diff --git a/src/act.comm.c b/src/act.comm.c
index c150a49..7b8e62e 100644
--- a/src/act.comm.c
+++ b/src/act.comm.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ACMD(do_reply)
       tch = tch->next;
 
     if (!tch)
-      send_to_char(ch, "They are no longer playing.\r\n");
+      send_to_char(ch, "That player is no longer here.\r\n");
     else if (is_tell_ok(ch, tch)) {
       if (CONFIG_SPECIAL_IN_COMM && legal_communication(argument))
         parse_at(argument);
diff --git a/src/act.informative.c b/src/act.informative.c
index db472b1..3040d81 100644
--- a/src/act.informative.c
+++ b/src/act.informative.c
@@ -2411,7 +2411,7 @@ ACMD(do_whois)
     hours = (time(0) - victim->player.time.logon) / 3600;
 
     if (!got_from_file) {
-      send_to_char(ch, "Last Logon: They're playing now!  (Idle %d Minutes)",
+      send_to_char(ch, "Last Logon: Playing now!  (Idle %d Minutes)",
            victim->char_specials.timer * SECS_PER_MUD_HOUR / SECS_PER_REAL_MIN);
 
       if (!victim->desc)
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ ACMD(do_whois)
         send_to_char(ch, "\r\n");
 
       if (PRF_FLAGGED(victim, PRF_AFK))
-        send_to_char(ch, "%s%s is afk right now, so %s may not respond to communication.%s\r\n", CBGRN(ch, C_NRM), GET_NAME(victim), GET_SEX(victim) == SEX_NEUTRAL ? "it" : (GET_SEX(victim) == SEX_MALE ? "he" : "she"), CCNRM(ch, C_NRM));
+        send_to_char(ch, "%s%s is afk right now, so %s may not respond to communication.%s\r\n", CBGRN(ch, C_NRM), GET_NAME(victim), HSSH(victim), CCNRM(ch, C_NRM));
     }
     else if (hours > 0)
       send_to_char(ch, "Last Logon: %s (%d days & %d hours ago.)\r\n", buf, hours/24, hours%24);
@@ -2430,9 +2430,9 @@ ACMD(do_whois)
   }
 
   if (has_mail(GET_IDNUM(victim)))
-     send_to_char (ch, "They have mail waiting.\r\n");
+     act("$E$u has mail waiting.", FALSE, ch, 0, victim, TO_CHAR);
   else
-     send_to_char (ch, "They have no mail waiting.\r\n");
+     act("$E$u has no mail waiting.", FALSE, ch, 0, victim, TO_CHAR);
 
   if (PLR_FLAGGED(victim, PLR_DELETED))
     send_to_char (ch, "***DELETED***\r\n");
diff --git a/src/act.offensive.c b/src/act.offensive.c
index 769340c..4ad4b61 100644
--- a/src/act.offensive.c
+++ b/src/act.offensive.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ACMD(do_hit)
   if (!*arg)
     send_to_char(ch, "Hit who?\r\n");
   else if (!(vict = get_char_vis(ch, arg, NULL, FIND_CHAR_ROOM)))
-    send_to_char(ch, "They don't seem to be here.\r\n");
+    send_to_char(ch, "That player is not here.\r\n");
   else if (vict == ch) {
     send_to_char(ch, "You hit yourself...OUCH!.\r\n");
     act("$n hits $mself, and says OUCH!", FALSE, ch, 0, vict, TO_ROOM);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ACMD(do_kill)
     send_to_char(ch, "Kill who?\r\n");
   } else {
     if (!(vict = get_char_vis(ch, arg, NULL, FIND_CHAR_ROOM)))
-      send_to_char(ch, "They aren't here.\r\n");
+      send_to_char(ch, "That player is not here.\r\n");
     else if (ch == vict)
       send_to_char(ch, "Your mother would be so sad.. :(\r\n");
     else {
diff --git a/src/act.other.c b/src/act.other.c
index a579ac0..8b3580a 100644
--- a/src/act.other.c
+++ b/src/act.other.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ ACMD(do_group)
       send_to_char(ch, "But you are already part of a group.\r\n");
       return;
     } else if (!GROUP(vict)) {
-      send_to_char(ch, "They are not a part of a group!\r\n");
+      act("$E$u is not a part of a group!", FALSE, ch, 0, vict, TO_CHAR);
       return;
     } else if (!IS_SET(GROUP_FLAGS(GROUP(vict)), GROUP_OPEN)) {
       send_to_char(ch, "That group isn't accepting members.\r\n");
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ ACMD(do_group)
       send_to_char(ch, "Only the group's leader can kick members out.\r\n");
       return;
     } else if (GROUP(vict) != GROUP(ch)) {
-      send_to_char(ch, "They are not a member of your group!\r\n");
+      act("$E$u is not a member of your group!", FALSE, ch, 0, vict, TO_CHAR);
       return;
     } 
     send_to_char(ch, "You have kicked %s out of the group.\r\n", GET_NAME(vict));
diff --git a/src/act.wizard.c b/src/act.wizard.c
index 90cd8a0..a7346d2 100644
--- a/src/act.wizard.c
+++ b/src/act.wizard.c
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ ACMD(do_advance)
     return;
   }
   if (newlevel == GET_LEVEL(victim)) {
-    send_to_char(ch, "They are already at that level.\r\n");
+    act("$E is already at that level.", FALSE, ch, 0, victim, TO_CHAR);
     return;
   }
   oldlevel = GET_LEVEL(victim);
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ ACMD(do_restore)
   else if (!(vict = get_char_vis(ch, buf, NULL, FIND_CHAR_WORLD)))
     send_to_char(ch, "%s", CONFIG_NOPERSON);
   else if (!IS_NPC(vict) && ch != vict && GET_LEVEL(vict) >= GET_LEVEL(ch))
-    send_to_char(ch, "They don't need your help.\r\n");
+    act("$E doesn't need your help.", FALSE, ch, 0, vict, TO_CHAR);
   else {
     GET_HIT(vict) = GET_MAX_HIT(vict);
     GET_MANA(vict) = GET_MAX_MANA(vict);
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ ACMD(do_dc)
    * get disconnected by two different immortals in the same 1/10th of a
    * second, we have the below 'if' check. -gg */
   if (STATE(d) == CON_DISCONNECT || STATE(d) == CON_CLOSE)
-    send_to_char(ch, "They're already being disconnected.\r\n");
+    act("$E's already being disconnected.", FALSE, ch, 0, d->character, TO_CHAR);
   else {
     /* Remember that we can disconnect people not in the game and that rather
      * confuses the code when it expected there to be a character context. */
diff --git a/src/objsave.c b/src/objsave.c
index db700ec..bfa99b0 100644
--- a/src/objsave.c
+++ b/src/objsave.c
@@ -1265,8 +1265,8 @@ static int Crash_load_objs(struct char_data *ch) {
 	}
 
