diff --git a/gobject/gboxed.c b/gobject/gboxed.c
index c90bb480b..4404de3d6 100644
--- a/gobject/gboxed.c
+++ b/gobject/gboxed.c
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ g_value_set_boxed_take_ownership (GValue       *value,
  * @v_boxed: (nullable): duplicated unowned boxed value to be set
  *
  * Sets the contents of a %G_TYPE_BOXED derived #GValue to @v_boxed
- * and takes over the ownership of the callers reference to @v_boxed;
- * the caller doesn't have to unref it any more.
+ * and takes over the ownership of the caller’s reference to @v_boxed;
+ * the caller doesn’t have to unref it any more.
  *
  * Since: 2.4
  */
diff --git a/gobject/gobject.c b/gobject/gobject.c
index 5f613f230..2d017fd34 100644
--- a/gobject/gobject.c
+++ b/gobject/gobject.c
@@ -3977,8 +3977,8 @@ g_value_set_object_take_ownership (GValue  *value,
  * @v_object: (nullable): object value to be set
  *
  * Sets the contents of a %G_TYPE_OBJECT derived #GValue to @v_object
- * and takes over the ownership of the callers reference to @v_object;
- * the caller doesn't have to unref it any more (i.e. the reference
+ * and takes over the ownership of the caller’s reference to @v_object;
+ * the caller doesn’t have to unref it any more (i.e. the reference
  * count of the object is not increased).
  *
  * If you want the #GValue to hold its own reference to @v_object, use
diff --git a/gobject/gparam.c b/gobject/gparam.c
index 6f33f027b..5aa54c02c 100644
--- a/gobject/gparam.c
+++ b/gobject/gparam.c
@@ -1471,8 +1471,8 @@ g_value_set_param_take_ownership (GValue     *value,
  * @param: (nullable): the #GParamSpec to be set
  *
  * Sets the contents of a %G_TYPE_PARAM #GValue to @param and takes
- * over the ownership of the callers reference to @param; the caller
- * doesn't have to unref it any more.
+ * over the ownership of the caller’s reference to @param; the caller
+ * doesn’t have to unref it any more.
  *
  * Since: 2.4
  */