diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index c279f8dfa9217..1a114e5ae2e8e 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_DESC="The options of the radio list.
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_NAME_LABEL="Text"
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_LABEL="Radio options"
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_VALUE_LABEL="Value"
-JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_SQL_QUERY_DESC="The SQL query which will provide the data for the drop-down list. The query must return two columns; one called 'value' which will hold the values of the list items; the other called 'text' containing the text in the drop-down list."
+JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_SQL_QUERY_DESC="The SQL query which will provide the data for the dropdown list. The query must return two columns; one called 'value' which will hold the values of the list items; the other called 'text' containing the text in the dropdown list."
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_SQL_QUERY_LABEL="Query"
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_TEXTAREA_COLS_DESC="The number of columns of the field."
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_TEXTAREA_COLS_LABEL="Columns"
diff --git a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index 9a79a6e3d1e47..134ab71d9974e 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_DESC="The options of the list."
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_NAME_LABEL="Text"
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_LABEL="Radio Values"
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_RADIO_MULTIPLE_VALUES_VALUE_LABEL="Value"
-JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_SQL_QUERY_DESC="The SQL query which will provide the data for the drop-down list. The query must return two columns; one called 'value' which will hold the values of the list items; the other called 'text' containing the text in the drop-down list."
+JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_SQL_QUERY_DESC="The SQL query which will provide the data for the dropdown list. The query must return two columns; one called 'value' which will hold the values of the list items; the other called 'text' containing the text in the dropdown list."
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_SQL_QUERY_LABEL="Query"
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_TEXTAREA_COLS_DESC="The number of columns of the field."
 JLIB_FORM_FIELD_PARAM_TEXTAREA_COLS_LABEL="Columns"