diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.cc
index d9a7eb1aec..bc0fcc6b84 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.cc
@@ -398,16 +398,16 @@ RedirectBox::insert_plugin_chosen (boost::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin)
 		uint32_t err_streams;
 
 		if (_route->add_redirect (redirect, this, &err_streams)) {
-			wierd_plugin_dialog (*plugin, err_streams, _route);
+			weird_plugin_dialog (*plugin, err_streams, _route);
 			// XXX SHAREDPTR delete plugin here .. do we even need to care? 
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 void
-RedirectBox::wierd_plugin_dialog (Plugin& p, uint32_t streams, boost::shared_ptr<IO> io)
+RedirectBox::weird_plugin_dialog (Plugin& p, uint32_t streams, boost::shared_ptr<IO> io)
 {
-	ArdourDialog dialog ("wierd plugin dialog");
+	ArdourDialog dialog (_("ardour: weird plugin dialog"));
 	Label label;
 
 	/* i hate this kind of code */
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ RedirectBox::compute_redirect_sort_keys ()
 
 		/* now tell them about the problem */
 
-		ArdourDialog dialog ("wierd plugin dialog");
+		ArdourDialog dialog (_("ardour: weird plugin dialog"));
 		Label label;
 
 		label.set_text (_("\
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.h b/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.h
index 7ab7d03cac..775ba4b1fd 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/redirect_box.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class RedirectBox : public Gtk::HBox
 
 	gint idle_delete_redirect (boost::weak_ptr<ARDOUR::Redirect>);
 
-	void wierd_plugin_dialog (ARDOUR::Plugin& p, uint32_t streams, boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::IO> io);
+	void weird_plugin_dialog (ARDOUR::Plugin& p, uint32_t streams, boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::IO> io);
 
 	static RedirectBox* _current_redirect_box;
 	static bool enter_box (GdkEventCrossing*, RedirectBox*);