diff --git a/src/format-tool/gdu-format-tool.c b/src/format-tool/gdu-format-tool.c
index 86f72c5..ceea60b 100644
--- a/src/format-tool/gdu-format-tool.c
+++ b/src/format-tool/gdu-format-tool.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
         dialog = gdu_format_progress_dialog_new (NULL,
                                                  device,
-                                                 _("Preparing..."));
+                                                 _("Preparing…"));
         gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (dialog), formatting_desc);
         gtk_widget_show_all (dialog);
         g_signal_connect (dialog, "response", G_CALLBACK (on_progress_dialog_response), format_data);
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
                         GMountOperation *mount_op;
 
                         gdu_format_progress_dialog_set_text (GDU_FORMAT_PROGRESS_DIALOG (dialog),
-                                                             _("Unmounting..."));
+                                                             _("Unmounting…"));
 
                         mount_op = gtk_mount_operation_new (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
                         g_mount_unmount_with_operation (gmount,
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
         /* and now, kick off the operation */
         gdu_format_progress_dialog_set_text (GDU_FORMAT_PROGRESS_DIALOG (dialog),
-                                             _("Formatting..."));
+                                             _("Formatting…"));
         gdu_device_op_filesystem_create (device,
                                          fs_type,
                                          fs_label,
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
                 if (format_data->error->domain == G_IO_ERROR &&
                     format_data->error->code == G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED) {
                         gdu_format_progress_dialog_set_text (GDU_FORMAT_PROGRESS_DIALOG (dialog),
-                                                             _("Cancelling..."));
+                                                             _("Cancelling…"));
 
                         /* cancel the job; no callback since op_filesystem_create will return an error */
                         gdu_device_op_cancel_job (device,
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
          * have gotten all changes
          */
         gdu_format_progress_dialog_set_text (GDU_FORMAT_PROGRESS_DIALOG (dialog),
-                                             _("Mounting volume..."));
+                                             _("Mounting volume…"));
         g_timeout_add (1500, on_hack_timeout, loop);
         g_main_loop_run (loop);
 
diff --git a/src/nautilus-extension/nautilus-gdu.c b/src/nautilus-extension/nautilus-gdu.c
index 8f69bda..8a82280 100644
--- a/src/nautilus-extension/nautilus-gdu.c
+++ b/src/nautilus-extension/nautilus-gdu.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ nautilus_gdu_get_file_items (NautilusMenuProvider *provider,
 
         item = nautilus_menu_item_new ("NautilusGdu::format",
                                        /* Translators: this is a verb */
-                                       _("_Format..."),
+                                       _("_Format…"),
                                        _("Create new filesystem on the selected device"),
                                        "nautilus-gdu");
         g_object_set_data_full (G_OBJECT (item),
diff --git a/src/notification/gdu-slow-unmount-dialog.c b/src/notification/gdu-slow-unmount-dialog.c
index 02dea3c..5c506f2 100644
--- a/src/notification/gdu-slow-unmount-dialog.c
+++ b/src/notification/gdu-slow-unmount-dialog.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ gdu_slow_unmount_dialog_constructed (GObject *object)
 	gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (label), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_label_set_line_wrap (GTK_LABEL (label), TRUE);
         /* Translators: %s is the name of the device */
-        s = g_strdup_printf (_("Writing data to \"%s\"..."),
+        s = g_strdup_printf (_("Writing data to \"%s\"…"),
                              dialog->priv->device_name);
         gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL (label), s);
         g_free (s);
diff --git a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-encrypted.c b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-encrypted.c
index 1399b75..d6f10d1 100644
--- a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-encrypted.c
+++ b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-encrypted.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ gdu_section_encrypted_init (GduSectionEncrypted *section)
         gtk_button_box_set_layout (GTK_BUTTON_BOX (button_box), GTK_BUTTONBOX_START);
         gtk_box_set_spacing (GTK_BOX (button_box), 6);
         gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox2), button_box, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
-        button = gtk_button_new_with_mnemonic (_("Change Pa_ssphrase..."));
+        button = gtk_button_new_with_mnemonic (_("Change Pa_ssphrase…"));
         gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (button_box), button);
         g_signal_connect (button, "clicked",
                           G_CALLBACK (change_passphrase_button_clicked), section);
diff --git a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-health.c b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-health.c
index eef0d78..f82bd84 100644
--- a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-health.c
+++ b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-health.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ smart_data_set_pending (GduSectionHealth *section)
         gtk_image_set_from_icon_name (GTK_IMAGE (section->priv->health_status_image),
                                       "gdu-smart-unknown",
                                       GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU);
-        s = g_strconcat ("<i>", _("Retrieving..."), "</i>", NULL);
+        s = g_strconcat ("<i>", _("Retrieving…"), "</i>", NULL);
         gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL (section->priv->health_status_label), s);
         g_free (s);
         gtk_label_set_text (GTK_LABEL (section->priv->health_power_on_hours_label), "-");
diff --git a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-linux-md-drive.c b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-linux-md-drive.c
index c3f6941..3fd19cc 100644
--- a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-linux-md-drive.c
+++ b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-linux-md-drive.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ gdu_section_linux_md_drive_init (GduSectionLinuxMdDrive *section)
                                                "the component will be erased and the component will be ready "
                                                "for other use."));
 
-        button = gtk_button_new_with_mnemonic (_("_Add..."));
+        button = gtk_button_new_with_mnemonic (_("_Add…"));
         gtk_button_set_image (GTK_BUTTON (button),
                               gtk_image_new_from_stock (GTK_STOCK_NEW, GTK_ICON_SIZE_BUTTON));
         gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (button_box), button);
