diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index f71caa82f..fcdf229f4 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ Verilator 5.012 2023-06-13
 * Fix wide structure VL_TOSTRING_W generation (#4188) (#4189). [Aylon Chaim Porat]
 * Fix references to members of parameterized base classes (#4196). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
 * Fix tracing undefined alignment (#4201) (#4288) [John Wehle]
-* Fix class specific same methods for AstVarScope, AstVar, and AstScope (#4203) (#4250). [John Wehle]
+* Fix class-specific same methods for AstVarScope, AstVar, and AstScope (#4203) (#4250). [John Wehle]
 * Fix dotted references in parameterized classes (#4206). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
 * Fix bit selections under parameterized classes (#4210). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd]
 * Fix duplicate std:: declaration with -I (#4215). [Harald Pretl]
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 30f42e5e4..e3593adf3 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ datadir = @datadir@
 # Directory in which to install documentation info files.
 infodir = @infodir@
 
-# Directory in which to install package specific files
+# Directory in which to install package-specific files
 # Generally ${prefix}/share/verilator
 pkgdatadir = @pkgdatadir@
 
diff --git a/docs/internals.rst b/docs/internals.rst
index ba88d7976..35ac156f0 100644
--- a/docs/internals.rst
+++ b/docs/internals.rst
@@ -2100,13 +2100,13 @@ driver.py Non-Scenario Arguments
   memory leaks.
 
 --site
-  Run site specific tests also.
+  Run site-specific tests also.
 
 --stop
   Stop on the first error.
 
 --trace
-  Set the simulator specific flags to request waveform tracing.
+  Set the simulator-specific flags to request waveform tracing.
 
 --valgrind
   Same as ``verilator --valgrind``: Run Verilator under `Valgrind <https://valgrind.org/>`_.
diff --git a/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp b/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp
index 05422641f..56f379b16 100644
--- a/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void VerilatedFst::configure(const VerilatedTraceConfig& config) {
 // so always inline them.
 
 VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE
-void VerilatedFstBuffer::emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newval) {
+void VerilatedFstBuffer::emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newvalp) {
     VL_DEBUG_IFDEF(assert(m_symbolp[code]););
     fstWriterEmitValueChange(m_fst, m_symbolp[code], "1");
 }
diff --git a/include/verilated_fst_c.h b/include/verilated_fst_c.h
index a8559c464..9c840faa6 100644
--- a/include/verilated_fst_c.h
+++ b/include/verilated_fst_c.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ private:
     friend VerilatedFstBuffer;  // Give the buffer access to the private bits
 
     //=========================================================================
-    // FST specific internals
+    // FST-specific internals
 
     void* m_fst = nullptr;
     std::map<uint32_t, vlFstHandle> m_code2symbol;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class VerilatedFstBuffer VL_NOT_FINAL {
 
     // Implementations of duck-typed methods for VerilatedTraceBuffer. These are
     // called from only one place (the full* methods), so always inline them.
-    VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newval);
+    VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newvalp);
     VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitBit(uint32_t code, CData newval);
     VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitCData(uint32_t code, CData newval, int bits);
     VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitSData(uint32_t code, SData newval, int bits);
diff --git a/include/verilated_intrinsics.h b/include/verilated_intrinsics.h
index a8c153e49..ff5f56fbd 100644
--- a/include/verilated_intrinsics.h
+++ b/include/verilated_intrinsics.h
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 //*************************************************************************
 ///
 /// \file
-/// \brief Verilator common target specific intrinsics header
+/// \brief Verilator common target-specific intrinsics header
 ///
 /// This file is not part of the Verilated public-facing API.
 ///
-/// It is only for internal use; code using machine specific intrinsics for
+/// It is only for internal use; code using machine-specific intrinsics for
 /// optimization should include this header rather than directly including
-/// he target specific headers. We provide macros to check for availability
+/// the target-specific headers. We provide macros to check for availability
 /// of instruction sets, and a common mechanism to disable them.
 ///
 //*************************************************************************
diff --git a/include/verilated_trace.h b/include/verilated_trace.h
index dd47ad81b..4ddac6661 100644
--- a/include/verilated_trace.h
+++ b/include/verilated_trace.h
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ public:
 //=============================================================================
 // VerilatedTrace
 
