diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.ui
index 541613fef0..ec5c17fd88 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.ui
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
           not be forgotten.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Only show authors in the current &amp;virtual library</string>
+        <string>Only show authors in the current &amp;Virtual library</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Filter &amp;By:</string>
+        <string>Filter &amp;by:</string>
        </property>
        <property name="buddy">
         <cstring>filter_box</cstring>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_editor.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_editor.py
index 48d024537f..4abf78d12d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_editor.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_editor.py
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ class TagEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagEditor):
             self.add_tag_input.setToolTip('<p>' +
                         _('If the item you want is not in the available list, '
                           'you can add it here. Accepts an ampersand-separated '
-                          'list of items. The item(s) will be applied to '
+                          'list of items. The items will be applied to '
                           'the book.') + '</p>')
         else:
             self.add_tag_input.setToolTip('<p>' +
                         _('If the item you want is not in the available list, '
                           'you can add it here. Accepts a comma-separated '
-                          'list of items. The item(s) will be applied to '
+                          'list of items. The items will be applied to '
                           'the book.') + '</p>')
         self.key = key
         self.index = db.row(id_) if id_ is not None else None
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui
index a0373d32c6..bce74ed65b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
           not be forgotten.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Only show items in the current &amp;virtual library</string>
+      <string>Only show items in the current &amp;Virtual library</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>