diff --git a/addons/sale/res_partner_view.xml b/addons/sale/res_partner_view.xml
index 58d337350ba..54a9813eea9 100644
--- a/addons/sale/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
             <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4, ref('base.group_sale_salesman'))]"/>
             <field name="help" type="html">
               <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
-                Click to create a quotation or sale order for this customer.
+                Click to create a quotation or sales order for this customer.
               </p><p>
                 OpenERP will help you efficiently handle the complete sale flow:
-                quotation, sale order, delivery, invoicing and
+                quotation, sales order, delivery, invoicing and
                 payment.
               </p><p>
-                The social feature helps you organize discussions on each sale
+                The social feature helps you organize discussions on each sales
                 order, and allow your customer to keep track of the evolution
-                of the sale order.
+                of the sales order.
               </p>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/sale/sale.py b/addons/sale/sale.py
index ca2f7dba69a..84cef841621 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale.py
+++ b/addons/sale/sale.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class sale_order(osv.osv):
             ('sent', 'Quotation Sent'),
             ('cancel', 'Cancelled'),
             ('waiting_date', 'Waiting Schedule'),
-            ('progress', 'Sales Orders'),
+            ('progress', 'Sales Order'),
             ('manual', 'Sale to Invoice'),
             ('invoice_except', 'Invoice Exception'),
             ('done', 'Done'),
diff --git a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
index 037e49fb419..cbf55b81504 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
@@ -332,11 +332,11 @@
             <field name="domain">[('state','not in',('draft','sent','cancel'))]</field>
             <field name="help" type="html">
               <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
-                Click to create a quotation that can be converted into a sale
+                Click to create a quotation that can be converted into a sales
                 order.
               </p><p>
                 OpenERP will help you efficiently handle the complete sales flow:
-                quotation, sales orders, delivery, invoicing and payment.
+                quotation, sales order, delivery, invoicing and payment.
               </p>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@
                 Click to create a quotation, the first step of a new sale.
               </p><p>
                 OpenERP will help you handle efficiently the complete sale flow:
-                from the quotation to the sale order, the
+                from the quotation to the sales order, the
                 delivery, the invoicing and the payment collection.
               </p><p>
-                The social feature helps you organize discussions on each sale
+                The social feature helps you organize discussions on each sales
                 order, and allow your customers to keep track of the evolution
-                of the sale order.
+                of the sales order.
               </p>
             </field>
         </record>