diff --git a/evennia/contrib/README.md b/evennia/contrib/README.md
index 52e63b7b1a..5ca11b1799 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/README.md
+++ b/evennia/contrib/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ things you want from here into your game folder and change them there.
 ## Contrib modules
 
 * Barter system (Griatch 2012) - A safe and effective barter-system
-  for any game. Allows safe trading of any godds (including coin)
+  for any game. Allows safe trading of any goods (including coin).
 * CharGen (Griatch 2011) - A simple Character creator for OOC mode.
   Meant as a starting point for a more fleshed-out system.
 * Clothing (FlutterSprite 2017) - A layered clothing system with
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ things you want from here into your game folder and change them there.
   on a character and access it in an emote with a custom marker.
 * Mail (grungies1138 2016) - An in-game mail system for communication.
 * Menu login (Griatch 2011) - A login system using menus asking
-  for name/password rather than giving them as one command
+  for name/password rather than giving them as one command.
 * Map Builder (CloudKeeper 2016) - Build a game area based on a 2D
   "graphical" unicode map. Supports assymmetric exits.
 * Menu Login (Vincent-lg 2016) - Alternate login system using EvMenu.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ things you want from here into your game folder and change them there.
 ## Contrib packages
 
 * EGI_Client (gtaylor 2016) - Client for reporting game status
-  to the Evennia game index (games.evennia.com)
+  to the Evennia game index (games.evennia.com).
 * In-game Python (Vincent Le Goff 2017) - Allow trusted builders to script
   objects and events using Python from in-game.
 * Turnbattle (FlutterSprite 2017) - A turn-based combat engine meant
diff --git a/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py b/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py
index d469aff3d9..a56d2de731 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py
@@ -708,12 +708,15 @@ class RecogHandler(object):
                 than `max_length`.
 
         """
+        if not obj.access(self.obj, "enable_recog", default=True):
+            raise SdescError("This person is unrecognizeable.")
+
         # strip emote components from recog
-        recog = _RE_REF.sub(r"\1",
-                            _RE_REF_LANG.sub(r"\1",
-                                             _RE_SELF_REF.sub(r"",
-                                                              _RE_LANGUAGE.sub(r"",
-                                                                               _RE_OBJ_REF_START.sub(r"", recog)))))
+        recog = _RE_REF.sub(
+            r"\1", _RE_REF_LANG.sub(
+                r"\1", _RE_SELF_REF.sub(
+                    r"", _RE_LANGUAGE.sub(
+                        r"", _RE_OBJ_REF_START.sub(r"", recog)))))
 
         # make an recog clean of ANSI codes
         cleaned_recog = ansi.strip_ansi(recog)
diff --git a/evennia/typeclasses/attributes.py b/evennia/typeclasses/attributes.py
index 03ef255093..4ed68a1fe8 100644
--- a/evennia/typeclasses/attributes.py
+++ b/evennia/typeclasses/attributes.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class AttributeHandler(object):
                 found from cache or database.
         Notes:
             When given a category only, a search for all objects
-            of that cateogory is done and a the category *name* is is
+            of that cateogory is done and the category *name* is
             stored. This tells the system on subsequent calls that the
             list of cached attributes of this category is up-to-date
             and that the cache can be queried for category matches