diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index ea5ea8e8285..3a203222233 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ en:
 
       locale:
         title: "Interface language"
-        instructions: "The language used by the forum interface. It will change when you refresh the page."
+        instructions: "User interface language. It will change when you refresh the page."
         default: "(default)"
 
       password_confirmation:
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ en:
 
       email_direct: "Receive an email when someone quotes you, replies to your post, or mentions your @username"
       email_private_messages: "Receive an email when someone sends you a private message"
-      email_always: "Receive email notifications and email digests even if you are active on the forum"
+      email_always: "Do not suppress email notifications when I am active on the site"
 
       other_settings: "Other"
       categories_settings: "Categories"
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ en:
         confirm_revoke: "Are you sure you want to revoke that key?"
         info_html: "Your API key will allow you to create and update topics using JSON calls."
         all_users: "All Users"
-        note_html: "Keep this key <strong>secret</strong>, all users that have it may create arbitrary posts on the forum as any user."
+        note_html: "Keep this key <strong>secret</strong>, all users that have it may create arbitrary posts as any user."
 
       backups:
         title: "Backups"
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index ac33ce61fc9..9a9911491e9 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ en:
     track_external_right_clicks: "Track external links that are right clicked (eg: open in new tab) disabled by default because it rewrites URLs"
     topics_per_page: "How many topics are loaded by default on the topic list, and when scrolling down to load more topics"
     posts_per_page: "How many posts are loaded by default on a topic, and when scrolling down to load more posts"
-    site_contact_username: "All automated private messages sent by the forum will be from this user; if left blank the default System account will be used."
+    site_contact_username: "All automated private messages will be from this user; if left blank the default System account will be used."
     send_welcome_message: "Send all new users a welcome private message with a quick start guide."
     suppress_reply_directly_below: "Don't show the expandable reply count on a post when there is only a single reply directly below this post."
     suppress_reply_directly_above: "Don't show the expandable in-reply-to on a post when there is only a single reply directly above this post."
diff --git a/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md b/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md
index 0463828e56a..2f28a25d9d9 100644
--- a/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md
+++ b/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ These defaults are safe, but they may be too conservative for your site:
 
 Out of the box, Discourse defaults to [Creative Commons licensing](https://creativecommons.org/).
 
-> Your users will always retain copyright on their posts, and will always grant the forum owner enough rights to include their content on the forum.
+> Your users will always retain copyright on their posts, and will always grant the site owner enough rights to include their content on the site.
 >
 > Who is allowed to republish the content posted on this forum?
 > 
diff --git a/docs/INSTALL-email.md b/docs/INSTALL-email.md
index 36a403e1c87..58d1202ba6d 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL-email.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL-email.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Login to Discourse, go to the Admin page and select 'Settings'.
 
 Filter with the string 'system'.
 
-* Ensure that `site_contact_username` is set to an email address for an appropriate "owner" of the forum
+* Ensure that `site_contact_username` is set to an email address for an appropriate "owner" of the site
 * Set `notification_email` to 'noreply@', 'nobody@' as appropriate.
 
 Filter with the string 'contact_email'