Fix grammar and wording in text on various pages.

7 files changed, 18 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/app/views/doorkeeper/authorizations/new.html.haml b/app/views/doorkeeper/authorizations/new.html.haml
index eae80e5210f..ce050007204 100644
--- a/app/views/doorkeeper/authorizations/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/doorkeeper/authorizations/new.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%h3.page-title Authorize required
+%h3.page-title Authorization required
 %main{:role => "main"}
   %p.h4
     Authorize
diff --git a/app/views/profiles/preferences/show.html.haml b/app/views/profiles/preferences/show.html.haml
index bfe53be6854..0a3bbe2a815 100644
--- a/app/views/profiles/preferences/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/profiles/preferences/show.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     %h4.prepend-top-0
       Application theme
     %p
-      This setting allows you to customize the appearance of the site, ex. sidebar.
+      Customize the appearance of the interface.
   .col-lg-9.application-theme
     - Gitlab::Themes.each do |theme|
       = label_tag do
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     %h4.prepend-top-0
       Syntax highlighting theme
     %p
-      This setting allow you to customize the appearance of the syntax.
+      Customize the syntax highlighting.
   .col-lg-9.syntax-theme
     - Gitlab::ColorSchemes.each do |scheme|
       = label_tag do
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     %h4.prepend-top-0
       Behavior
     %p
-      This setting allows you to customize the behavior of the system layout and default views.
+      Customize the behavior of the system layout and default views.
   .col-lg-9
     .form-group
       = f.label :layout, class: 'label-light' do
diff --git a/app/views/projects/graphs/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/graphs/show.html.haml
index ad4a932d391..f82c47301f4 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/graphs/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/graphs/show.html.haml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   .header.clearfix
     %h3#date_header.page-title
     %p.light
-      Commits to #{@ref}, excluding merge commits. Limited by 6,000 commits
+      Commits to #{@ref}, excluding merge commits. Limited to 6,000 commits.
     %input#brush_change{:type => "hidden"}
   .graphs
     #contributors-master
diff --git a/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml
index cc41130a9dc..05382b9cee7 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
   - else
     .nothing-here-block
       - if can? current_user, :admin_label, @project
-        Create first label or #{link_to 'generate', generate_namespace_project_labels_path(@project.namespace, @project), method: :post} default set of labels
+        Create a label or #{link_to 'generate a default set of labels', generate_namespace_project_labels_path(@project.namespace, @project), method: :post}.
       - else
         No labels created
diff --git a/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml b/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml
index 30cd1263a12..8ae9f0d95f7 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       Install GitLab Runner software.
       Checkout the #{link_to 'GitLab Runner section', 'https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ci/#gitlab-runner', target: '_blank'} to install it
     %li
-      Specify following URL during runner setup:
+      Specify the following URL during runner setup:
       %code #{ci_root_url(only_path: false)}
     %li
       Use the following registration token during setup:
diff --git a/app/views/projects/triggers/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/triggers/index.html.haml
index d73ac987161..7db0beba00b 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/triggers/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/triggers/index.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     %h4.prepend-top-0
       = page_title
     %p
-      Triggers can be used to force a rebuild of a specific branch or tag with an API call.
+      Triggers can force a specific branch or tag to rebuild using an API call.
   .col-lg-9
     %h5.prepend-top-0
       Your triggers
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           = render partial: 'trigger', collection: @triggers, as: :trigger
     - else
       %p.settings-message.text-center.append-bottom-default
-        There are no triggers to use, add one by the button below.
+        There are no triggers to use, create a trigger using the button below.
 
     = form_for @trigger, url: url_for(controller: 'projects/triggers', action: 'create') do |f|
       = f.submit "Add Trigger", class: 'btn btn-success'
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
       Use CURL
 
     %p.light
-      Copy the token above and set your branch or tag name. This is the reference that will be rebuild.
-
+      Copy the token above and set your branch or tag name. This is the reference that will be rebuilt.
 
     %pre
       :plain
@@ -41,10 +40,10 @@
       Use .gitlab-ci.yml
 
     %p.light
-      Copy the snippet to
-      %i .gitlab-ci.yml
-      of dependent project.
-      At the end of your build it will trigger this project to rebuilt.
+      In the
+      %code .gitlab-ci.yml
+      of the dependent project, include the following snippet.
+      The project will rebuild at the end of the build.
 
     %pre
       :plain
@@ -57,9 +56,8 @@
 
     %p.light
       Add
-      %strong variables[VARIABLE]=VALUE
-      to API request.
-      The value of variable could then be used to distinguish triggered build from normal one.
+      %code variables[VARIABLE]=VALUE
+      to API requests. Variable values can be used to distinguish triggered and normal builds.
 
     %pre.append-bottom-0
       :plain
diff --git a/features/steps/project/issues/labels.rb b/features/steps/project/issues/labels.rb
index 0ca2d6257c3..8d87f6a7a58 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/issues/labels.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/issues/labels.rb
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectIssuesLabels < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I should see labels help message' do
     page.within '.labels' do
-      expect(page).to have_content 'Create first label or generate default set of '\
-                               'labels'
+      expect(page).to have_content 'Create a label or generate a default set '\
+                                   'of labels'
     end
   end