diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js b/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
index 568292ad..8f987439 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ class MarkdownNoteDetail extends React.Component {
     if (isTrashed) {
       let dialogueButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), {
         type: 'warning',
-        message: 'Delete a note',
-        detail: 'This work cannot be undone.',
+        message: 'Confirm note deletion',
+        detail: 'This will permanently remove this note.',
         buttons: ['Confirm', 'Cancel']
       })
       if (dialogueButtonIndex === 1) return
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js b/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
index 91ffb223..c47f7c06 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ class SnippetNoteDetail extends React.Component {
     if (isTrashed) {
       let dialogueButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), {
         type: 'warning',
-        message: 'Delete a note',
-        detail: 'This work cannot be undone.',
+        message: 'Confirm note deletion',
+        detail: 'This will permanently remove this note.',
         buttons: ['Confirm', 'Cancel']
       })
       if (dialogueButtonIndex === 1) return
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/index.js b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
index d6c62e8a..884c6452 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
           tabIndex='0'
         >
           <div styleName='empty'>
-            <div styleName='empty-message'>{OSX ? 'Command(⌘)' : 'Ctrl(^)'} + N<br />to create a new post</div>
+            <div styleName='empty-message'>{OSX ? 'Command(⌘)' : 'Ctrl(^)'} + N<br />to create a new note</div>
           </div>
           <StatusBar
             {..._.pick(this.props, ['config', 'location', 'dispatch'])}
diff --git a/browser/main/NoteList/index.js b/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
index 9c0b3c2d..bf2ba59e 100644
--- a/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ class NoteList extends React.Component {
               value={config.sortBy}
               onChange={(e) => this.handleSortByChange(e)}
             >
-              <option value='UPDATED_AT'>Updated Time</option>
-              <option value='CREATED_AT'>Created Time</option>
-              <option value='ALPHABETICAL'>Alphabetical</option>
+              <option value='UPDATED_AT'>Last Updated</option>
+              <option value='CREATED_AT'>Creation Time</option>
+              <option value='ALPHABETICAL'>Alphabetically</option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div styleName='control-button-area'>
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/StorageItem.js b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/StorageItem.js
index d8d18d6c..d3586f35 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/StorageItem.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/StorageItem.js
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ class StorageItem extends React.Component {
     let index = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), {
       type: 'warning',
       message: 'Unlink Storage',
-      detail: 'This work just detatches a storage from Boostnote. (Any data won\'t be deleted.)',
-      buttons: ['Confirm', 'Cancel']
+      detail: 'Unlinking removes this linked storage from Boostnote. No data is removed, please manually delete the folder from your hard drive if needed.',
+      buttons: ['Unlink', 'Cancel']
     })
 
     if (index === 0) {
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js
index 58dc0e65..96c04ddf 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/UiTab.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class UiTab extends React.Component {
 
           <div styleName='group-section'>
             <div styleName='group-section-label'>
-              Switching Preview
+              Switch to Preview
             </div>
             <div styleName='group-section-control'>
               <select value={config.editor.switchPreview}
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class UiTab extends React.Component {
                 onChange={(e) => this.handleUIChange(e)}
               >
                 <option value='BLUR'>When Editor Blurred</option>
-                <option value='RIGHTCLICK'>When Right Clicking</option>
+                <option value='RIGHTCLICK'>On Right Click</option>
               </select>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class UiTab extends React.Component {
                 <option value='vim'>vim</option>
                 <option value='emacs'>emacs</option>
               </select>
-              <span styleName='note-for-keymap'>Please reload boostnote after you change the keymap</span>
+              <span styleName='note-for-keymap'>Please restart boostnote after you change the keymap</span>
             </div>
           </div>
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class UiTab extends React.Component {
                 ref='previewLineNumber'
                 type='checkbox'
               />&nbsp;
-              Code block line numbering
+              Show line numbers for preview code blocks
             </label>
           </div>