diff --git a/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json b/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
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--- a/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
@@ -673,12 +673,12 @@
       "id": "56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244b1",
       "title": "Assignment with Times Equals",
       "description": [
-        "Yhe <code>*=</code> operator multiplies a variable by a number.",
+        "The <code>*=</code> operator multiplies a variable by a number.",
         "<code>myVar = myVar * 5;</code>",
-        "Will multiply <code>myVar</code> by <code>5</code>. This can be rewritten as: ",
+        "will multiply <code>myVar</code> by <code>5</code>. This can be rewritten as: ",
         "<code>myVar *= 5;</code>",
         "<h4>Instructions</h4>",
-        "Convert the assignements for <code>a</code>, <code>b</code>, and <code>c</code> to use the <code>*=</code> operator."
+        "Convert the assignments for <code>a</code>, <code>b</code>, and <code>c</code> to use the <code>*=</code> operator."
       ],
       "releasedOn": "11/27/2015",
       "tests": [