diff --git a/lang/en.yml b/lang/en.yml
index a44296d60..b9e0dcbe3 100644
--- a/lang/en.yml
+++ b/lang/en.yml
@@ -217,15 +217,15 @@ en:
     MODIFIED: Modified
     Mp3Type: "MP3 audio file"
     MpgType: "MPEG video file"
-    NOFILESIZE: "Filesize is zero bytes."
+    NOFILESIZE: "File size is zero bytes."
     NOVALIDUPLOAD: "File is not a valid upload"
     Name: Name
     PLURALNAME: Files
     PdfType: "Adobe Acrobat PDF file"
     PngType: "PNG image - good general-purpose format"
     SINGULARNAME: File
-    TOOLARGE: "Filesize is too large, maximum {size} allowed"
-    TOOLARGESHORT: "Filesize exceeds {size}"
+    TOOLARGE: "File size is too large, maximum {size} allowed"
+    TOOLARGESHORT: "File size exceeds {size}"
     TiffType: "Tagged image format"
     Title: Title
     WavType: "WAV audo file"
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ en:
     FROMWEB: "From the web"
     FindInFolder: "Find in Folder"
     IMAGEALT: "Alternative text (alt)"
-    IMAGEALTTEXT: "Alternative text (alt) - shown if image cannot be displayed"
-    IMAGEALTTEXTDESC: "Shown to screen readers or if image can not be displayed"
+    IMAGEALTTEXT: "Alternative text (alt) - shown if image can't be displayed"
+    IMAGEALTTEXTDESC: "Shown to screen readers or if image can't be displayed"
     IMAGEDIMENSIONS: Dimensions
     IMAGEHEIGHTPX: Height
     IMAGETITLE: "Title text (tooltip) - for additional information about the image"
@@ -426,13 +426,13 @@ en:
     CANCEL: Cancel
     CANT_REORGANISE: "You do not have permission to alter Top level pages. Your change was not saved."
     DELETED: Deleted.
-    DropdownBatchActionsDefault: Actions
+    DropdownBatchActionsDefault: "Choose an action..."
     HELP: Help
-    PAGETYPE: "Page type: "
+    PAGETYPE: "Page type"
     PERMAGAIN: "You have been logged out of the CMS.  If you would like to log in again, enter a username and password below."
     PERMALREADY: "I'm sorry, but you can't access that part of the CMS.  If you want to log in as someone else, do so below."
     PERMDEFAULT: "You must be logged in to access the administration area; please enter your credentials below."
-    PLEASESAVE: "Please Save Page: This page could not be upated because it hasn't been saved yet."
+    PLEASESAVE: "Please Save Page: This page could not be updated because it hasn't been saved yet."
     PreviewButton: Preview
     REORGANISATIONSUCCESSFUL: "Reorganised the site tree successfully."
     SAVEDUP: Saved.
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ en:
     SUBJECTPASSWORDRESET: "Your password reset link"
     SURNAME: Surname
     TIMEFORMAT: "Time format"
-    VALIDATIONMEMBEREXISTS: "A member already exists with the same %s"
+    VALIDATIONMEMBEREXISTS: "A member already exists with the same {identifier}"
     ValidationIdentifierFailed: "Can't overwrite existing member #{id} with identical identifier ({name} = {value}))"
     WELCOMEBACK: "Welcome Back, {firstname}"
     YOUROLDPASSWORD: "Your old password"