diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index b56f9cc655..c90ebf0641 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1106,20 +1106,20 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		$profile_in_dir = '<input type="hidden" name="profile_in_directory" value="1" />';
 	} else {
 		$profile_in_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-			'$field' => ['profile_in_directory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in your local site directory?'), $profile['publish'], L10n::t('If you enable this option your profile will be published in the global friendica directories (e.g. <a href="%s">%s</a>). Your profile may be visible in public.', Config::get('system', 'directory'), Config::get('system', 'directory')), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
+			'$field' => ['profile_in_directory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in your local site directory?'), $profile['publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in the global friendica directories (e.g. <a href="%s">%s</a>). Your profile will be visible in public.', Config::get('system', 'directory'), Config::get('system', 'directory')), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
 		]);
 	}
 
 	if (strlen(Config::get('system', 'directory'))) {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], L10n::t('If you enable this option your profile will be listed in this nodes <a href="%s">local directory</a>.', System::baseUrl().'/directory'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
+			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be publishedin this node\'s <a href="%s">local directory</a>. Your profile details may be publicly visible depending on the system settings.', System::baseUrl().'/directory'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
 		]);
 	} else {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = '';
 	}
 
 	$hide_friends = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['hide-friends', L10n::t('Hide your contact/friend list from viewers of your default profile?'), $profile['hide-friends'], L10n::t('If you enable this option your contacts wont be shown on your profile page. If you add further profiles, you can decide separately for each profile to show your contact list there.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['hide-friends', L10n::t('Hide your contact/friend list from viewers of your default profile?'), $profile['hide-friends'], L10n::t('Your contact list won\'t be shown in your default profile page. You can decide to show your contact list separately for each additional profile you create'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$hide_wall = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
@@ -1127,19 +1127,19 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 	]);
 
 	$blockwall = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['blockwall', L10n::t('Allow friends to post to your profile page?'), (intval($a->user['blockwall']) ? '0' : '1'), L10n::t('If you enable this option your contacts may write new postings on your profile wall, if they are authentificated. These postings will be distributed to your other contacts.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['blockwall', L10n::t('Allow friends to post to your profile page?'), (intval($a->user['blockwall']) ? '0' : '1'), L10n::t('Your contacts may write posts on your profile wall. These posts will be distributed to your other contacts'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$blocktags = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['blocktags', L10n::t('Allow friends to tag your posts?'), (intval($a->user['blocktags']) ? '0' : '1'), L10n::t('If you enable this option your contacts are allowed to tag your postings with additional tags.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['blocktags', L10n::t('Allow friends to tag your posts?'), (intval($a->user['blocktags']) ? '0' : '1'), L10n::t('Your contacts can add additional tags to your posts.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$suggestme = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['suggestme', L10n::t('Allow us to suggest you as a potential friend to new members?'), $suggestme, L10n::t('If you like, Friendica will suggest your profile to new members of the network as potential interesting contact.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['suggestme', L10n::t('Allow us to suggest you as a potential friend to new members?'), $suggestme, L10n::t('If you like, Friendica may suggest new members to add you as a contact.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	$unkmail = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['unkmail', L10n::t('Permit unknown people to send you private mail?'), $unkmail, L10n::t('If this option is enabled verified user from the Friendica network may send you private messages, even if they are not in your contact list.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
+		'$field' => ['unkmail', L10n::t('Permit unknown people to send you private mail?'), $unkmail, L10n::t('Friendica network users may send you private messages even if they are not in your contact list.'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]],
 	]);
 
 	if (!$profile['publish'] && !$profile['net-publish']) {