diff --git a/src/gdu-gtk/gdu-error-dialog.c b/src/gdu-gtk/gdu-error-dialog.c
index f4549f6..3ef21cd 100644
--- a/src/gdu-gtk/gdu-error-dialog.c
+++ b/src/gdu-gtk/gdu-error-dialog.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ gdu_error_dialog_constructed (GObject *object)
 
                 name = gdu_presentable_get_name (presentable);
                 vpd_name = gdu_presentable_get_vpd_name (presentable);
-                s = g_strdup_printf (_("An error occured while performing an operation on \"%s\" (%s): %s"),
+                s = g_strdup_printf (_("An error occurred while performing an operation on \"%s\" (%s): %s"),
                                      name,
                                      vpd_name,
                                      error_msg);
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ gdu_error_dialog_constructed (GObject *object)
                 g_free (name);
                 g_free (vpd_name);
         } else {
-                s = g_strdup_printf (_("An error occured: %s"), error_msg);
+                s = g_strdup_printf (_("An error occurred: %s"), error_msg);
         }
 
         label = gtk_label_new (s);
diff --git a/src/gdu/gdu-pool.c b/src/gdu/gdu-pool.c
index c9c2b92..fb495c2 100644
--- a/src/gdu/gdu-pool.c
+++ b/src/gdu/gdu-pool.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ ensure_hub_peripheral (GduPool *pool,
 {
         return ensure_hub (pool, hub, presentables,
                            _("Peripheral Devices"),
-                           _("USB, Firewire and other peripherals"),
+                           _("USB, FireWire and other peripherals"),
                            "gdu-hba");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gdu/gdu-util.c b/src/gdu/gdu-util.c
index cda5ebf..7f34224 100644
--- a/src/gdu/gdu-util.c
+++ b/src/gdu/gdu-util.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static struct {
         {"gpt", "49F48D5A-B10E-11DC-B99B-0019D1879648", N_("NetBSD FFS Partition")},
         {"gpt", "49F48D82-B10E-11DC-B99B-0019D1879648", N_("NetBSD LFS Partition")},
         {"gpt", "49F48DAA-B10E-11DC-B99B-0019D1879648", N_("NetBSD RAID Partition")},
-        {"gpt", "2DB519C4-B10F-11DC-B99B-0019D1879648", N_("NetBSD Concatenated  Partition")},
+        {"gpt", "2DB519C4-B10F-11DC-B99B-0019D1879648", N_("NetBSD Concatenated Partition")},
         {"gpt", "2DB519EC-B10F-11DC-B99B-0019D1879648", N_("NetBSD Encrypted Partition")},
 
         /* see http://developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/Devices/Devices-126.html
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ gdu_util_fstype_get_description (char *fstype)
 
         else if (strcmp (fstype, "minix") == 0)
                 return g_strdup (_("Simple filesystem with low overhead and UNIX permissions support. "
-                                   "Not widely compatible with other operating systems than Linux and Minix."));
+                                   "Not widely compatible with other operating systems other than Linux and Minix."));
 
         else if (strcmp (fstype, "empty") == 0)
                 return g_strdup (_("No file system will be created."));
diff --git a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-drive.c b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-drive.c
index 2735dfe..819a33c 100644
--- a/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-drive.c
+++ b/src/palimpsest/gdu-section-drive.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ eject_op_callback (GduDevice *device,
                 GtkWidget *dialog;
                 dialog = gdu_error_dialog_new_for_drive (GTK_WINDOW (gdu_shell_get_toplevel (shell)),
                                                          device,
-                                                         _("Error ejecting media"),
+                                                         _("Error ejecting medium"),
                                                          error);
                 gtk_widget_show_all (dialog);
                 gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ gdu_section_drive_constructed (GObject *object)
 
         button_element = gdu_button_element_new ("gdu-eject",
                                                  _("_Eject"),
-                                                 _("Eject media from the drive"));
+                                                 _("Eject medium from the drive"));
         g_signal_connect (button_element,
                           "clicked",
                           G_CALLBACK (on_eject_button_clicked),
