diff --git a/docs/getting_started/typescript.md b/docs/getting_started/typescript.md
index 265911d514..7066ef0c77 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/typescript.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started/typescript.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ example `tsconfig.json` with this option
 [in the standard library](https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/master/std/tsconfig_test.json).
 
 Because there is no type information when using `--no-check`, `const enum` is
-not supported because it is are type-directed. `--no-check` also does not
-support the legacy `import =` and `export =` syntax.
+not supported because it is type-directed. `--no-check` also does not support
+the legacy `import =` and `export =` syntax.
 
 ### Using external type definitions