diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 4d49dbd0..ad15ba62 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -596,11 +596,11 @@
     "description": "Text that displays when an update check skipped updating the style to avoid losing possible local modifications"
   },
   "updateCheckManualUpdateForce": {
-    "message": "Force-install update (and lose your edits)",
+    "message": "Install update (local edits will be overwritten)",
     "description": "Additional text displayed when an update check skipped updating the style to avoid losing local modifications"
   },
   "updateCheckManualUpdateHint": {
-    "message": "To force an update (and lose your edits) update each style individually.",
+    "message": "Forcing an update will overwrite any local edits.",
     "description": "Additional text displayed when an update check skipped updating the style to avoid losing local modifications"
   },
   "updateCheckSucceededNoUpdate": {
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
     "description": "Text that displays when an update all check completed and no updates are available"
   },
   "updateAllCheckSucceededSomeEdited": {
-    "message": "Some updatable styles weren't checked to avoid losing possible local edits.",
+    "message": "Some updatable styles weren't checked to avoid losing possible local edits. Updates can be forced by checking individually, or by running another check for all styles (local edits will be overwritten).",
     "description": "Text that displays when an update all check completed and no updates are available"
   },
   "updateCompleted": {
diff --git a/manage.css b/manage.css
index 5ef1549f..005f11d6 100644
--- a/manage.css
+++ b/manage.css
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ input[id^="manage.newUI"] {
 }
 
 #update-all-no-updates[data-skipped-edited="true"]:after {
-  content: " __MSG_updateAllCheckSucceededSomeEdited__ __MSG_updateCheckManualUpdateHint__";
+  content: " __MSG_updateAllCheckSucceededSomeEdited__";
 }
 
 #check-all-updates-force {
diff --git a/update.js b/update.js
index 5996aa02..742978e7 100644
--- a/update.js
+++ b/update.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var updater = {
 
   // details for SKIPPED status
   EDITED: 'locally edited',
-  MAYBE_EDITED: 'maybe locally edited',
+  MAYBE_EDITED: 'may be locally edited',
   SAME_MD5: 'up-to-date: MD5 is unchanged',
   SAME_CODE: 'up-to-date: code sections are unchanged',
   ERROR_MD5: 'error: MD5 is invalid',