diff --git a/includes/add_datastream.form.inc b/includes/add_datastream.form.inc
index fa94148f..d19d5757 100644
--- a/includes/add_datastream.form.inc
+++ b/includes/add_datastream.form.inc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function islandora_add_datastream_form(array $form, array &$form_state, FedoraOb
       '#collapsed' => FALSE,
       'dsid' => array(
         '#title' => 'Datastream ID',
-        '#description' => t("An ID for this stream that is unique to this object. Must start with a letter and contain only alphanumeric characters and dashes and underscores. Datastreams that are defined by the content model don't currently exist: <b>@unused_dsids</b>.", array('@unused_dsids' => $unused_datastreams)),
+        '#description' => t("An ID for this stream that is unique to this object. Must start with a letter and contain only alphanumeric characters, dashes and underscores. The following datastreams are defined by this content model but don't currently exist: <b>@unused_dsids</b>.", array('@unused_dsids' => $unused_datastreams)),
       ),
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#size' => 64,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function islandora_add_datastream_form(array $form, array &$form_state, FedoraOb
       '#required' => TRUE,
       '#size' => 64,
       '#maxlength' => 64,
-      '#description' => t('A Human readable label'),
+      '#description' => t('A human-readable label'),
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#element_validate' => array('islandora_add_datastream_form_field_does_not_contain_a_forward_slash'),
     ),
diff --git a/includes/admin.form.inc b/includes/admin.form.inc
index d3bccd5a..a1f22652 100644
--- a/includes/admin.form.inc
+++ b/includes/admin.form.inc
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function islandora_repository_admin(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('PID namespaces allowed in this Drupal install'),
       '#default_value' => variable_get('islandora_pids_allowed', 'default: demo: changeme: ilives: islandora-book: books: newspapers: '),
-      '#description' => t('A space separated list of PID namespaces that users are permitted to access from this Drupal installation. <br /> This could be more than a simple namespace ie demo:mydemos. <br /> islandora: is reserved and is always allowed.'),
+      '#description' => t('A list of PID namespaces, separated by spaces, that users are permitted to access from this Drupal installation. <br /> This could be more than a simple namespace, e.g. <b>demo:mydemos</b>. <br /> The namespace <b>islandora:</b> is reserved, and is always allowed.'),
       '#weight' => 0,
     );
   }
diff --git a/includes/object_properties.form.inc b/includes/object_properties.form.inc
index 29875d28..0898db0c 100644
--- a/includes/object_properties.form.inc
+++ b/includes/object_properties.form.inc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function islandora_object_properties_form(array $form, array &$form_state, Fedor
       '#title' => t('Item Label'),
       '#default_value' => $object->label,
       '#required' => 'TRUE',
-      '#description' => t('A Human readable label'),
+      '#description' => t('A human-readable label'),
       // Double the normal length.
       '#size' => 120,
       // Max length for a Fedora Label.
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ function islandora_object_properties_form(array $form, array &$form_state, Fedor
       '#title' => t('Owner'),
       '#default_value' => $object->owner,
       '#required' => FALSE,
-      '#description' => t('The owner id'),
+      '#description' => t('The owner\'s account name'),
       '#type' => 'textfield',
     ),
     'object_state' => array(
       '#title' => t('State'),
       '#default_value' => $object->state,
       '#required' => TRUE,
-      '#description' => t('The items state one of active, inactive or deleted'),
+      '#description' => t('The object\'s state (active, inactive or deleted)'),
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#options' => array('A' => 'Active', 'I' => 'Inactive', 'D' => 'Deleted'),
     ),