diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b1a3d9242e3bd30c6322b80603870117537af05b..21be1b5cd819fbc85efbb1af5b8d91f5966ab1f4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-11-04  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/errors.c
+	* app/sanity.c: s/The GIMP/GIMP/
+
 2005-11-03  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/gui/splash.c: set the splash image as back pixmap.
diff --git a/app/errors.c b/app/errors.c
index 6485c1524aeb2bf8e3c9fac38ea2d42a8bc9d562..bb679119d3d4474a404b89c2aef079308b9821a7 100644
--- a/app/errors.c
+++ b/app/errors.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ gimp_errors_init (const gchar        *_full_prog_name,
   g_return_if_fail (full_prog_name == NULL);
 
 #ifdef GIMP_UNSTABLE
-  g_printerr ("This is a development version of The GIMP.\n"
+  g_printerr ("This is a development version of GIMP.  "
 	      "Debug messages may appear here.\n\n");
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index bf170280abcee3c5d32d864c9f9d340d3a524cce..0f20d225fb35a3525d7211e274f795cd6c3a302a 100644
--- a/app/sanity.c
+++ b/app/sanity.c
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ sanity_check_glib (void)
     {
       return g_strdup_printf
         ("%s\n\n"
-         "The GIMP requires GLib version %d.%d.%d or later.\n"
+         "GIMP requires GLib version %d.%d.%d or later.\n"
          "Installed GLib version is %d.%d.%d.\n\n"
          "Somehow you or your software packager managed\n"
-         "to install The GIMP with an older GLib version.\n\n"
+         "to install GIMP with an older GLib version.\n\n"
          "Please upgrade to GLib version %d.%d.%d or later.",
          mismatch,
          GLIB_REQUIRED_MAJOR, GLIB_REQUIRED_MINOR, GLIB_REQUIRED_MICRO,
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ sanity_check_fontconfig (void)
     {
       return g_strdup_printf
         ("The Fontconfig version being used is too old!\n\n"
-         "The GIMP requires Fontconfig version %d.%d.%d or later.\n"
-         "The Fontconfig version loaded by The GIMP is %d.%d.%d.\n\n"
+         "GIMP requires Fontconfig version %d.%d.%d or later.\n"
+         "The Fontconfig version loaded by GIMP is %d.%d.%d.\n\n"
          "This may be caused by another instance of libfontconfig.so.1\n"
          "being installed in the system, probably in /usr/X11R6/lib.\n"
          "Please correct the situation or report it to someone who can.",
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ sanity_check_freetype (void)
     {
       return g_strdup_printf
         ("FreeType version too old!\n\n"
-         "The GIMP requires FreeType version %d.%d.%d or later.\n"
+         "GIMP requires FreeType version %d.%d.%d or later.\n"
          "Installed FreeType version is %d.%d.%d.\n\n"
          "Somehow you or your software packager managed\n"
-         "to install The GIMP with an older FreeType version.\n\n"
+         "to install GIMP with an older FreeType version.\n\n"
          "Please upgrade to FreeType version %d.%d.%d or later.",
          FT_REQUIRED_MAJOR, FT_REQUIRED_MINOR, FT_REQUIRED_MICRO,
          ft_major_version, ft_minor_version, ft_micro_version,