diff --git a/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et b/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et
index 72f1566db..967476a42 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et
+++ b/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ error_table kadm5 ovk
 
 prefix KADM5
 error_code FAILURE,		"Operation failed for unspecified reason"
-error_code AUTH_GET,		"Operation requires ``get'' privilege"
-error_code AUTH_ADD,		"Operation requires ``add'' privilege"
-error_code AUTH_MODIFY,		"Operation requires ``modify'' privilege"
-error_code AUTH_DELETE,		"Operation requires ``delete'' privilege"
+error_code AUTH_GET,		"Operation requires `get' privilege"
+error_code AUTH_ADD,		"Operation requires `add' privilege"
+error_code AUTH_MODIFY,		"Operation requires `modify' privilege"
+error_code AUTH_DELETE,		"Operation requires `delete' privilege"
 error_code AUTH_INSUFFICIENT,	"Insufficient authorization for operation"
 error_code BAD_DB,		"Database inconsistency detected"
 error_code DUP,			"Principal or policy already exists"
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@ error_code UNK_POLICY,		"Policy does not exist"
 error_code BAD_MASK,		"Invalid field mask for operation"
 error_code BAD_CLASS,		"Invalid number of character classes"
 error_code BAD_LENGTH,		"Invalid password length"
-error_code BAD_POLICY,		"Illegal policy name"
-error_code BAD_PRINCIPAL,	"Illegal principal name."
+error_code BAD_POLICY,		"Invalid policy name"
+error_code BAD_PRINCIPAL,	"Invalid principal name."
 error_code BAD_AUX_ATTR,	"Invalid auxillary attributes"
 error_code BAD_HISTORY,		"Invalid password history count"
 error_code BAD_MIN_PASS_LIFE,	"Password minimum life is greater then password maximum life"
 error_code PASS_Q_TOOSHORT,	"Password is too short"
 error_code PASS_Q_CLASS,	"Password does not contain enough character classes"
 error_code PASS_Q_DICT,		"Password is in the password dictionary"
-error_code PASS_REUSE,		"Cannot resuse password"
+error_code PASS_REUSE,		"Can't resuse password"
 error_code PASS_TOOSOON,	"Current password's minimum life has not expired"
 error_code POLICY_REF,		"Policy is in use"
 error_code INIT,		"Connection to server already initialized"
 error_code BAD_PASSWORD,	"Incorrect password"
-error_code PROTECT_PRINCIPAL,	"Cannot change protected principal"
+error_code PROTECT_PRINCIPAL,	"Can't change protected principal"
 error_code BAD_SERVER_HANDLE,	"Programmer error!  Bad Admin server handle"
 error_code BAD_STRUCT_VERSION,	"Programmer error!  Bad API structure version"
 error_code OLD_STRUCT_VERSION,	"API structure version specified by application is no longer supported"
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ error_code NEW_LIB_API_VERSION,	"API version specified by application is unknown
 error_code NEW_SERVER_API_VERSION,"API version specified by application is unknown to server"
 error_code SECURE_PRINC_MISSING,"Database error! Required principal missing"
 error_code NO_RENAME_SALT,	"The salt type of the specified principal does not support renaming"
-error_code BAD_CLIENT_PARAMS,	"Illegal configuration parameter for remote KADM5 client"
-error_code BAD_SERVER_PARAMS,	"Illegal configuration parameter for local KADM5 client."
-error_code AUTH_LIST,		"Operation requires ``list'' privilege"
-error_code AUTH_CHANGEPW,	"Operation requires ``change-password'' privilege"
-error_code BAD_TL_TYPE,		"Programmer error!  Illegal tagged data list element type"
+error_code BAD_CLIENT_PARAMS,	"Invalid configuration parameter for remote KADM5 client"
+error_code BAD_SERVER_PARAMS,	"Invalid configuration parameter for local KADM5 client."
+error_code AUTH_LIST,		"Operation requires `list' privilege"
+error_code AUTH_CHANGEPW,	"Operation requires `change-password' privilege"
+error_code BAD_TL_TYPE,		"Programmer error!  Invalid tagged data list element type"
 error_code MISSING_CONF_PARAMS,	"Required parameters in kdc.conf missing"
 error_code BAD_SERVER_NAME,	"Bad krb5 admin server hostname"