diff --git a/resources/views/signin.ejs b/resources/views/signin.ejs
index 8156da2a4ddfc673640926ae7a640c92195978aa..38cb227c5771ced3ecbf1dec6fdbbaef7390cff1 100644
--- a/resources/views/signin.ejs
+++ b/resources/views/signin.ejs
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
             <ul class="notifications">
                 <li class="notification" id="verify_primary">
                   <p>
-                    <%- format(gettext('To verify that you own <strong %(primaryId)>address</strong>, you must sign in with your provider.  A new window will be opened.'),
-                               { primaryId: 'id="primary_email"' }) %>
+                    <%- format(gettext('To verify that you own <strong %(emailId)>this address</strong>, you must sign in with your provider. A new window will be opened.'),
+                               { emailId: 'id="primary_email"' }) %>
                   </p>
 
                   <p class="submit">
diff --git a/resources/views/signup.ejs b/resources/views/signup.ejs
index c40ba279cd016d89c6448a97103afd2fb77c472a..7019371f5eca286d60f36768b0cdd090a5091738 100644
--- a/resources/views/signup.ejs
+++ b/resources/views/signup.ejs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                 <!-- This has to go down here because of the button.  Firefox clicks the first button in the form whenever the user hits enter in the form, whether the button is shown or not, and even if there is an input[type=submit].  Ghetto.  -->
                 <li class="notification" id="primary_verify">
                   <p>
-                    <%- format(gettext('To verify that you own <strong %(emailId)>address</strong>, you must sign in with your provider.  A new window will be opened.'), { emailId: 'id="primary_email"' }) %>
+                    <%- format(gettext('To verify that you own <strong %(emailId)>this address</strong>, you must sign in with your provider. A new window will be opened.'), { emailId: 'id="primary_email"' }) %>
                   </p>
 
                   <p class="submit">