diff --git a/readme.html b/readme.html
index 031c0761a5..0cd64eb1df 100644
--- a/readme.html
+++ b/readme.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 			<li>Open <span class="file"><a href="wp-admin/install.php">wp-admin/install.php</a></span> in your browser.</li>
 		</ol>
 	</li>
-	<li>Once the configuration file is set up, the installer will set up the tables needed for your blog. If there is an error, double check your <code>wp-config.php</code> file, and try again. If it fails again, please go to the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/" title="WordPress support">support forums</a> with as much data as you can gather.</li>
+	<li>Once the configuration file is set up, the installer will set up the tables needed for your site. If there is an error, double check your <code>wp-config.php</code> file, and try again. If it fails again, please go to the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/" title="WordPress support">support forums</a> with as much data as you can gather.</li>
 	<li><strong>If you did not enter a password, note the password given to you.</strong> If you did not provide a username, it will be <code>admin</code>.</li>
 	<li>The installer should then send you to the <a href="wp-login.php">login page</a>. Sign in with the username and password you chose during the installation. If a password was generated for you, you can then click on &#8220;Profile&#8221; to change the password.</li>
 </ol>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/network.php b/wp-admin/includes/network.php
index 9c05ec8d6a..845d2c0d50 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/network.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/network.php
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ function network_step2( $errors = false ) {
 			<li><p>
 			<?php
 			printf(
-				/* translators: 1: wp-config.php, 2: location of wp-config file, 3: translated version of "That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging." */
+				/* translators: 1: wp-config.php, 2: location of wp-config file, 3: translated version of "That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing." */
 				__( 'Add the following to your %1$s file in %2$s <strong>above</strong> the line reading %3$s:' ),
 				'<code>wp-config.php</code>',
 				'<code>' . $location_of_wp_config . '</code>',
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ function network_step2( $errors = false ) {
 				 * You can check the localized release package or
 				 * https://i18n.svn.wordpress.org/<locale code>/branches/<wp version>/dist/wp-config-sample.php
 				 */
-				'<code>/* ' . __( 'That&#8217;s all, stop editing! Happy blogging.' ) . ' */</code>'
+				'<code>/* ' . __( 'That&#8217;s all, stop editing! Happy publishing.' ) . ' */</code>'
 			);
 			?>
 			</p>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index 28a429ce5b..d148a9603d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ We hope you enjoy your new site. Thanks!
 		'wpmu_upgrade_site'           => $wp_db_version,
 		'welcome_email'               => $welcome_email,
 		/* translators: %s: site link */
-		'first_post'                  => __( 'Welcome to %s. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!' ),
+		'first_post'                  => __( 'Welcome to %s. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!' ),
 		// @todo - network admins should have a method of editing the network siteurl (used for cookie hash)
 		'siteurl'                     => get_option( 'siteurl' ) . '/',
 		'add_new_users'               => '0',
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
index fe438a1f3b..696770c8ff 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_install' ) ) :
 
 		update_option( 'siteurl', $guessurl );
 
-		// If not a public blog, don't ping.
+		// If not a public site, don't ping.
 		if ( ! $public ) {
 			update_option( 'default_pingback_flag', 0 );
 		}
diff --git a/wp-config-sample.php b/wp-config-sample.php
index 7312c6ede1..ed8f9fc0e5 100644
--- a/wp-config-sample.php
+++ b/wp-config-sample.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $table_prefix = 'wp_';
  */
 define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );
 
-/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
+/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */
 
 /** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
 if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 755fba3ea2..70d931cfa3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.1-alpha-44454';
+$wp_version = '5.1-alpha-44455';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.