diff --git a/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-attributes.properties b/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-attributes.properties
index 73e0c31e3858..24c387a83dee 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-attributes.properties
+++ b/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-attributes.properties
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 2=Body
 3=Date
 4=Priority
-5=MsgStatus
+5=Status
 6=To
 7=CC
-8=ToOrCC
-9=CommonName
+8=To or CC
+9=Common Name
 10=RFC822Address
 11=PhoneNumber
 12=Organization
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 21=JpegFile
 22=Location
 23=MessageKey
-24=AgeInDays
+24=Age In Days
 25=GivenName
 26=Surname
 27=FolderInfo
diff --git a/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-operators.properties b/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-operators.properties
index 2e984911dc7d..e3020bb72d10 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-operators.properties
+++ b/mailnews/base/search/resources/locale/en-US/search-operators.properties
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 0=Contains
-1=DoesntContain
+1=Doesn't Contain
 2=Is
-3=Isnt
-4=IsEmpty
+3=Isn't
+4=Is Empty
 
-5=IsBefore
-6=IsAfter
+5=Is Before
+6=Is After
     
-7=IsHigherThan
-8=IsLowerThan
+7=Is Higher Than
+8=Is Lower Than
 
-9=BeginsWith
-10=EndsWith
+9=Begins With
+10=Ends With
 
-11=SoundsLike
+11=Sounds Like
 12=LdapDwim
 
-13=IsGreaterThan
-14=IsLessThan
+13=Is Greater Than
+14=Is Less Than
 
 15=NameCompletion