diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
index d0eaaa9f6..9afd44089 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ if ( ! empty($cat_ID) ) {
 <?php wp_nonce_field($nonce_action); ?>
 	<table class="niceblue">
 		<tr class="form-field form-required">
-			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="name"><?php _e('Category name:') ?></label></th>
+			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="name"><?php _e('Category name') ?></label></th>
 			<td><input name="name" id="name" type="text" value="<?php echo $category->name; ?>" size="40" /></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr class="form-field">
-			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="slug"><?php _e('Category slug:') ?></label></th>
+			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="slug"><?php _e('Category slug') ?></label></th>
 			<td><input name="slug" id="slug" type="text" value="<?php echo $category->slug; ?>" size="40" /></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr class="form-field">
-			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="description"><?php _e('Description: (optional)') ?></label></th>
+			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="description"><?php _e('Description (optional)') ?></label></th>
 			<td><textarea name="description" id="description" rows="5" cols="50" style="width: 97%;"><?php echo $category->description; ?></textarea></td>
 		</tr>
 	</table>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
index b779ec1f0..f94d44f3a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ if ( ! empty($tag_ID) ) {
 <?php wp_nonce_field($nonce_action); ?>
 	<table class="niceblue">
 		<tr class="form-field form-required">
-			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="name"><?php _e('Tag name:') ?></label></th>
+			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="name"><?php _e('Tag name') ?></label></th>
 			<td><input name="name" id="name" type="text" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($tag->name); ?>" size="40" /></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr class="form-field">
-			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="slug"><?php _e('Tag slug:') ?></label></th>
+			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="slug"><?php _e('Tag slug') ?></label></th>
 			<td><input name="slug" id="slug" type="text" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($tag->slug); ?>" size="40" /></td>
 		</tr>
 	</table>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-writing.php b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
index 4b3fd3204..ee5c5a8b4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-writing.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ endforeach;
 <tr valign="top">
 <th scope="row"><?php _e('Mail Server') ?></th>
 <td><input name="mailserver_url" type="text" id="mailserver_url" value="<?php form_option('mailserver_url'); ?>" size="40" />
-<label for="mailserver_port"><?php _e('Port:') ?></label>
+<label for="mailserver_port"><?php _e('Port') ?></label>
 <input name="mailserver_port" type="text" id="mailserver_port" value="<?php form_option('mailserver_port'); ?>" size="6" />
 </td>
 </tr>