-// T_Trace is the format specific subclass of VerilatedTrace.
-// T_Buffer is the format specific base class of VerilatedTraceBuffer.
+// T_Trace is the format-specific subclass of VerilatedTrace.
+// T_Buffer is the format-specific base class of VerilatedTraceBuffer.
 template <class T_Trace, class T_Buffer>
 class VerilatedTrace VL_NOT_FINAL {
 public:
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ private:
 
 protected:
     //=========================================================================
-    // Internals available to format specific implementations
+    // Internals available to format-specific implementations
 
     mutable VerilatedMutex m_mutex;  // Ensure dump() etc only called from single thread
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     //=========================================================================
-    // Virtual functions to be provided by the format specific implementation
+    // Virtual functions to be provided by the format-specific implementation
 
     // Called when the trace moves forward to a new time point
     virtual void emitTimeChange(uint64_t timeui) = 0;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public:
 //=============================================================================
 // VerilatedTraceBuffer
 
-// T_Buffer is the format specific base class of VerilatedTraceBuffer.
+// T_Buffer is the format-specific base class of VerilatedTraceBuffer.
 // The format-specific hot-path methods use duck-typing via T_Buffer for performance.
 template <class T_Buffer>
 class VerilatedTraceBuffer VL_NOT_FINAL : public T_Buffer {
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ public:
     // Hot path internal interface to Verilator generated code
 
     // Implementation note: We rely on the following duck-typed implementations
-    // in the derived class T_Derived. These emit* functions record a format
+    // in the derived class T_Derived. These emit* functions record a format-
     // specific trace entry. Normally one would use pure virtual functions for
     // these here, but we cannot afford dynamic dispatch for calling these as
     // this is very hot code during tracing.
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ public:
     void fullQData(uint32_t* oldp, QData newval, int bits);
     void fullWData(uint32_t* oldp, const WData* newvalp, int bits);
     void fullDouble(uint32_t* oldp, double newval);
-    void fullEvent(uint32_t* oldp, const VlEventBase* newval);
+    void fullEvent(uint32_t* oldp, const VlEventBase* newvalp);
 
     // In non-offload mode, these are called directly by the trace callbacks,
     // and are called chg*. In offload mode, they are called by the worker
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ public:
             }
         }
     }
-    VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void chgEvent(uint32_t* oldp, const VlEventBase* newval) {
-        fullEvent(oldp, newval);
+    VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void chgEvent(uint32_t* oldp, const VlEventBase* newvalp) {
+        fullEvent(oldp, newvalp);
     }
     VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void chgDouble(uint32_t* oldp, double newval) {
         double old;
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public:
 //=============================================================================
 // VerilatedTraceOffloadBuffer
 
-// T_Buffer is the format specific base class of VerilatedTraceBuffer.
+// T_Buffer is the format-specific base class of VerilatedTraceBuffer.
 // The format-specific hot-path methods use duck-typing via T_Buffer for performance.
 template <class T_Buffer>
 class VerilatedTraceOffloadBuffer final : public VerilatedTraceBuffer<T_Buffer> {
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ public:
         m_offloadBufferWritep += 4;
         VL_DEBUG_IF(assert(m_offloadBufferWritep <= m_offloadBufferEndp););
     }
-    void chgEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newval) {
+    void chgEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newvalp) {
         m_offloadBufferWritep[0] = VerilatedTraceOffloadCommand::CHG_EVENT;
         m_offloadBufferWritep[1] = code;
         m_offloadBufferWritep += 2;
diff --git a/include/verilated_trace_imp.h b/include/verilated_trace_imp.h
index 94549dc19..501a8e6f6 100644
--- a/include/verilated_trace_imp.h
+++ b/include/verilated_trace_imp.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 //=============================================================================
 //
 // Verilated tracing implementation code template common to all formats.
-// This file is included by the format specific implementations and
+// This file is included by the format-specific implementations and
 // should not be used otherwise.
 //
 //=============================================================================
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ VerilatedTrace<VL_SUB_T, VL_BUF_T>::~VerilatedTrace() {
 }
 