   /* Little hoarding check. -gg 3/1/98 */
- mudlog(NRM, MAX(LVL_GOD, GET_INVIS_LEV(ch)), TRUE, "%s (level %d) has %d %s (max %d).",
-         GET_NAME(ch), GET_LEVEL(ch), num_objs, num_objs > 1 ? "objects" : "object", CONFIG_MAX_OBJ_SAVE);
+ mudlog(NRM, MAX(LVL_GOD, GET_INVIS_LEV(ch)), TRUE, "%s (level %d) has %d object%s (max %d).",
+         GET_NAME(ch), GET_LEVEL(ch), num_objs, num_objs != 1 ? "s" : "", CONFIG_MAX_OBJ_SAVE);
 
   fclose(fl);
 
diff --git a/src/prefedit.c b/src/prefedit.c
index 64cb894..6a086cf 100755
--- a/src/prefedit.c
+++ b/src/prefedit.c
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ ACMD(do_oasis_prefedit)
   struct descriptor_data *d;
   struct char_data *vict;
   char *buf3;
+  char buf[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
   char buf1[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
   char buf2[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
 
@@ -939,7 +940,8 @@ ACMD(do_oasis_prefedit)
         if (ch == vict)
           send_to_char(ch, "Your preferences are currently being edited by %s.\r\n", PERS(d->character, ch));
         else
-          send_to_char(ch, "Their preferences are currently being edited by %s.\r\n", PERS(d->character, ch));
+          sprintf(buf, "$S$u preferences are currently being edited by %s.", PERS(d->character, ch));
+          act(buf, FALSE, ch, 0, vict, TO_CHAR);
         return;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/spells.c b/src/spells.c
index d55ab94..1861408 100644
--- a/src/spells.c
+++ b/src/spells.c
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@ ASPELL(spell_summon)
     if (!IS_NPC(victim) && !PRF_FLAGGED(victim, PRF_SUMMONABLE) &&
 	!PLR_FLAGGED(victim, PLR_KILLER)) {
       send_to_char(victim, "%s just tried to summon you to: %s.\r\n"
-	      "%s failed because you have summon protection on.\r\n"
+	      "This failed because you have summon protection on.\r\n"
 	      "Type NOSUMMON to allow other players to summon you.\r\n",
-	      GET_NAME(ch), world[IN_ROOM(ch)].name,
-	      (ch->player.sex == SEX_MALE) ? "He" : "She");
+	      GET_NAME(ch), world[IN_ROOM(ch)].name);
 
       send_to_char(ch, "You failed because %s has summon protection on.\r\n", GET_NAME(victim));
       mudlog(BRF, LVL_IMMORT, TRUE, "%s failed summoning %s to %s.", GET_NAME(ch), GET_NAME(victim), world[IN_ROOM(ch)].name);