diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
index d68d9eaac6..a5866b7204 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_FTPext extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 
 		$list = @ftp_rawlist($this->link, '-a ' . $path, false);
 
-		if ( empty($list) ) // Empty array = non-existant folder(real folder will show . at least
+		if ( empty($list) ) // Empty array = non-existent folder (real folder will show . at least)
 			return false;
 
 		$dirlist = array();
diff --git a/wp-admin/ms-options.php b/wp-admin/ms-options.php
index a0aa3ac523..f95206058a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/ms-options.php
+++ b/wp-admin/ms-options.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if (isset($_GET['updated'])) {
 					<label><input name="registration" type="radio" id="registration4" value='blog' <?php checked( get_site_option('registration'), 'blog') ?> /> <?php _e('Only logged in users can create new sites.'); ?></label><br />
 					<p><?php _e('Disable or enable registration and who or what can be registered. (Default=Disabled)'); ?></p>
 					<?php if ( is_subdomain_install() ) {
-						echo '<p>' . __('If registration is disabled, please set "NOBLOGREDIRECT" in wp-config.php to a url you will redirect visitors to if they visit a non existant site.') . '</p>';
+						echo '<p>' . __('If registration is disabled, please set "NOBLOGREDIRECT" in wp-config.php to a url you will redirect visitors to if they visit a non-existent site.') . '</p>';
 					} ?>
 				</td>
 			</tr>