 //=========================================================================
-// Internals available to format specific implementations
+// Internals available to format-specific implementations
 
 template <>
 void VerilatedTrace<VL_SUB_T, VL_BUF_T>::traceInit() VL_MT_UNSAFE {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ bool VerilatedTrace<VL_SUB_T, VL_BUF_T>::declCode(uint32_t code, const std::stri
 }
 
 //=========================================================================
-// Internals available to format specific implementations
+// Internals available to format-specific implementations
 
 template <>
 std::string VerilatedTrace<VL_SUB_T, VL_BUF_T>::timeResStr() const {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ void VerilatedTrace<VL_SUB_T, VL_BUF_T>::dump(uint64_t timeui) VL_MT_SAFE_EXCLUD
 
     Verilated::quiesce();
 
-    // Call hook for format specific behaviour
+    // Call hook for format-specific behaviour
     if (VL_UNLIKELY(m_fullDump)) {
         if (!preFullDump()) return;
     } else {
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ void VerilatedTrace<VL_SUB_T, VL_BUF_T>::addModel(VerilatedModel* modelp)
         VL_FATAL_MT(__FILE__, __LINE__, "", "Cannot use parallel tracing with offloading");
     }  // LCOV_EXCL_STOP
 
-    // Configure format specific sub class
+    // Configure format-specific sub class
     configure(*(configp.get()));
 }
 
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ VerilatedTraceBuffer<VL_BUF_T>::VerilatedTraceBuffer(Trace& owner)
     , m_sigs_enabledp{owner.m_sigs_enabledp} {}
 
 // These functions must write the new value back into the old value store,
-// and subsequently call the format specific emit* implementations. Note
-// that this file must be included in the format specific implementation, so
+// and subsequently call the format-specific emit* implementations. Note
+// that this file must be included in the format-specific implementation, so
 // the emit* functions can be inlined for performance.
 
 template <>
@@ -831,10 +831,10 @@ void VerilatedTraceBuffer<VL_BUF_T>::fullBit(uint32_t* oldp, CData newval) {
 }
 
 template <>
-void VerilatedTraceBuffer<VL_BUF_T>::fullEvent(uint32_t* oldp, const VlEventBase* newval) {
+void VerilatedTraceBuffer<VL_BUF_T>::fullEvent(uint32_t* oldp, const VlEventBase* newvalp) {
     const uint32_t code = oldp - m_sigs_oldvalp;
     *oldp = 1;  // Do we really store an "event" ?
-    emitEvent(code, newval);
+    emitEvent(code, newvalp);
 }
 
 template <>
diff --git a/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp b/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp
index fb6ea3fa8..ff669a505 100644
--- a/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ void VerilatedVcdBuffer::finishLine(uint32_t code, char* writep) {
 // so always inline them.
 
 VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE
-void VerilatedVcdBuffer::emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newval) {
-    const bool triggered = newval->isTriggered();
+void VerilatedVcdBuffer::emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newvalp) {
+    const bool triggered = newvalp->isTriggered();
     // TODO : It seems that untriggered events are not filtered
     // should be tested before this last step
     if (triggered) {
diff --git a/include/verilated_vcd_c.h b/include/verilated_vcd_c.h
index 82f222345..5a7570527 100644
--- a/include/verilated_vcd_c.h
+++ b/include/verilated_vcd_c.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private:
     friend VerilatedVcdBuffer;  // Give the buffer access to the private bits
 
     //=========================================================================
-    // VCD specific internals
+    // VCD-specific internals
 
