diff --git a/mods/default/craftitems.lua b/mods/default/craftitems.lua
index fe226765..dd76d1e5 100644
--- a/mods/default/craftitems.lua
+++ b/mods/default/craftitems.lua
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ minetest.register_craftitem("default:book", {
 })
 
 minetest.register_craftitem("default:book_written", {
-	description = S("Book With Text"),
+	description = S("Book with Text"),
 	inventory_image = "default_book_written.png",
 	groups = {book = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1, flammable = 3},
 	stack_max = 1,
diff --git a/mods/default/furnace.lua b/mods/default/furnace.lua
index 2c9f8645..d36a7f66 100644
--- a/mods/default/furnace.lua
+++ b/mods/default/furnace.lua
@@ -226,20 +226,20 @@ local function furnace_node_timer(pos, elapsed)
 	end
 
 	local fuel_state = S("Empty")
-	local active = "inactive"
+	local active = false
 	local result = false
 
 	if fuel_totaltime ~= 0 then
-		active = "active"
+		active = true
 		local fuel_percent = math.floor(fuel_time / fuel_totaltime * 100)
-		fuel_state = fuel_percent .. "%"
+		fuel_state = S("@1%", fuel_percent)
 		formspec = default.get_furnace_active_formspec(fuel_percent, item_percent)
 		swap_node(pos, "default:furnace_active")
 		-- make sure timer restarts automatically
 		result = true
 	else
 		if not fuellist[1]:is_empty() then
-			fuel_state = "0%"
+			fuel_state = S("@1%", 0)
 		end
 		formspec = default.get_furnace_inactive_formspec()
 		swap_node(pos, "default:furnace")
@@ -247,9 +247,14 @@ local function furnace_node_timer(pos, elapsed)
 		minetest.get_node_timer(pos):stop()
 	end
 
---	local infotext = "Furnace " .. active .. "\n(Item: " .. item_state ..
---		"; Fuel: " .. fuel_state .. ")"
-	local infotext = S("Furnace @1 \n(Item: @2; Fuel: @3)", active, item_state, fuel_state)
+
+	local infotext
+	if active then
+		infotext = S("Furnace active")
+	else
+		infotext = S("Furnace inactive")
+	end
+	infotext = infotext .. "\n" .. S("(Item: @1; Fuel: @2)", item_state, fuel_state)
 
 	--
 	-- Set meta values
diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index da01e938..a93f2799 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -513,14 +513,14 @@ minetest.register_node("default:dirt_with_coniferous_litter", {
 })
 
 minetest.register_node("default:dry_dirt", {
-	description = "Dry Dirt",
+	description = S("Dry Dirt"),
 	tiles = {"default_dry_dirt.png"},
 	groups = {crumbly = 3, soil = 1},
 	sounds = default.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
 })
 
 minetest.register_node("default:dry_dirt_with_dry_grass", {
-	description = "Dry Dirt with Dry Grass",
+	description = S("Dry Dirt with Dry Grass"),
 	tiles = {"default_dry_grass.png", "default_dry_dirt.png",
 		{name = "default_dry_dirt.png^default_dry_grass_side.png",
 			tileable_vertical = false}},
@@ -2556,7 +2556,7 @@ minetest.register_node("default:bookshelf", {
 
 local function register_sign(material, desc, def)
 	minetest.register_node("default:sign_wall_" .. material, {
-		description = S("@1 Sign", desc),
+		description = desc,
 		drawtype = "nodebox",
 		tiles = {"default_sign_wall_" .. material .. ".png"},
 		inventory_image = "default_sign_" .. material .. ".png",
@@ -2605,12 +2605,12 @@ local function register_sign(material, desc, def)
 	})
 end
 
-register_sign("wood", S("Wooden"), {
+register_sign("wood", S("Wooden Sign"), {
 	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
 	groups = {choppy = 2, attached_node = 1, flammable = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 3}
 })
 
-register_sign("steel", S("Steel"), {
+register_sign("steel", S("Steel Sign"), {
 	sounds = default.node_sound_metal_defaults(),
 	groups = {cracky = 2, attached_node = 1}
 })