diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-doclink.c b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-doclink.c
index 3250e6c2f9..65a49c0858 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-doclink.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-doclink.c
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ setup_location_dialog (GtkBuilder *builder, GtkWidget *button_loc, const gchar *
     // update label and set entry text if required
     if (uri)
     {
-        gtk_label_set_text (location_label, _("Amend URL:"));
+        gtk_label_set_text (location_label, _("Amend the URL"));
         gtk_entry_set_text (entry, uri);
     }
     else
-        gtk_label_set_text (location_label, _("Enter URL like http://www.gnucash.org:"));
+        gtk_label_set_text (location_label, _("Enter an URL like \"https://www.gnucash.org\""));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ setup_file_dialog (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *path_head, const gchar *uri
         GtkWidget *existing_hbox = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "existing_hbox"));
         GtkWidget *image = gtk_image_new_from_icon_name ("dialog-warning", GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
         gchar     *use_uri = gnc_doclink_get_use_uri (path_head, uri, scheme);
-        gchar     *uri_label = g_strdup_printf ("%s '%s'", _("Existing Document Link is"), display_uri);
+        gchar     *uri_label = g_strdup_printf ("%s \"%s\"", _("Existing Document Link is"), display_uri);
         GtkWidget *label = gtk_label_new (uri_label);
 
         if (g_file_test (display_uri, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
diff --git a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-doclink.glade b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-doclink.glade
index bb043aafba..c03da4a3e8 100644
--- a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-doclink.glade
+++ b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-doclink.glade
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
                     <property name="halign">start</property>
                     <property name="margin-top">3</property>
                     <property name="margin-bottom">3</property>
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Enter URL like http://www.gnucash.org</property>
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Enter an URL like "https://www.gnucash.org"</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="expand">False</property>
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/qif-imp/qif-parse.scm b/gnucash/import-export/qif-imp/qif-parse.scm
index 0645a6de94..147c56a2c2 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/qif-imp/qif-parse.scm
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/qif-imp/qif-parse.scm
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@
           (list "oth s" GNC-ASSET-TYPE GNC-BANK-TYPE GNC-CASH-TYPE)
           (list "mutual" GNC-BANK-TYPE)))
   (or (assoc-ref string-map-alist (string-downcase! (string-trim-both read-value)))
-      (let ((msg (format #f (G_ "Unrecognized account type '~s'. Defaulting to Bank.")
+     ;; Translators: Mapping the QIF account type to a GnuCash account type.
+     ;; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicken_Interchange_Format#Detail_items
+     (let ((msg (format #f (G_ "The account type ~s is unknown, using 'bank' instead.")
                          read-value)))
         (errorproc errortype msg)
         (list GNC-BANK-TYPE))))
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@
   (and read-value
        (let ((sym (string->symbol (string-downcase (string-trim-both read-value)))))
          (or (any (lambda (lst) (and (memq sym lst) (car lst))) action-map)
+             ;; Translators: This is an error message about actions like buy, sell …
              (let ((msg (format #f (G_ "Unrecognized action '~a'.") read-value)))
                (errorproc errortype msg))))))
 
@@ -251,7 +254,8 @@
    (not (string-null? read-value))
    (let* ((secondchar (string-ref read-value 0)))
      (or (any (lambda (m) (and (memq secondchar (cdr m)) (car m))) maplist)
-         (let ((msg (format #f (G_ "Unrecognized status '~a'. Defaulting to uncleared.")
+         ;; Translators: Error message about reconciliation status, see msgctxt "Reconciled flag …"
+         (let ((msg (format #f (G_ "The unknown reconciliation status '~a' will be replaced by 'uncleared'.")
                             read-value)))
            (errorproc errortype msg))))))
 
diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm b/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm
index 80a2e07687..dab47003c6 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/example/welcome-to-gnucash.scm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
      doc
      (gnc:make-html-text
       (gnc:html-markup-h3
-       (format #f (G_ "Welcome to GnuCash ~a !")
+       (format #f (G_ "Welcome to GnuCash ~a!")
                gnc:version))
       (gnc:html-markup-p
        (format #f (G_ "GnuCash ~a has lots of nice features. Here are a few.")