diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts
index 1d63dda9936..9c96879117c 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ class FoldAction extends FoldingAction<FoldingArguments> {
 						name: 'Fold editor argument',
 						description: `Property-value pairs that can be passed through this argument:
 							* 'levels': Number of levels to fold
-							* 'up': If 'true' folds given number of levels up otherwise folds down
+							* 'up': If 'true', folds given number of levels up otherwise folds down
 						`,
 						constraint: foldingArgumentsConstraint
 					}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts
index d4ed66bf8d9..8efb73ef4d4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostApiCommands.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export class ExtHostApiCommands {
 				description: 'Open a folder in the current window or new window depending on the newWindow argument. Note that opening in the same window will shutdown the current extension host process and start a new one on the given folder unless the newWindow parameter is set to true.',
 				args: [
 					{ name: 'uri', description: '(optional) Uri of the folder to open. If not provided, a native dialog will ask the user for the folder', constraint: value => value === void 0 || value instanceof URI },
-					{ name: 'newWindow', description: '(optional) Wether to open the folder in a new window or the same. Defaults to opening in the same window.', constraint: value => value === void 0 || typeof value === 'boolean' }
+					{ name: 'newWindow', description: '(optional) Whether to open the folder in a new window or the same. Defaults to opening in the same window.', constraint: value => value === void 0 || typeof value === 'boolean' }
 				]
 			});