diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureThickness.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureThickness.cpp
index 59d52e13fa..41705b62dc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureThickness.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureThickness.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Thickness::execute()
     }
 
     /* If the feature was empty at some point, then Placement was set by positionByBaseFeature.
-    *  However makeThickSolid apparantly requires the placement to be empty, so we have to clear it*/
+    *  However makeThickSolid apparently requires the placement to be empty, so we have to clear it*/
     this->Placement.setValue(Base::Placement());
 
     TopTools_ListOfShape closingFaces;
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp
index 9d05bf6633..8da099f8f8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ void CmdPartDesignDraft::activated(int iMsg)
         size_t i = 0;
         while (i < SubNames.size())
         {
-            std::string aSubName = static_cast<std::string>(SubNames.at(i));
+            std::string aSubName = SubNames.at(i);
 
             if (aSubName.compare(0, 4, "Face") == 0) {
                 // Check for valid face types
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ void CmdPartDesignThickness::activated(int iMsg)
         size_t i = 0;
         while (i < SubNames.size())
         {
-            std::string aSubName = static_cast<std::string>(SubNames.at(i));
+            std::string aSubName = SubNames.at(i);
 
             if (aSubName.compare(0, 4, "Face") != 0) {
                 // empty name or any other sub-element
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskChamferParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskChamferParameters.ui
index 2d613143cd..aff84ea890 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskChamferParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskChamferParameters.ui
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 click again to end selection</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Enter selection</string>
+      <string>Select</string>
      </property>
      <property name="checkable">
       <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskDraftParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskDraftParameters.ui
index 4e3de180e6..e306168d67 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskDraftParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskDraftParameters.ui
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 click again to end selection</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Enter selection</string>
+      <string>Select</string>
      </property>
      <property name="checkable">
       <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskFilletParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskFilletParameters.ui
index 06c250615d..8b6fb663ff 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskFilletParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskFilletParameters.ui
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 click again to end selection</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Enter selection</string>
+      <string>Select</string>
      </property>
      <property name="checkable">
       <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskThicknessParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskThicknessParameters.ui
index 5497707f8b..197f0bc2cf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskThicknessParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskThicknessParameters.ui
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 click again to end selection</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Start selection</string>
+      <string>Select</string>
      </property>
      <property name="checkable">
       <bool>true</bool>