diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt
index f2410a18f3..04c4412f9c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt
@@ -324,19 +324,19 @@ function placeHold () {
     <div class="dialog [% m.type %]">
         [% SWITCH m.code %]
         [% CASE 'error_on_update' %]
-            <span>An error occurred when updating this list. Perhaps the value already exists.</span>
+            <span>An error occurred when updating this list.</span>
         [% CASE 'error_on_insert' %]
-            <span>An error occurred when inserting this list. Perhaps the name already exists.</span>
+            <span>An error occurred when creating this list./span>
         [% CASE 'error_on_delete' %]
-            <span>An error occurred when deleting this list. Check the logs.</span>
+            <span>An error occurred when deleting this list.</span>
         [% CASE 'error_on_add_biblio' %]
-           <span>The item has not been added to the list. Please check it's not in this list yet.</span>
+           <span>The item has not been added to the list. Please check it's not already in the list.</span>
         [% CASE 'success_on_update' %]
-            <span>List updated with success.</span>
+            <span>List updated.</span>
         [% CASE 'success_on_insert' %]
-            <span>List inserted with success.</span>
+            <span>List created.</span>
         [% CASE 'success_on_delete' %]
-            <span>List deleted with success.</span>
+            <span>List deleted.</span>
         [% CASE 'success_on_add_biblio' %]
             <span>The item has been added to the list.</span>
         [% CASE 'success_on_remove_biblios' %]
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ function placeHold () {
         [% CASE 'unauthorized_on_delete' %]
            <span>You do not have permission to delete this list.</span>
         [% CASE 'unauthorized_on_add_biblio' %]
-            <span>You do not have permission to add a biblio to this list.</span>
+            <span>You do not have permission to add a record to this list.</span>
         [% CASE 'no_biblio_removed' %]
-            <span>No biblio has been removed.</span>
+            <span>No record was removed.</span>
         [% CASE 'Koha::Exceptions::Virtualshelves::DuplicateObject' %]
-            <span>An error occurred when inserting this list. The name [% shelfname %] already exists.</span>
+            <span>An error occurred when creating this list. The name [% shelfname %] already exists.</span>
         [% CASE 'Koha::Exceptions::Virtualshelves::UseDbAdminAccount' %]
             <span>List could not be created. (Do not use the database administrator account.)</span>
         [% CASE 'DBIx::Class::Exception' %]