diff --git a/wp-admin/nav-menus.php b/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
index 1c4c00588e..c3674358fa 100644
--- a/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
+++ b/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ if ( ! $locations_screen ) : // Main tab.
 	);
 else : // Locations tab.
 	$locations_overview  = '<p>' . __( 'This screen is used for globally assigning menus to locations defined by your theme.' ) . '</p>';
-	$locations_overview .= '<ul><li>' . __( 'To assign menus to one or more theme locations, <strong>select a menu from each location&#8217;s dropdown.</strong> When you are finished, <strong>click Save Changes</strong>' ) . '</li>';
+	$locations_overview .= '<ul><li>' . __( 'To assign menus to one or more theme locations, <strong>select a menu from each location&#8217;s dropdown</strong>. When you are finished, <strong>click Save Changes</strong>' ) . '</li>';
 	$locations_overview .= '<li>' . __( 'To edit a menu currently assigned to a theme location, <strong>click the adjacent &#8217;Edit&#8217; link</strong>' ) . '</li>';
 	$locations_overview .= '<li>' . __( 'To add a new menu instead of assigning an existing one, <strong>click the &#8217;Use new menu&#8217; link</strong>. Your new menu will be automatically assigned to that theme location' ) . '</li></ul>';
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/update-core.php b/wp-admin/update-core.php
index 1c204d7fcc..049facecef 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update-core.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function list_core_update( $update ) {
 		// Partial builds don't need language-specific warnings.
 		echo '<p class="hint">' . sprintf(
 			/* translators: %s: WordPress version. */
-			__( 'You are about to install WordPress %s <strong>in English (US).</strong> There is a chance this update will break your translation. You may prefer to wait for the localized version to be released.' ),
+			__( 'You are about to install WordPress %s <strong>in English (US)</strong>. There is a chance this update will break your translation. You may prefer to wait for the localized version to be released.' ),
 			'development' !== $update->response ? $update->current : ''
 		) . '</p>';
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
index 2e313c4c3b..fe74b16108 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ final class WP_Theme implements ArrayAccess {
 				)
 			);
 			if ( ! file_exists( $this->theme_root ) ) { // Don't cache this one.
-				$this->errors->add( 'theme_root_missing', __( '<strong>Error</strong>: The themes directory is either empty or does not exist. Please check your installation.' ) );
+				$this->errors->add( 'theme_root_missing', __( '<strong>Error:</strong> The themes directory is either empty or does not exist. Please check your installation.' ) );
 			}
 			return;
 		} elseif ( ! is_readable( $this->theme_root . '/' . $theme_file ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 4ecad8e808..668425aa90 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ function do_feed() {
 	}
 
 	if ( ! has_action( "do_feed_{$feed}" ) ) {
-		wp_die( __( '<strong>Error</strong>: This is not a valid feed template.' ), '', array( 'response' => 404 ) );
+		wp_die( __( '<strong>Error:</strong> This is not a valid feed template.' ), '', array( 'response' => 404 ) );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5363599934..23f025e251 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53699';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53700';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.