diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/message_item.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/message_item.vala
index 74d46805..b03202f5 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/message_item.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/message_item.vala
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public class MessageItem : Grid, ConversationItem {
                 /* xgettext:no-c-format */  /* Time in 12h format (w/o seconds) */ _("%l\u2236%M %p"));
         } else if (timespan > TimeSpan.MINUTE) {
             ulong mins = (ulong) (timespan.abs() / TimeSpan.MINUTE);
+            /* xgettext:this is the beginning of a sentence. */
             return n("%i min ago", "%i mins ago", mins).printf(mins);
         } else {
             return _("Just now");
diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/view.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/view.vala
index 60d26cf0..fdd6029c 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/view.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_summary/view.vala
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class View : Box {
         if (state_ != null) {
             if (state_ == Xep.ChatStateNotifications.STATE_COMPOSING || state_ == Xep.ChatStateNotifications.STATE_PAUSED) {
                 if (state_ == Xep.ChatStateNotifications.STATE_COMPOSING) {
-                    typing_status = new StatusItem(stream_interactor, conversation, _("is typing..."));
+                    typing_status = new StatusItem(stream_interactor, conversation, _("is typing…"));
                 } else if (state_ == Xep.ChatStateNotifications.STATE_PAUSED) {
                     typing_status = new StatusItem(stream_interactor, conversation, _("has stopped typing"));
                 }
diff --git a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala
index c4324b75..548cb713 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class Dialog : Gtk.Dialog {
             ConnectionManager.ConnectionState state = stream_interactor.connection_manager.get_state(account);
             switch (state) {
                 case ConnectionManager.ConnectionState.CONNECTING:
-                    state_label.label = _("Connecting..."); break;
+                    state_label.label = _("Connecting…"); break;
                 case ConnectionManager.ConnectionState.CONNECTED:
                     state_label.label = _("Connected"); break;
                 case ConnectionManager.ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED: