diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/localizer.properties b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/localizer.properties
index 9b93323ac..6672b8d31 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/localizer.properties
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/localizer.properties
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ not-embed: "{0}" specifies an embedded mapping strategy, but it is not \
 	embedded.
 not-oid: "{0}" species an object id mapping strategy, but it is not \
 	an object id field.
-oid-not-joinable: Field "{0}" embedded within object id field "{1}" cannot be \
-	a primary key value.  Its mapping does not it to be a join target.
+# oid-not-joinable: Field "{0}" embedded within object id field "{1}" cannot be \
+#	a primary key value.  Its mapping does not allow it to be a join target.
 flat-table: Type "{0}" uses a flat inheritance mapping, but declares a table \
 	name of "{1}", which does not match the superclass table "{2}".
 not-string: Field "{0}" declares a string field mapping strategy, but is not \
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class-crit-owner: Field "{0}" declares that it uses class criteria for joins, \
 	impossible to correctly null the inverse foreign keys when the field is \
 	deleted.  OpenJPA may leave orphan key values in the database if you do \
     not provide an owning inverse relation using the "mapped-by" attribute.
-not-map: Field "{0}" declares a map mapping strategy, but is not a map type.
+not-map: Field "{0}" declares a Map mapping strategy, but it is not a Map type.
 mapped-by-key: Map field "{0}" is attempting to use a map table, but its key \
 	is mapped by another field.  Use an inverse key or join table mapping.
 not-mapped-by-key: Map field "{0}" is attempting to use an inverse key or join \
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/localizer.properties b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/localizer.properties
index 9df55adc5..961d3b30d 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/localizer.properties
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/localizer.properties
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ pcdata-created: Dynamic PCData created: name="{0}", for type="{1}"
 factory-not-oidloader: Attempt to run the application id tool under metadata \
 	configuration that does not support it.  The application id tool can only \
 	run under certain metadata factory settings.
-str-cons: The id type "{0}" specfied by persistent type "{1}" does not have a \
-	public string or class + string constructor.
+str-cons: The id type "{0}" specfied by persistent type "{1}" \  
+	does not have a public {0}(String) or {0}(Class, String) constructor.
 appid-start: Generating an application id for type "{0}".
 appid-invalid: Type "{0}" does not have metadata, does not use application \
 	identity, uses a built-in identity type, or inherits the identity class \
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/localizer.properties b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/localizer.properties
index 7486fc338..fce4adb4f 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/localizer.properties
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/localizer.properties
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ non-trans-read: To perform reads on persistent data outside of a transaction, \
 	the "NontransactionalRead" property must be set on the Transaction.
 non-trans-write: To perform writes on persistent data outside of a \
 	transaction, the "NontransactionalWrite" property must be set to true.
-write-operation: To perform this operation, you must be withing a transaction, \
+write-operation: To perform this operation, it must be written within a transaction, \
 	or your settings must allow nontransactional writes and must not detach \
 	all nontransactional reads.
 not-managed: The given instance "{0}" is not managed by this context.
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties
index cc473f0d5..19f11a95a 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bad-update-strategy-hint: "{0}" declares a read only value of \
 	"{1}".  This is not a recognized strategy, though it closely resembles \
 	the standard strategy "{2}".  Available strategies are: {3}
 not-interface: Cannot set type "{0}" to be a managed interface as it is not \
-    and interface.
+    an interface.
 interface: The type "{0}" is an unmanaged interface and therefore cannot be \
     made persistent.
 enum: Type "{0}" is an enumeration and therefore cannot be made persistent.
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ bad-access-type: The ClassMetaData access type must be set to either \
 	set it to "{0}" failed.
 val-not-pc: The map value type of field "{0}" with a derived key must be a \
 	persistent class.
-val-not-one-pk: The map value type of field "{0}" a derived key must be a \
+val-not-one-pk: The map value type of field "{0}" with a derived key must be a \
 	persistent class with exactly one primary key field.
 # this is a comma-separated set of prefixes that we want to
 # exclude from top-level validation, so that extensions that