     VerilatedVcdFile* m_filep;  // File we're writing to
     bool m_fileNewed;  // m_filep needs destruction
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class VerilatedVcdBuffer VL_NOT_FINAL {
     // Implementation of VerilatedTraceBuffer interface
     // Implementations of duck-typed methods for VerilatedTraceBuffer. These are
     // called from only one place (the full* methods), so always inline them.
-    VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newval);
+    VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitEvent(uint32_t code, const VlEventBase* newvalp);
     VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitBit(uint32_t code, CData newval);
     VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitCData(uint32_t code, CData newval, int bits);
     VL_ATTR_ALWINLINE void emitSData(uint32_t code, SData newval, int bits);
diff --git a/include/verilatedos.h b/include/verilatedos.h
index f56c101bd..93c907269 100644
--- a/include/verilatedos.h
+++ b/include/verilatedos.h
@@ -593,9 +593,9 @@ static inline double VL_ROUND(double n) {
 #endif
 
 //=========================================================================
-// Macros controlling target specific optimizations
+// Macros controlling target-specific optimizations
 
-// Define VL_PORTABLE_ONLY to disable all target specific optimizations
+// Define VL_PORTABLE_ONLY to disable all target-specific optimizations
 #ifndef VL_PORTABLE_ONLY
 # ifdef __x86_64__
 #  define VL_X86_64 1
diff --git a/src/Makefile_obj.in b/src/Makefile_obj.in
index 3603d5a6e..18947923a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_obj.in
+++ b/src/Makefile_obj.in
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ prefix = @prefix@
 # Directory in which to install data across multiple architectures
 datarootdir = @datarootdir@
 
-# Directory in which to install package specific files
+# Directory in which to install package-specific files
 # Generally ${prefix}/share/verilator
 pkgdatadir = @pkgdatadir@
 
diff --git a/src/V3Ast.h b/src/V3Ast.h
index b8ec59dac..89a069a7a 100644
--- a/src/V3Ast.h
+++ b/src/V3Ast.h
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ public:
     static void dumpTreeFileGdb(const AstNode* nodep, const char* filenamep = nullptr);
     void dumpTreeDot(std::ostream& os = std::cout) const;
     void dumpTreeDotFile(const string& filename, bool doDump = true);
-    virtual void dumpJson(std::ostream& os) const { dumpJsonGen(os); };  // node specific fields
+    virtual void dumpJson(std::ostream& os) const { dumpJsonGen(os); };  // node-specific fields
     // Generated by 'astgen'. Dumps node-specific pointers and calls 'dumpJson()' of parent class
     // Note that we don't make it virtual as it would result in infinite recursion
     void dumpJsonGen(std::ostream& os) const {};
diff --git a/src/V3Hasher.cpp b/src/V3Hasher.cpp
index 5d0deb8f2..9b8be0dc3 100644
--- a/src/V3Hasher.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Hasher.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class HasherVisitor final : public VNVisitorConst {
             VL_RESTORER(m_hash);
             // Reset accumulator
             m_hash = V3Hash{nodep->type()};  // Node type
-            f();  // Node specific hash
+            f();  // Node-specific hash
             if (hashDType && nodep != nodep->dtypep())
                 iterateConstNull(nodep->dtypep());  // Node dtype
             if (hashChildren) iterateChildrenConst(nodep);  // Children
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class HasherVisitor final : public VNVisitorConst {
     constexpr static bool HASH_DTYPE = true;
     constexpr static bool HASH_CHILDREN = true;
 
-    // Each visitor below contributes to the hash any node specific content
+    // Each visitor below contributes to the hash any node-specific content
     // that is not dependent on either of the following, as these are
     // included by default by hashNode:
     // - Node type (as given by AstNode::type())
diff --git a/test_regress/driver.pl b/test_regress/driver.pl
index d122114c9..f1d90284c 100755
--- a/test_regress/driver.pl
+++ b/test_regress/driver.pl
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ sub lint {
     my $self = (ref $_[0] ? shift : $Self);
     my %param = (#
                  %{$self},  # Default arguments are from $self
-                 # Lint specific default overrides
+                 # Lint-specific default overrides
                  make_main => 0,
                  make_top_shell => 0,
                  verilator_flags2 => ["--lint-only"],