diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
index c518408ec9..e46a4c1370 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Base {
 			/*
 			 * Working from /home/ to /user/ to /wordpress/ see if that file exists within
 			 * the current folder, If it's found, change into it and follow through looking
-			 * for it. If it cant find WordPress down that route, it'll continue onto the next
+			 * for it. If it can't find WordPress down that route, it'll continue onto the next
 			 * folder level, and see if that matches, and so on. If it reaches the end, and still
-			 * cant find it, it'll return false for the entire function.
+			 * can't find it, it'll return false for the entire function.
 			 */
 			if ( isset( $files[ $key ] ) ) {
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 * @param string $file      Path to the file.
 	 * @param mixed  $owner     A user name or number.
-	 * @param bool   $recursive Optional. If set True changes file owner recursivly. Defaults to False.
+	 * @param bool   $recursive Optional. If set True changes file owner recursively. Defaults to False.
 	 * @return bool Returns true on success or false on failure.
 	 */
 	public function chown( $file, $owner, $recursive = false ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
index 36648e1844..8b50d59399 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_FTPext extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 		}
 
 		$pwd = @ftp_pwd( $this->link );
-		if ( ! @ftp_chdir( $this->link, $path ) ) { // Cant change to folder = folder doesn't exist
+		if ( ! @ftp_chdir( $this->link, $path ) ) { // Can't change to folder = folder doesn't exist
 			return false;
 		}
 		$list = @ftp_rawlist( $this->link, '-a', false );