1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
index aacce1b4190..b813a6f4943 100644
--- a/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
+++ b/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el
@@ -737,18 +737,18 @@ DEFAULT is the coding system to use by default in the query."
               (insert "\n")
               (fill-region-as-paragraph pos (point)))
             (when rejected
-              (insert "These safely encodes the target text,
-but it is not recommended for encoding text in this context,
+              (insert "These safely encode the text in the buffer,
+but are not recommended for encoding text in this context,
 e.g., for sending an email message.\n ")
               (dolist (x rejected)
                 (princ " ") (princ x))
               (insert "\n"))
             (when unsafe
-              (insert (if rejected "And the others"
+              (insert (if rejected "The other coding systems"
                         "However, each of them")
-                      " encountered these problematic characters:\n")
+                      " encountered characters it couldn't encode:\n")
               (dolist (coding unsafe)
-                (insert (format "  %s:" (car coding)))
+                (insert (format "  %s cannot encode these:" (car coding)))
                 (let ((i 0)
                       (func1
                        #'(lambda (bufname pos)
@@ -790,14 +790,15 @@ e.g., for sending an email message.\n ")
                 (insert "\n"))
               (insert "\
 
-Click those characters to jump to the place they appear,\n"
+Click a character to jump to the place it appears,\n"
                       (substitute-command-keys "\
-and there \\[universal-argument] \\[what-cursor-position] will give information about it.\n"))))
+where `\\[universal-argument] \\[what-cursor-position]' will give information about it.\n"))))
           (insert (substitute-command-keys "\nSelect \
-one of the following safe coding systems,\n\
-or cancel the writing by \\[keyboard-quit] and edit the buffer,\n\
-or specify any other coding system at the risk of
-losing the problematic characters.\n"))
+one of the safe coding systems listed below,\n\
+or cancel the writing with \\[keyboard-quit] and edit the buffer\n\
+   to remove or modify the problematic characters,\n\
+or specify any other coding system (and risk losing\n\
+   the problematic characters).\n\n"))
           (let ((pos (point))
                 (fill-prefix "  "))
             (dolist (x codings)