diff --git a/resources/views/signin.ejs b/resources/views/signin.ejs
index 08e07fc8c43dcb5e7e5f2fe40e373ad9f0fe12a0..65eeb86ac0f18403629aaf085d723b7d99616148 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 364e1ad40a2453d138fd69fd20f53617a0757cbe..cf843da80d7a11b827395c6f78b6119e6cff5c5d 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">