diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/abstractsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/abstractsettings.cpp
index aee799e7eda..e7a3810032c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/abstractsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/abstractsettings.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void AbstractSettings::save()
         const QString path = m_styleDir.absolutePath();
         if (!(m_styleDir.mkpath(path)
               && m_styleDir.cd(path))) {
-            BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Failed to save styles. %1 does not exist.").arg(path));
+            BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Cannot save styles. %1 does not exist.").arg(path));
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ void AbstractSettings::save()
 
         Utils::FileSaver saver(styleFileName(iStyles.key()));
         if (saver.hasError()) {
-            BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Could not open file \"%1\": %2.")
+            BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Cannot open file \"%1\": %2.")
                                         .arg(saver.fileName())
                                         .arg(saver.errorString()));
         } else {
             saver.write(iStyles.value().toLocal8Bit());
             if (!saver.finalize()) {
-                BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Error while saving file \"%1\": %2.")
+                BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Cannot save file \"%1\": %2.")
                                             .arg(saver.fileName())
                                             .arg(saver.errorString()));
             }
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void AbstractSettings::readDocumentation()
         createDocumentationFile();
 
     if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Could not open documentation file \"%1\".").arg(filename));
+        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Cannot open documentation file \"%1\".").arg(filename));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void AbstractSettings::readDocumentation()
     }
 
     if (xml.hasError()) {
-        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Could not read documentation file \"%1\". Error: %2.")
+        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Cannot read documentation file \"%1\": %2.")
                                     .arg(filename).arg(xml.errorString()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyle.cpp
index b104e8d38a7..69ad3a4aec9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyle.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void ArtisticStyle::formatFile()
         cfgFileName = m_settings->styleFileName(m_settings->customStyle());
 
     if (cfgFileName.isEmpty()) {
-        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Could not get configuration file for Artistic Style."));
+        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Cannot get configuration file for Artistic Style."));
     } else {
         BeautifierPlugin::formatCurrentFile(QStringList()
                                             << m_settings->command()
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyleoptionspage.ui b/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyleoptionspage.ui
index 030e0bac1ad..2dba5d2f329 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyleoptionspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/artisticstyle/artisticstyleoptionspage.ui
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useCustomStyle">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Use selfdefined style:</string>
+           <string>Use self-defined style:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/beautifierplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/beautifierplugin.cpp
index 0f3363b2fa9..dd9c1f185c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/beautifierplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/beautifierplugin.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ QString BeautifierPlugin::format(const QString &text, QStringList command, const
     sourceFile.setAutoRemove(true);
     sourceFile.write(text.toUtf8());
     if (!sourceFile.finalize()) {
-        showError(tr("Couldn't create temporary file %1: %2.")
+        showError(tr("Cannot create temporary file \"%1\": %2.")
                   .arg(sourceFile.fileName()).arg(sourceFile.errorString()));
         return QString();
     }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ QString BeautifierPlugin::format(const QString &text, QStringList command, const
     const QString processProgram = command.takeFirst();
     process.start(processProgram, command);
     if (!process.waitForFinished()) {
-        showError(tr("Failed to call %1 or an error occurred.").arg(processProgram));
+        showError(tr("Cannot call %1 or some other error occurred.").arg(processProgram));
         return QString();
     }
     const QByteArray output = process.readAllStandardError();
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ QString BeautifierPlugin::format(const QString &text, QStringList command, const
     // Read text back
     Utils::FileReader reader;
     if (!reader.fetch(sourceFile.fileName(), QIODevice::Text)) {
-        showError(tr("Couldn't read file %1: %2.")
+        showError(tr("Cannot read file \"%1\": %2.")
                   .arg(sourceFile.fileName()).arg(reader.errorString()));
         return QString();
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.cpp
index 62544a80755..5ef69a62f4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ClangFormatOptionsPageWidget::ClangFormatOptionsPageWidget(ClangFormatSettings *
     ui->options->setEnabled(false);
     ui->predefinedStyle->addItems(m_settings->predefinedStyles());
     ui->command->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::ExistingCommand);
-    ui->command->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("ClangFormat Command"));
+    ui->command->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("Clang Format Command"));
     connect(ui->command, SIGNAL(validChanged(bool)), ui->options, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
     ui->configurations->setSettings(m_settings);
 }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ ClangFormatOptionsPage::ClangFormatOptionsPage(ClangFormatSettings *settings, QO
     m_searchKeywords()
 {
     setId(Constants::ClangFormat::OPTION_ID);
-    setDisplayName(tr("ClangFormat"));
+    setDisplayName(tr("Clang Format"));
     setCategory(Constants::OPTION_CATEGORY);
     setDisplayCategory(QCoreApplication::translate("Beautifier", Constants::OPTION_TR_CATEGORY));
     setCategoryIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::OPTION_CATEGORY_ICON));
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.ui b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.ui
index 7a06b29e30a..5ba2e1152e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatoptionspage.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="commandLabel">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>ClangFormat command:</string>
+         <string>Clang Format command:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="formatEntireFileFallback">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Format entire file if no text was selected. (For action &quot;Format Selected Text&quot;)</string>
+         <string>Format entire file if no text was selected. (For action Format Selected Text)</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatsettings.cpp
index 795411a5b21..d6aec113e4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformatsettings.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void ClangFormatSettings::createDocumentationFile() const
         const QString options = line.right(line.size() - firstSpace).trimmed();
         const QString text = QLatin1String("<p><span class=\"option\">") + keyword
                 + QLatin1String("</span> <span class=\"param\">") + options
-                + QLatin1String("</span></p><p>") + tr("Yet no description available.")
+                + QLatin1String("</span></p><p>") + tr("No description available.")
                 + QLatin1String("</p>");
         stream.writeStartElement(QLatin1String(Constants::DOCUMENTATION_XMLENTRY));
         stream.writeTextElement(QLatin1String(Constants::DOCUMENTATION_XMLKEY), keyword);
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustify.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustify.cpp
index 02774261c72..dfcaf3fa44d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustify.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustify.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void Uncrustify::formatFile()
         cfgFileName = m_settings->styleFileName(m_settings->customStyle());
 
     if (cfgFileName.isEmpty()) {
-        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Could not get configuration file for uncrustify."));
+        BeautifierPlugin::showError(tr("Cannot get configuration file for uncrustify."));
     } else {
         BeautifierPlugin::formatCurrentFile(QStringList()
                                             << m_settings->command()
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifyoptionspage.ui b/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifyoptionspage.ui
index 6dbc77a7102..7a8c9242911 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifyoptionspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/uncrustify/uncrustifyoptionspage.ui
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useCustomStyle">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Use selfdefined style:</string>
+           <string>Use self-defined style:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>