diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index a3dc09bb21..8f7a050b16 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
   "startpage.lightweight": "Lightweight",
   "startpage.lightweight_desc": "Gitea has low minimal requirements and can run on an inexpensive Raspberry Pi. Save your machine energy!",
   "startpage.license": "Open Source",
-  "startpage.license_desc": "Go get <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"%[1]s\">%[2]s</a>! Join us by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"%[3]s\">contributing</a> to make this project even better. Don't be shy to be a contributor!",
+  "startpage.license_desc": "Go get <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"%[1]s\">%[2]s</a>! Join us by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"%[3]s\">contributing</a> to make this project even better. Don't hesitate to contribute!",
   "install.install": "Installation",
   "install.installing_desc": "Installing now, please wait…",
   "install.title": "Initial Configuration",
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@
   "settings.permissions_list": "Permissions:",
   "settings.manage_oauth2_applications": "Manage OAuth2 Applications",
   "settings.edit_oauth2_application": "Edit OAuth2 Application",
-  "settings.oauth2_applications_desc": "OAuth2 applications enables your third-party application to securely authenticate users at this Gitea instance.",
+  "settings.oauth2_applications_desc": "OAuth2 applications enable your third-party application to securely authenticate users at this Gitea instance.",
   "settings.remove_oauth2_application": "Remove OAuth2 Application",
   "settings.remove_oauth2_application_desc": "Removing an OAuth2 application will revoke access to all signed access tokens. Continue?",
   "settings.remove_oauth2_application_success": "The application has been deleted.",
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@
   "settings.oauth2_regenerate_secret_hint": "Lost your secret?",
   "settings.oauth2_client_secret_hint": "The secret will not be shown again after you leave or refresh this page. Please ensure that you have saved it.",
   "settings.oauth2_application_edit": "Edit",
-  "settings.oauth2_application_create_description": "OAuth2 applications gives your third-party application access to user accounts on this instance.",
+  "settings.oauth2_application_create_description": "OAuth2 applications give your third-party application access to user accounts on this instance.",
   "settings.oauth2_application_remove_description": "Removing an OAuth2 application will prevent it from accessing authorized user accounts on this instance. Continue?",
   "settings.oauth2_application_locked": "Gitea pre-registers some OAuth2 applications on startup if enabled in config. To prevent unexpected behavior, these can neither be edited nor removed. Please refer to the OAuth2 documentation for more information.",
   "settings.authorized_oauth2_applications": "Authorized OAuth2 Applications",