diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties b/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties
index a1b5180e1..865f96205 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ cannotCreateDirectory=Cannot create directory {0}
 cannotCreateHEAD=cannot create HEAD
 cannotCreateIndexfile=Cannot create an index file with name {0}
 cannotCreateTempDir=Cannot create a temp dir
-cannotDeleteCheckedOutBranch=Branch {0} is checked out and can not be deleted
+cannotDeleteCheckedOutBranch=Branch {0} is checked out and cannot be deleted
 cannotDeleteFile=Cannot delete file: {0}
 cannotDeleteObjectsPath=Cannot delete {0}/{1}: {2}
 cannotDeleteStaleTrackingRef=Cannot delete stale tracking ref {0}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ cannotListRefs=cannot list refs
 cannotLock=Cannot lock {0}. Ensure that no other process has an open file handle on the lock file {0}.lock, then you may delete the lock file and retry.
 cannotLockPackIn=Cannot lock pack in {0}
 cannotMatchOnEmptyString=Cannot match on empty string.
-cannotMkdirObjectPath=Cannot mkdir {0}/{1}: {2}
+cannotMkdirObjectPath=Cannot create directory {0}/{1}: {2}
 cannotMoveIndexTo=Cannot move index to {0}
 cannotMovePackTo=Cannot move pack to {0}
 cannotOpenService=cannot open {0}
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ redirectsOff=Cannot redirect because http.followRedirects is false (HTTP status
 refAlreadyExists=already exists
 refAlreadyExists1=Ref {0} already exists
 reflogEntryNotFound=Entry {0} not found  in reflog for ''{1}''
-refNotResolved=Ref {0} can not be resolved
+refNotResolved=Ref {0} cannot be resolved
 refUpdateReturnCodeWas=RefUpdate return code was: {0}
 remoteConfigHasNoURIAssociated=Remote config "{0}" has no URIs associated
 remoteDoesNotHaveSpec=Remote does not have {0} available for fetch.