diff --git a/Markdown.Editor.js b/Markdown.Editor.js
index f0ab42f..3509a7f 100644
--- a/Markdown.Editor.js
+++ b/Markdown.Editor.js
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@
     };
 
     // takes the line as entered into the add link/as image dialog and makes
-    // sure the URL and the optinal title are "nice".
+    // sure the URL and the optional title are "nice".
     function properlyEncoded(linkdef) {
         return linkdef.replace(/^\s*(.*?)(?:\s+"(.+)")?\s*$/, function (wholematch, link, title) {
             
@@ -2330,4 +2330,4 @@
     }
 
 
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();