diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index e5e58a5cc..bf7543fff 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
             expect(editor.indentationForBufferRow(0)).toBe 1
             expect(editor.indentationForBufferRow(1)).toBe 1
 
-        it "indents the new line to the correct level when editor.autoIndent is true and using a off-side rule language", ->
+        it "indents the new line to the correct level when editor.autoIndent is true and using an off-side rule language", ->
           waitsForPromise ->
             atom.packages.activatePackage('language-coffee-script')
 
@@ -5153,7 +5153,7 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
             expect(editor.indentationForBufferRow(2)).toBe editor.indentationForBufferRow(1) + 1
 
         describe "when the line preceding the newline does't add a level of indentation", ->
-          it "indents the new line to the same level a as the preceding line", ->
+          it "indents the new line to the same level as the preceding line", ->
             editor.setCursorBufferPosition([5, 14])
             editor.insertText('\n')
             expect(editor.indentationForBufferRow(6)).toBe editor.indentationForBufferRow(5)
diff --git a/src/text-editor-element.coffee b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
index a0ec1b7fa..0c9fa6123 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-element.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class TextEditorElement extends HTMLElement
     throw new Error("Must pass a config parameter when initializing TextEditorElements") unless @config?
     throw new Error("Must pass a themes parameter when initializing TextEditorElements") unless @themes?
     throw new Error("Must pass a workspace parameter when initializing TextEditorElements") unless @workspace?
-    throw new Error("Must pass a assert parameter when initializing TextEditorElements") unless @assert?
+    throw new Error("Must pass an assert parameter when initializing TextEditorElements") unless @assert?
     throw new Error("Must pass a styles parameter when initializing TextEditorElements") unless @styles?
     throw new Error("Must pass a grammars parameter when initializing TextEditorElements") unless @grammars?