Index: xfconf-query/main.c
===================================================================
--- xfconf-query/main.c	(revision 29094)
+++ xfconf-query/main.c	(working copy)
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@
         NULL
     },
     {    "channel", 'c', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &channel_name,
-        N_("Pick the channel"),
+        N_("Choose the channel"),
         NULL
     },
     {    "property", 'p', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &property_name,
-        N_("Pick the property"),
+        N_("Choose the property"),
         NULL
     },
     {    "set", 's', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING_ARRAY, &set_value,
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         NULL
     },
     {    "create", 'n', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &create,
-        N_("Create new entry"),
+        N_("Create a new entry"),
         NULL
     },
     {    "type", 't', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING_ARRAY, &type,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 
             if(!xfconf_channel_get_property(channel, property_name, &value))
             {
-                g_print(_("Property \"%s\" doesn't exist on channel \"%s\".\n"),
+                g_print(_("Property \"%s\" does not exist on channel \"%s\".\n"),
                         property_name, channel_name);
                 return 1;
             }
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 
                 if(new_values != new_types)
                 {
-                    g_printerr(_("Have %d new values, but could only determine %d types.\n"),
+                    g_printerr(_("There are %d new values, but only %d types could be determined.\n"),
                                new_values, new_types);
                     return 1;
                 }
Index: xfconfd/xfconf-backend-perchannel-xml.c
===================================================================
--- xfconfd/xfconf-backend-perchannel-xml.c	(revision 29094)
+++ xfconfd/xfconf-backend-perchannel-xml.c	(working copy)
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@
             g_set_error(error, XFCONF_ERROR,
                         XFCONF_ERROR_WRITE_FAILURE,
                         _("Unable to create configuration directory"));
+                        /* Suggestion:
+                         * _("Unable to create configuration directory %s"), path);
+                         */
         }
         g_free(path);
         return FALSE;
@@ -324,7 +327,10 @@
             if(error) {
                 g_set_error(error, XFCONF_ERROR,
                             XFCONF_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
-                            _("You don't have permission to modify property \"%s\" on channel \"%s\""),
+                            _("Not enough permissions to modify property \"%s\" on channel \"%s\""),
+                            /* Alternative: 
+                             * _("Permission denied while modifying property \"%s\" on channel \"%s\""),
+                             */
                             property, channel_name);
             }
             return FALSE;
Index: xfconfd/main.c
===================================================================
--- xfconfd/main.c	(revision 29094)
+++ xfconfd/main.c	(working copy)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     gboolean print_version = FALSE;
     GOptionEntry options[] = {
         { "version", 'V', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &print_version,
-            N_("Prints the xfconfd version"), NULL },
+            N_("Prints the xfconfd version."), NULL },
         { "backends", 'b', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING_ARRAY, &backends,
             N_("Configuration backends to use.  The first backend specified " \
                "is opened read/write; the others, read-only."), NULL },
Index: xfconfd/xfconf-daemon.c
===================================================================
--- xfconfd/xfconf-daemon.c	(revision 29094)
+++ xfconfd/xfconf-daemon.c	(working copy)
@@ -241,7 +241,10 @@
                 if(error) {
                     g_set_error(error, XFCONF_ERROR,
                                 XFCONF_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
-                                _("You don't have permission to modify property \"%s\" on channel \"%s\""),
+                                _("Not enough permissions to modify property \"%s\" on channel \"%s\""),
+                                /* Alternative: 
+                                * _("Permission denied while modifying property \"%s\" on channel \"%s\""),
+                                */
                                 property, channel);
                 }
                 return FALSE;
Index: xfconfd/xfconf-backend.c
===================================================================
--- xfconfd/xfconf-backend.c	(revision 29094)
+++ xfconfd/xfconf-backend.c	(working copy)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
             if(error) {
                 g_set_error(error, XFCONF_ERROR,
                             XFCONF_ERROR_INVALID_PROPERTY,
-                            _("Property names cannot have two or more '/' characters in a row"));
+                            _("Property names cannot have two or more consecutive '/' characters"));
             }
             return FALSE;
         }
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
     if(!recursive && (!*property || (property[0] == '/' && !property[1]))) {
         if(error) {
             g_set_error(error, XFCONF_ERROR, XFCONF_ERROR_INVALID_PROPERTY,
-                        _("The property name can only be empty or \"/\" if a recursive reset was specified."));
+                        _("The property name can only be empty or \"/\" if a recursive reset was specified"));
         }
         return FALSE;
     }