diff --git a/doc/html/documentation_tools_metaflac.html b/doc/html/documentation_tools_metaflac.html
index c4ed7526..d858b51f 100644
--- a/doc/html/documentation_tools_metaflac.html
+++ b/doc/html/documentation_tools_metaflac.html
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 					<span class="argument">--show-tag=NAME</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					Show all tags where the the field name matches <span class="argument">NAME</span>.
+					Show all tags where the field name matches <span class="argument">NAME</span>.
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
diff --git a/include/FLAC/all.h b/include/FLAC/all.h
index 2851cf59..6f4d3363 100644
--- a/include/FLAC/all.h
+++ b/include/FLAC/all.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
  * #endif
  * \endcode
  *
- * The the source will work for multiple versions and the legacy code can
+ * The source will work for multiple versions and the legacy code can
  * easily be removed when the transition is complete.
  *
  * Another available symbol is FLAC_API_SUPPORTS_OGG_FLAC (defined in
diff --git a/include/FLAC/metadata.h b/include/FLAC/metadata.h
index 89515329..9a7c3f99 100644
--- a/include/FLAC/metadata.h
+++ b/include/FLAC/metadata.h
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_delete_block(FLAC__Metadata_S
  *
  * - Create a new chain using FLAC__metadata_chain_new().  A chain is a
  *   linked list of FLAC metadata blocks.
- * - Read all metadata into the the chain from a FLAC file using
+ * - Read all metadata into the chain from a FLAC file using
  *   FLAC__metadata_chain_read() or FLAC__metadata_chain_read_ogg() and
  *   check the status.
  * - Optionally, consolidate the padding using
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__metadata_object_vorbiscomment_append_comment(FLAC__Str
  *  For convenience, a trailing NUL is added to the entry if it doesn't have
  *  one already.
  *
- *  Depending on the the value of \a all, either all or just the first comment
+ *  Depending on the value of \a all, either all or just the first comment
  *  whose field name(s) match the given entry's name will be replaced by the
  *  given entry.  If no comments match, \a entry will simply be appended.
  *
diff --git a/include/share/compat.h b/include/share/compat.h
index 0dc5673d..1ee5cc4a 100644
--- a/include/share/compat.h
+++ b/include/share/compat.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
  * snprintf as well as Microsoft Visual Studio which has an non-standards
  * conformant snprint_s function.
  *
- * This function wraps the MS version to behave more like the the ISO version.
+ * This function wraps the MS version to behave more like the ISO version.
  */
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/include/share/macros.h b/include/share/macros.h
index b4254b9f..5b9cf4e1 100644
--- a/include/share/macros.h
+++ b/include/share/macros.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 
-/* FLAC_CHECK_RETURN : Check the return value of of the provided function and
+/* FLAC_CHECK_RETURN : Check the return value of the provided function and
  * print and error message if it fails (ie returns a value < 0).
  */
 
diff --git a/man/metaflac.1 b/man/metaflac.1
index d5a71fc0..c3a14e0e 100644
--- a/man/metaflac.1
+++ b/man/metaflac.1
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Show the total # of samples from the STREAMINFO block.
 Show the vendor string from the VORBIS_COMMENT block.
 .TP
 \fB--show-tag=name\fR
-Show all tags where the the field name matches 'name'.
+Show all tags where the field name matches 'name'.
 .TP
 \fB--remove-tag=name\fR
 Remove all tags whose field name is 'name'.
diff --git a/man/metaflac.sgml b/man/metaflac.sgml
index cef3e5a6..6ad942ff 100644
--- a/man/metaflac.sgml
+++ b/man/metaflac.sgml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ manpage.1: manpage.sgml
         <term><option>--show-tag=name</option></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-	    Show all tags where the the field name matches 'name'.
+	    Show all tags where the field name matches 'name'.
 	  </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/metaflac/usage.c b/src/metaflac/usage.c
index 250fc1c6..ce90421a 100644
--- a/src/metaflac/usage.c
+++ b/src/metaflac/usage.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int long_usage(const char *message, ...)
 	fprintf(out, "--show-total-samples  Show the total # of samples from the STREAMINFO block.\n");
 	fprintf(out, "\n");
 	fprintf(out, "--show-vendor-tag     Show the vendor string from the VORBIS_COMMENT block.\n");
-	fprintf(out, "--show-tag=NAME       Show all tags where the the field name matches 'NAME'.\n");
+	fprintf(out, "--show-tag=NAME       Show all tags where the field name matches 'NAME'.\n");
 	fprintf(out, "--remove-tag=NAME     Remove all tags whose field name is 'NAME'.\n");
 	fprintf(out, "--remove-first-tag=NAME  Remove first tag whose field name is 'NAME'.\n");
 	fprintf(out, "--remove-all-tags     Remove all tags, leaving only the vendor string.\n");