diff --git a/src/vs/languages/javascript/common/javascript.contribution.ts b/src/vs/languages/javascript/common/javascript.contribution.ts
index 969b2c0267b9163f45046307af6cc447c58ea7f3..5b40dec2f7601dc20a2a84345aa4bea2ef18d0af 100644
--- a/src/vs/languages/javascript/common/javascript.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/languages/javascript/common/javascript.contribution.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if (!env.enableTypeScriptServiceModeForJS) {
 					'javascript.validate.enable': {
 						'type': 'boolean',
 						'default': true,
-						'description': nls.localize('vsclint', "Controls VSCode's Javascript validation. If set to false both syntax and sematic validation is disabled"),
+						'description': nls.localize('vsclint', "Controls VSCode's JavaScript validation. If set to false both syntax and semantic validation is disabled"),
 					},
 					'javascript.validate.semanticValidation': {
 						'type': 'boolean',
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ if (!env.enableTypeScriptServiceModeForJS) {
 					'javascript.validate.lint.parametersDontMatchSignature': {
 						'enum': ['ignore', 'warning', 'error'],
 						'default': defaults.validate.lint.parametersDontMatchSignature,
-						'description': nls.localize('lint.parametersDontMatchSignature', "Parameter don't match a function signature"),
+						'description': nls.localize('lint.parametersDontMatchSignature', "Parameters don't match a function signature"),
 					},
 					'javascript.validate.lint.redeclaredVariables': {
 						'enum': ['ignore', 'warning', 'error'],
@@ -189,4 +189,4 @@ if (!env.enableTypeScriptServiceModeForJS) {
 	});
 } else {
 	Mime.registerTextMimeByFilename('.js', 'text/typescript');
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}