diff --git a/js/ui/overviewControls.js b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
index 261c1034a..e37ee703f 100644
--- a/js/ui/overviewControls.js
+++ b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ const SlidingControl = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _onOverviewHiding: function() {
-        // We need to explicitily slideOut since showing pages
-        // doesn't implies to slide out, instead, hiding the overview does.
+        // We need to explicitly slideOut since showing pages
+        // doesn't imply sliding out, instead, hiding the overview does.
         this.slideOut();
     },