diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell/Ansible.ModuleUtils.Legacy.psm1 b/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell/Ansible.ModuleUtils.Legacy.psm1
index 76f5f1454fa..3720f3d77fa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell/Ansible.ModuleUtils.Legacy.psm1
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell/Ansible.ModuleUtils.Legacy.psm1
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Function Fail-Json($obj, $message = $null)
 
 # Helper function to add warnings, even if the warnings attribute was
 # not already set up. This is a convenience for the module developer
-# so he does not have to check for the attribute prior to adding.
+# so they do not have to check for the attribute prior to adding.
 Function Add-Warning($obj, $message)
 {
     if (-not $obj.ContainsKey("warnings")) {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Function Add-Warning($obj, $message)
 
 # Helper function to add deprecations, even if the deprecations attribute was
 # not already set up. This is a convenience for the module developer
-# so he does not have to check for the attribute prior to adding.
+# so they do not have to check for the attribute prior to adding.
 Function Add-DeprecationWarning($obj, $message, $version = $null)
 {
     if (-not $obj.ContainsKey("deprecations")) {
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/sts_assume_role.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/sts_assume_role.py
index beac8cc3dfb..33099de8646 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/sts_assume_role.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/sts_assume_role.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ options:
     default: null
   mfa_serial_number:
     description:
-      - he identification number of the MFA device that is associated with the user who is making the AssumeRole call.
+      - The identification number of the MFA device that is associated with the user who is making the AssumeRole call.
     required: false
     default: null
   mfa_token:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_login.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_login.py
index 263db43c178..06f155e8824 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_login.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_login.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ options:
   state:
     version_added: '2.3'
     description:
-      - This controls the current state of the user. C(present) will login in a user, C(absent) will log him out.
+      - This controls the current state of the user. C(present) will login in a user, C(absent) will log them out.
       - To logout you only need the registry server, which defaults to DockerHub.
       - Before 2.1 you could ONLY log in.
       - docker does not support 'logout' with a custom config file.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/README.rst b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/README.rst
index 32f35694201..18c828a4c89 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/README.rst
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/README.rst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ methods:
 
         # The build method builds the entity we want to create.
         # Always be sure to build only the parameters the user specified
-        # in his yaml file, so we don't change the values which we shouldn't
+        # in their yaml file, so we don't change the values which we shouldn't
         # change. If you set the parameter to None, nothing will be changed.
         def build_entity(self):
             return otypes.Cluster(
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_igmp_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_igmp_interface.py
index de79dd13ddf..09f64fc9dce 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_igmp_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_igmp_interface.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ options:
         description:
             - Sets the frequency at which the software sends IGMP host query
               messages. Values can range from 1 to 18000 seconds.
-              he default is 125 seconds.
+              The default is 125 seconds.
         required: false
         default: null
     last_member_qrt:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py b/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py
index ce0853b36b6..6fd83bc9701 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/notification/mail.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ description:
   because you lack the authority to make it so, or because not everyone
   agrees to a common approach.
 - If you cannot automate a specific step, but the step is non-blocking,
-  sending out an email to the responsible party to make him perform his
+  sending out an email to the responsible party to make them perform their
   part of the bargain is an elegant way to put the responsibility in
   someone else's lap.
 - Of course sending out a mail can be equally useful as a way to notify