diff --git a/calculate/lib/cl_template.py b/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
index 7363a50..2a91c1a 100644
--- a/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
+++ b/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
@@ -4764,7 +4764,7 @@ gettext -d cl_template "$*"
                             self.postmergePkgs.append(pkg)
                         except:
                             self.printWARNING(
-                                _("Failed to reconfigure %s package")%pkg)
+                                _("Failed to reconfigure package %s")%pkg)
             else:
                 mergePkgs = mergePkgs + postmergePkgs
 
@@ -4959,9 +4959,8 @@ gettext -d cl_template "$*"
                     try:
                         os.chmod(applyDir, mode)
                     except:
-                        self.setError(
-                            _("Failed to change mode for directory: ") +\
-                                      applyDir)
+                        self.setError(_("Failed to change the mode for "
+                            "the directory: ") +applyDir)
             else:
                 self.setError(_("Wrong value 'chmod' in the template") + ": " +\
                                templateDirFile)
diff --git a/calculate/lib/datavars.py b/calculate/lib/datavars.py
index eb7f38d..052a5e5 100644
--- a/calculate/lib/datavars.py
+++ b/calculate/lib/datavars.py
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ class Variable:
         if "list" in self.type:
             if not type(value) in (list,tuple):
                 raise VariableError(
-                    _("Value for variable '{varname}' may be {vartype} only").format(
+                    _("The value for variable '{varname}' may be {vartype} only").format(
                     varname=self.label or self.name,
                     vartype="list"))
             error = _("Values for variable '{varname}' may be {vartype} only")
         else:
             value = repeat(value,1)
-            error = _("Value for variable '{varname}' may be {vartype} only")
+            error = _("The value for variable '{varname}' may be {vartype} only")
         if "string" in self.type:
             value, valuecopy = tee(value,2)
             for v in (x for x in valuecopy if not type(x) in (str,unicode)):
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class Variable:
                             error = _("Values for variable '{varname}' may "
                                       "be {vartype}")
                         else:
-                            error = _("Value for variable '{varname}' may be "
+                            error = _("The value for variable '{varname}' may be "
                                       "{vartype}")
                     self.raiseWrongChoice(name, tipChoice, val, error)
                 if "choice" in self.type and not "choiceedit" in self.type:
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ class TableVariable(Variable):
         if not type(value) in (list,tuple) or \
             any(i for i in value if not type(i) in (tuple,list)):
             raise VariableError(
-                    _("Value for {varname} may be '{vartype}' only").format(
+                    _("The value for {varname} may be '{vartype}' only").format(
                     varname=self.label or self.name,
                     vartype="table"))
         # check len all entries
diff --git a/calculate/lib/variables/env.py b/calculate/lib/variables/env.py
index f35e3f7..8788dc4 100644
--- a/calculate/lib/variables/env.py
+++ b/calculate/lib/variables/env.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class VariableClTemplatesLocate(Variable):
 
     descriptionMap = {'overlay': _('Overlay templates'),
                       'local': _('Local templates'),
-                      'distro': _('Distributive templates'),
+                      'distro': _('Distribution templates'),
                       'remote': _('Remote templates'),
                       'clt': _('clt templates')}
 
@@ -427,5 +427,5 @@ class VariableClMakeProfile(Variable):
         val = self.get_work_link(
             *[path.join(self.systemRoot, x) for x in files])
         if not val:
-            raise VariableError(_("Failed to detect system profile"))
+            raise VariableError(_("Failed to detect the system profile"))
         return val