diff --git a/core/java/android/text/Html.java b/core/java/android/text/Html.java
index 55af087ca5b81..8da92e38213ee 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/Html.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/Html.java
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ public class Html {
                     out.append(((ImageSpan) style[j]).getSource());
                     out.append("\">");
 
-                    // Don't output the dummy character underlying the image.
+                    // Don't output the placeholder character underlying the image.
                     i = next;
                 }
                 if (style[j] instanceof AbsoluteSizeSpan) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/format/Time.java b/core/java/android/text/format/Time.java
index 80c8ec8521466..5b5c8548f2818 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/format/Time.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/format/Time.java
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public class Time {
      */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        // toString() uses its own TimeCalculator rather than the shared one. Otherwise crazy stuff
+        // toString() uses its own TimeCalculator rather than the shared one. Otherwise weird stuff
         // happens during debugging when the debugger calls toString().
         TimeCalculator calculator = new TimeCalculator(this.timezone);
         calculator.copyFieldsFromTime(this);
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/Magnifier.java b/core/java/android/widget/Magnifier.java
index 23bbe69afafba..89206fda39f37 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/Magnifier.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/Magnifier.java
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ public final class Magnifier {
             bitmapRenderNode.setOutline(outline);
             bitmapRenderNode.setClipToOutline(true);
 
-            // Create a dummy draw, which will be replaced later with real drawing.
+            // Create a placeholder draw, which will be replaced later with real drawing.
             final RecordingCanvas canvas = bitmapRenderNode.beginRecording(
                     mContentWidth, mContentHeight);
             try {