diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php
index 3d50368fce..4fe9329587 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 				<h1 class="page-title author"><?php printf( __( 'Author Archives: <span class="vcard">%s</span>', 'twentyten' ), "<a class='url fn n' href='" . get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) . "' title='" . esc_attr( get_the_author() ) . "' rel='me'>" . get_the_author() . "</a>" ); ?></h1>
 
-<?php if ( get_the_author_meta( 'description' ) ) : // If a user has filled out their decscription show a bio on their entries  ?>
+<?php if ( get_the_author_meta( 'description' ) ) : // If a user has filled out their description, show a bio on their entries  ?>
 					<div id="entry-author-info">
 						<div id="author-avatar">
 							<?php echo get_avatar( get_the_author_meta( 'user_email' ), apply_filters( 'twentyten_author_bio_avatar_size', 60 ) ); ?>
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/single.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/single.php
index 97144a4410..0938c09339 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/single.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/single.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 						<?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-link">' . __( 'Pages:', 'twentyten' ), 'after' => '</div>' ) ); ?>
 					</div><!-- .entry-content -->
 
-<?php if ( get_the_author_meta( 'description' ) ) : // If a user has filled out their decscription show a bio on their entries  ?>
+<?php if ( get_the_author_meta( 'description' ) ) : // If a user has filled out their description, show a bio on their entries  ?>
 					<div id="entry-author-info">
 						<div id="author-avatar">
 							<?php echo get_avatar( get_the_author_meta( 'user_email' ), apply_filters( 'twentyten_author_bio_avatar_size', 60 ) ); ?>