diff --git a/help/help_mp-en.h b/help/help_mp-en.h
index 2484c2fc5b..b548caf638 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-en.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-en.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_MenuInitialized "Menu inited: %s\n"
 #define MSGTR_MenuInitFailed "Menu init failed.\n"
 #define MSGTR_Getch2InitializedTwice "WARNING: getch2_init called twice!\n"
-#define MSGTR_DumpstreamFdUnavailable "Cannot dump this stream - no 'fd' available.\n"
+#define MSGTR_DumpstreamFdUnavailable "Cannot dump this stream - no file descriptor available.\n"
 #define MSGTR_FallingBackOnPlaylist "Falling back on trying to parse playlist %s...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantOpenLibmenuFilterWithThisRootMenu "Can't open libmenu video filter with root menu %s.\n"
 #define MSGTR_AudioFilterChainPreinitError "Error at audio filter chain pre-init!\n"
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_AO_OSS_CantOpenMixer "[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open mixer device %s: %s\n"
 #define MSGTR_AO_OSS_ChanNotFound "[AO OSS] audio_setup: Audio card mixer does not have channel '%s' using default.\n"
 #define MSGTR_AO_OSS_CantOpenDev "[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device %s: %s\n"
-#define MSGTR_AO_OSS_CantMakeFd "[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't make filedescriptor blocking: %s\n"
+#define MSGTR_AO_OSS_CantMakeFd "[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't make file descriptor blocking: %s\n"
 #define MSGTR_AO_OSS_CantSet "[AO OSS] Can't set audio device %s to %s output, trying %s...\n"
 #define MSGTR_AO_OSS_CantSetChans "[AO OSS] audio_setup: Failed to set audio device to %d channels.\n"
 #define MSGTR_AO_OSS_CantUseGetospace "[AO OSS] audio_setup: driver doesn't support SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE :-(\n"
@@ -1156,21 +1156,21 @@ static char help_text[]=
 
 // input.c
 
-#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrCantRegister2ManyCmdFds "Too many command fds, unable to register fd %d.\n"
-#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrCantRegister2ManyKeyFds "Too many key fds, unable to register fd %d.\n"
+#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrCantRegister2ManyCmdFds "Too many command file descriptors, cannot register file descriptor %d.\n"
+#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrCantRegister2ManyKeyFds "Too many key file descriptors, cannot register file descriptor %d.\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrArgMustBeInt "Command %s: argument %d isn't an integer.\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrArgMustBeFloat "Command %s: argument %d isn't a float.\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrUnterminatedArg "Command %s: argument %d is unterminated.\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrUnknownArg "Unknown argument %d\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_Err2FewArgs "Command %s requires at least %d arguments, we found only %d so far.\n"
-#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrReadingCmdFd "Error while reading cmd fd %d: %s\n"
-#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrCmdBufferFullDroppingContent "Cmd buffer of fd %d is full: dropping content\n"
+#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrReadingCmdFd "Error while reading command file descriptor %d: %s\n"
+#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrCmdBufferFullDroppingContent "Command buffer of file descriptor %d is full: dropping content\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrInvalidCommandForKey "Invalid command for bound key %s"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrSelect "Select error: %s\n"
-#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrOnKeyInFd "Error on key input fd %d\n"
-#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrDeadKeyOnFd "Dead key input on fd %d\n"
+#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrOnKeyInFd "Error on key input file descriptor %d\n"
+#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrDeadKeyOnFd "Dead key input on file descriptor %d\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_Err2ManyKeyDowns "Too many key down events at the same time\n"
-#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrOnCmdFd "Error on cmd fd %d\n"
+#define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrOnCmdFd "Error on command file descriptor %d\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrReadingInputConfig "Error while reading input config file %s: %s\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrUnknownKey "Unknown key '%s'\n"
 #define MSGTR_INPUT_INPUT_ErrUnfinishedBinding "Unfinished binding %s\n"