/xml/xml.h b/interface/wx/xml/xml.h
index 30eb28763b..08cd68335f 100644
--- a/interface/wx/xml/xml.h
+++ b/interface/wx/xml/xml.h
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ public:
     void SetEncoding(const wxString& enc);
 
     /**
-        Sets the enconding of the file which will be used to save the document.
+        Sets the encoding of the file which will be used to save the document.
     */
     void SetFileEncoding(const wxString& encoding);