diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index c68b4ae3f..1fedefb6d 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ no-docstring-rgx=(^_|^main$)
 
 [FORMAT]
 max-line-length=79
-ignore-long-lines=(<?https?://|^# Copyright 201\d|link:)
+ignore-long-lines=(<?https?://|file://|^# Copyright 201\d|link:)
 expected-line-ending-format=LF
 
 [VARIABLES]
diff --git a/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py b/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
index 64864df8f..24c3a1ddc 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def check_spelling():
     """Check commonly misspelled words."""
     # Words which I often misspell
     words = {'[Bb]ehaviour', '[Qq]uitted', 'Ll]ikelyhood', '[Ss]ucessfully',
-             '[Oo]ccur[^rs .]', '[Ss]eperator', '[Ee]xplicitely',
+             '[Oo]ccur[^rs .!]', '[Ss]eperator', '[Ee]xplicitely',
              '[Aa]uxillary', '[Aa]ccidentaly', '[Aa]mbigious', '[Ll]oosly',
              '[Ii]nitialis', '[Cc]onvienence', '[Ss]imiliar', '[Uu]ncommited',
              '[Rr]eproducable', '[Aa]n [Uu]ser', '[Cc]onvienience',