diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot b/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
index 83c982e76b9..b4d28052ba8 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #. module: base
 #: field:res.bank,email:0
 #: field:res.partner.address,email:0
-msgid "E-Mail"
+msgid "Email
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
@@ -544,16 +544,16 @@ msgid "\n"
 "==========================================================================\n"
 "\n"
 "You can define your multiple levels of recall through the menu:\n"
-"    Accounting/Configuration/Miscellaneous/Follow-Ups\n"
+"    Accounting/Configuration/Miscellaneous/Follow-ups\n"
 "\n"
 "Once it is defined, you can automatically print recalls every day through simply clicking on the menu:\n"
-"    Accounting/Periodical Processing/Billing/Send followups\n"
+"    Accounting/Periodical Processing/Billing/Send follow-ups\n"
 "\n"
 "It will generate a PDF with all the letters according to the the\n"
 "different levels of recall defined. You can define different policies\n"
 "for different companies. You can also send mail to the customer.\n"
 "\n"
-"Note that if you want to check the followup level for a given partner/account entry, you can do from in the menu:\n"
+"Note that if you want to check the follow-up level for a given partner/account entry, you can do from in the menu:\n"
 "    Accounting/Reporting/Generic Reporting/Partners/Follow-ups Sent\n"
 "\n"
 ""
@@ -7592,7 +7592,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
 #: model:ir.module.module,shortdesc:base.module_email_template
-msgid "E-Mail Templates"
+msgid "Email Templates
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
@@ -9455,7 +9455,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
 #: field:res.partner,email:0
-msgid "E-mail"
+msgid "Email
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
@@ -12688,7 +12688,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
 #: model:ir.module.module,shortdesc:base.module_account_followup
-msgid "Followup Management"
+msgid "Follow-up Management"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: base
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_mail_server.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_mail_server.py
index 04156411e48..6099c68a0fb 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_mail_server.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_mail_server.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def encode_rfc2822_address_header(header_text):
 
  
 class ir_mail_server(osv.osv):
-    """Represents an SMTP server, able to send outgoing e-mails, with SSL and TLS capabilities."""
+    """Represents an SMTP server, able to send outgoing emails, with SSL and TLS capabilities."""
     _name = "ir.mail_server"
 
     _columns = {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class ir_mail_server(osv.osv):
                  MailDeliveryException and logs root cause.
         """
         smtp_from = message['Return-Path'] or message['From']
-        assert smtp_from, "The Return-Path or From header is required for any outbound e-mail"
+        assert smtp_from, "The Return-Path or From header is required for any outbound email"
 
         # The email's "Envelope From" (Return-Path), and all recipient addresses must only contain ASCII characters.
         from_rfc2822 = extract_rfc2822_addresses(smtp_from)
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_bank.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_bank.py
index 48b5973cf64..c9010b64319 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_bank.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_bank.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Bank(osv.osv):
         'state': fields.many2one("res.country.state", 'Fed. State',
             domain="[('country_id', '=', country)]"),
         'country': fields.many2one('res.country', 'Country'),
-        'email': fields.char('E-Mail', size=64),
+        'email': fields.char('Email', size=64),
         'phone': fields.char('Phone', size=64),
         'fax': fields.char('Fax', size=64),
         'active': fields.boolean('Active'),
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
index 2cd4e83bdc7..993608ac9c7 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'state_id': fields.many2one("res.country.state", 'State', domain="[('country_id','=',country_id)]"),
         'country_id': fields.many2one('res.country', 'Country'),
         'country': fields.related('country_id', type='many2one', relation='res.country', string='Country'),   # for backward compatibility
-        'email': fields.char('E-Mail', size=240),
+        'email': fields.char('Email', size=240),
         'phone': fields.char('Phone', size=64),
         'fax': fields.char('Fax', size=64),
         'mobile': fields.char('Mobile', size=64),
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class res_partner_address(osv.osv):
         'city': fields.char('City', size=128),
         'state_id': fields.many2one("res.country.state", 'Fed. State', domain="[('country_id','=',country_id)]"),
         'country_id': fields.many2one('res.country', 'Country'),
-        'email': fields.char('E-Mail', size=240),
+        'email': fields.char('Email', size=240),
         'phone': fields.char('Phone', size=64),
         'fax': fields.char('Fax', size=64),
         'mobile': fields.char('Mobile', size=64),