diff --git a/plugins/Owner/plugin.py b/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
index cd44ec15c..cee3fbfae 100644
--- a/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Owner/plugin.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def registerRename(plugin, command=None, newName=None):
 def renameCommand(cb, name, newName):
     assert not hasattr(cb, newName), 'Cannot rename over existing attributes.'
     assert newName == callbacks.canonicalName(newName), \
-           'newName must already be canonized.'
+           'newName must already be normalized.'
     if name != newName:
         method = getattr(cb.__class__, name)
         setattr(cb.__class__, newName, method)
diff --git a/plugins/RSS/plugin.py b/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
index ae0efb0cd..9f5a4d591 100644
--- a/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ class RSS(callbacks.Plugin):
                          'Unable to download feed.'):
                     self.log.debug('%s %u', s, url)
                     return
-            def canonize(headline):
+            def normalize(headline):
                 return (tuple(headline[0].lower().split()), headline[1])
-            oldheadlines = set(map(canonize, oldheadlines))
+            oldheadlines = set(map(normalize, oldheadlines))
             for (i, headline) in enumerate(newheadlines):
-                if canonize(headline) in oldheadlines:
+                if normalize(headline) in oldheadlines:
                     newheadlines[i] = None
             newheadlines = filter(None, newheadlines) # Removes Nones.
             if newheadlines:
diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index 4c5b268ef..8b1948f33 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ class Commands(BasePlugin):
         # This function is ugly, but I don't want users to call methods like
         # doPrivmsg or __init__ or whatever, and this is good to stop them.
 
-        # Don't canonize this name: consider outFilter(self, irc, msg).
+        # Don't normalize this name: consider outFilter(self, irc, msg).
         # name = canonicalName(name)
         if self.isDisabled(name):
             return False