diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
index 96d99fb85b5..4ec3af5159e 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@ class MailThread(models.AbstractModel):
             if nothing_here:
                 return "<p class='o_view_nocontent_smiling_face'>%(dyn_help)s</p>%(static_help)s" % {
                     'static_help': help or '',
-                    'dyn_help': _("Add new %(document)s or send an email to: %(email_link)s") % {
+                    'dyn_help': _("Add new %(document)s or send an email to %(email_link)s") % {
                         'document': document_name,
                         'email_link': email_link
                     }
                 }
             return "%(static_help)s<p>%(dyn_help)s</p>" % {
                     'static_help': help or '',
-                    'dyn_help': _("You could also add a new %(document)s by sending an email to: %(email_link)s") %  {
+                    'dyn_help': _("Create a new %(document)s by sending an email to %(email_link)s") %  {
                         'document': document_name,
                         'email_link': email_link,
                     }
diff --git a/addons/project/models/project.py b/addons/project/models/project.py
index 02eefc332fa..45be62433b7 100644
--- a/addons/project/models/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/models/project.py
@@ -682,10 +682,16 @@ class Task(models.Model):
 
     @api.model
     def get_empty_list_help(self, help):
+        tname = _("task")
+        project_id = self.env.context.get('default_project_id', False)
+        if project_id:
+            name = self.env['project.project'].browse(project_id).label_tasks
+            if name: tname = name.lower()
+
         self = self.with_context(
             empty_list_help_id=self.env.context.get('default_project_id'),
             empty_list_help_model='project.project',
-            empty_list_help_document_name=_("task"),
+            empty_list_help_document_name=tname,
         )
         return super(Task, self).get_empty_list_help(help)