diff --git a/doc/go_spec.html b/doc/go_spec.html
index dbc89421cb..c7b929c2fa 100644
--- a/doc/go_spec.html
+++ b/doc/go_spec.html
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ Its type must be a <a href="#Type_definitions">defined</a> type <code>T</code> o
 pointer to a defined type <code>T</code>, possibly followed by a list of type parameter
 names <code>[P1, P2, …]</code> enclosed in square brackets.
 <code>T</code> is called the receiver <i>base type</i>. A receiver base type cannot be
-a pointer or interface type and it must be defined in the same package as the method.
+a pointer or interface type and it must be declared in the same package as the method.
 The method is said to be <i>bound</i> to its receiver base type and the method name
 is visible only within <a href="#Selectors">selectors</a> for type <code>T</code>
 or <code>*T</code>.
@@ -3410,7 +3410,7 @@ func(ch chan int) { ch &lt;- ACK }(replyChan)
 
 <p>
 Function literals are <i>closures</i>: they may refer to variables
-defined in a surrounding function. Those variables are then shared between
+declared in a surrounding function. Those variables are then shared between
 the surrounding function and the function literal, and they survive as long
 as they are accessible.
 </p>
@@ -8341,7 +8341,7 @@ func init() { … }
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-Multiple such functions may be defined per package, even within a single
+Multiple such functions may be declared per package, even within a single
 source file. In the package block, the <code>init</code> identifier can
 be used only to declare <code>init</code> functions, yet the identifier
 itself is not <a href="#Declarations_and_scope">declared</a>. Thus
@@ -8423,7 +8423,7 @@ type error interface {
 <p>
 It is the conventional interface for representing an error condition,
 with the nil value representing no error.
-For instance, a function to read data from a file might be defined:
+For instance, a function to read data from a file might be declared:
 </p>
 
 <pre>