diff --git a/scripts/MavenDeploy.groovy b/scripts/MavenDeploy.groovy
index 71b801f..1808add 100644
--- a/scripts/MavenDeploy.groovy
+++ b/scripts/MavenDeploy.groovy
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 includeTargets << new File(releasePluginDir, "scripts/_GrailsMaven.groovy")
 
-target(main:"Installs a Grails plugin as a Maven artefact") {
+target(main:"Installs a Grails plugin as a Maven artifact") {
     depends(parseArguments, mavenDeploy)
     println "Maven deploy complete."
 }
diff --git a/scripts/MavenInstall.groovy b/scripts/MavenInstall.groovy
index f51d228..207f846 100644
--- a/scripts/MavenInstall.groovy
+++ b/scripts/MavenInstall.groovy
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 includeTargets << new File(releasePluginDir, "scripts/_GrailsMaven.groovy")
 
-target(main:"Installs a Grails plugin as a Maven artefact") {
+target(main:"Installs a Grails plugin as a Maven artifact") {
     depends(parseArguments, mavenInstall)
     println "Maven install complete."
 }
diff --git a/scripts/PublishPlugin.groovy b/scripts/PublishPlugin.groovy
index e9b348b..241adfa 100644
--- a/scripts/PublishPlugin.groovy
+++ b/scripts/PublishPlugin.groovy
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ target(publishPlugin: "Publishes a plugin to a Maven repository.") {
 
         if (argsMap["prompt-auth"]) {
             def inputHelper = new CommandLineHelper()
-            username = usernput(
+            username = userInput(
                     inputHelper,
                     "Username for repository: ",
                     "You haven't configured the plugin repository username - required in non-interactive mode")
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ target(publishPlugin: "Publishes a plugin to a Maven repository.") {
                     "Password for repository: ",
                     "You haven't configured the plugin repository password - required in non-interactive mode")
 
-            repoDfn.configurer = { authentication username: username, password: password }
+            repoDefn.configurer = { authentication username: username, password: password }
         }
 
         deployer = classLoader.loadClass("grails.plugins.publish.maven.MavenDeployer").newInstance(ant, repoDefn, protocol)