used for temporary files returned by :func:`gettempdir`. It can be
set directly to override the selection process, but this is discouraged.
All functions in this module take a *dir* argument which can be used
-to specify the directory and this is the recommend approach.
+to specify the directory and this is the recommended approach.
.. data:: tempdir
When set to a value other than ``None``, this variable defines the
- default value for the *dir* argument to all the functions defined in this
+ default value for the *dir* argument to the functions defined in this
module.
If ``tempdir`` is unset or ``None`` at any call to any of the above