diff --git a/addons/caldav/wizard/caldav_browse_view.xml b/addons/caldav/wizard/caldav_browse_view.xml
index 0c16fd0eba4..4d02b50dddc 100644
--- a/addons/caldav/wizard/caldav_browse_view.xml
+++ b/addons/caldav/wizard/caldav_browse_view.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                     </header>
                     <sheet>
                         <group>
-                            <field name="host_name"  colspan="2" width="250" placeholder="For example : database.my.openerp.com or companyserver.com"/>
+                            <field name="host_name" colspan="2" width="250" placeholder="e.g. database.my.openerp.com or companyserver.com"/>
                         </group>
                     </sheet>
                </form>
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index a62f2e0c0b8..224bbe3f274 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
                             <label for="title_action"/>
                             <div>
                                 <field name="date_action" nolabel="1"/> <label string="-" attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('date_action', '=', False), ('title_action', '=', False)]}"/>
-                                <field name="title_action" class="oe_inline" nolabel="1" placeholder="Call for proposal"/>
+                                <field name="title_action" class="oe_inline" nolabel="1" placeholder="e.g. Call for proposal"/>
                             </div>
                             <field name="date_deadline"/>
                             <field name="priority"/>