diff --git a/linux/cursesmain.c b/linux/cursesmain.c
index 48b11c4b3..af6a17020 100644
--- a/linux/cursesmain.c
+++ b/linux/cursesmain.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ blocking_gotEvent( CursesAppGlobals* globals, int* ch )
             
                     addrRec.u.ip_relay.ipAddr = 
                         ntohl(addr_sock.sin_addr.s_addr);
-                    XP_LOGF( "captured incomming ip address: 0x%lx",
+                    XP_LOGF( "captured incoming ip address: 0x%lx",
                              addrRec.u.ip_relay.ipAddr );
 
                     if ( comms_checkIncomingStream(globals->cGlobals.game.comms,
diff --git a/linux/linuxmain.c b/linux/linuxmain.c
index af31788d6..7bf97b653 100644
--- a/linux/linuxmain.c
+++ b/linux/linuxmain.c
@@ -176,15 +176,16 @@ linux_getErrString( UtilErrID id, XP_Bool* silent )
         break;
 
     case ERR_RELAY_BASE + XWRELAY_ERROR_TIMEOUT:
-        message = "The relay timed you out; maybe the other players "
-            "didn't show.";
+        message = "The relay timed you out; other players "
+            "have left or never showed up.";
         break;
+
     case ERR_RELAY_BASE + XWRELAY_ERROR_HEART_YOU:
         message = "You were disconnected from relay because it didn't "
             "hear from you in too long.";
         break;
     case ERR_RELAY_BASE + XWRELAY_ERROR_HEART_OTHER:
-        *silent = XP_TRUE;
+/*         *silent = XP_TRUE; */
         message = "The relay has lost contact with a device in this game.";
         break;
 
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ linux_receive( CommonGlobals* cGlobals, unsigned char* buf, int bufSize )
     return nRead;
 } /* linuxReceive */
 
-/* Create a stream for the incomming message buffer, and read in any
+/* Create a stream for the incoming message buffer, and read in any
    information specific to our platform's comms layer (return address, say)
  */
 XWStreamCtxt*