diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 338a298dde..b8bb2f708d 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 + save profile URL in profilesettings
 + save profile URL on registration
 - require valid nicknames
+- reject empty notices
 - store canonical username for comparison and fetch
 - use only canonical usernames
 - use only canonical email addresses
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 83fbb4a5b0..fb89d1ca2a 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function common_input($id, $label, $value=NULL) {
 		$attrs['value'] = htmlspecialchars($value);
 	}
 	common_element('input', $attrs);
-	comon_element_end('p');
+	common_element_end('p');
 }
 
 function common_password($id, $label) {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function common_password($id, $label) {
 				   'type' => 'password',
 				   'id' => $id);
 	common_element('input', $attrs);
-	comon_element_end('p');
+	common_element_end('p');
 }
 
 function common_submit($id, $label) {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function common_submit($id, $label) {
 								  'id' => $id,
 								  'name' => $id,
 								  'value' => $label));
-	comon_element_end('p');
+	common_element_end('p');
 }
 
 # salted, hashed passwords are stored in the DB