diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx
index ba082153c1..07b3a0c042 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function MessageProfileButton({
   const wrappedOnPress = requireEmailVerification(onPress, {
     instructions: [
       <Trans key="message">
-        Before you may message another user, you must first verify your email.
+        Before you can message another user, you must first verify your email.
       </Trans>,
     ],
   })
diff --git a/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx b/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx
index 74a143c135..192e36b5d2 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function NewChat({
   const wrappedOnPress = requireEmailVerification(onPress, {
     instructions: [
       <Trans key="new-chat">
-        Before you may message another user, you must first verify your email.
+        Before you can message another user, you must first verify your email.
       </Trans>,
     ],
   })
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useCleanError.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useCleanError.ts
index 81d8153de3..dc9284e900 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useCleanError.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useCleanError.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function useCleanError() {
         return {
           raw,
           clean: _(
-            msg`This feature is not available while using an App Password. Please sign in with your main password.`,
+            msg`This feature is not available while using an app password. Please sign in with your main password.`,
           ),
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useOpenComposer.tsx b/src/lib/hooks/useOpenComposer.tsx
index bc4d3e1b16..50c04d1e1f 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useOpenComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useOpenComposer.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export function useOpenComposer() {
       openComposer: requireEmailVerification(openComposer, {
         instructions: [
           <Trans key="pre-compose">
-            Before creating a post, you must first verify your email.
+            Before creating a post or replying, you must first verify your
+            email.
           </Trans>,
         ],
       }),
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx
index 8e77c79c7a..9fd54f1b04 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ function Header({newChatControl}: {newChatControl: DialogControlProps}) {
   const wrappedOpenChatControl = requireEmailVerification(openChatControl, {
     instructions: [
       <Trans key="new-chat">
-        Before you may message another user, you must first verify your email.
+        Before you can message another user, you must first verify your email.
       </Trans>,
     ],
   })
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx
index e845227f02..90547a8d4d 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function InnerReady({
           id: EmailDialogScreenID.Verify,
           instructions: [
             <Trans key="pre-compose">
-              Before you may message another user, you must first verify your
+              Before you can message another user, you must first verify your
               email.
             </Trans>,
           ],