--- a/babel/dates.py
+++ b/babel/dates.py
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@
     The `uncommon` parameter can be set to `True` to enable the use of timezone
     representations that are not commonly used by the requested locale. For
     example, while in frensh the central europian timezone is usually
-    abbreviated as "HEC", in Canadian frensh, this abbreviation is not in common
-    use, so a generic name would be chosen by default:
+    abbreviated as "HEC", in Canadian French, this abbreviation is not in
+    common use, so a generic name would be chosen by default:
     
     >>> tz = timezone('Europe/Paris')
     >>> get_timezone_name(tz, 'short', locale='fr_CA')