diff --git a/fsl/utils/async.py b/fsl/utils/async.py
index 767c0c9e37f826dca4cea29f9657f0902a8175e4..f704945490163230710d01c6229c820ec2ff56af 100644
--- a/fsl/utils/async.py
+++ b/fsl/utils/async.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def _haveWX():
-    """Returns ``True`` if wqe are running within a ``wx`` application,
+    """Returns ``True`` if we are running within a ``wx`` application,
     ``False`` otherwise.
     """
     
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def idle(task, *args, **kwargs):
     .. note:: If the ``after`` argument is used, there is no guarantee that
               the task will be executed in the order that it is scheduled.
               This is because, if the required time has not elapsed when
-              the task is poppsed from the queue, it will be re-queued.
+              the task is popped from the queue, it will be re-queued.
     """
 
     global _idleRegistered