diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index 33b1371d56a..e7dfbb08605 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 ##############################################################################
 #
-#    OpenERP, Open Source Management Solution	
+#    OpenERP, Open Source Management Solution
 #    Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tiny SPRL (<http://tiny.be>). All Rights Reserved
 #    $Id$
 #
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'credit_limit': fields.float(string='Credit Limit'),
         'ean13': fields.char('EAN13', size=13),
         'active': fields.boolean('Active'),
-        'customer': fields.boolean('Customer', help="Check this box if the partner if a customer."),
-        'supplier': fields.boolean('Supplier', help="Check this box if the partner if a supplier. If it's not checked, purchase people will not see it when encoding a purchase order."),
+        'customer': fields.boolean('Customer', help="Check this box if the partner is a customer."),
+        'supplier': fields.boolean('Supplier', help="Check this box if the partner is a supplier. If it's not checked, purchase people will not see it when encoding a purchase order."),
         'city':fields.related('address','city',type='char', string='City'),
         'country':fields.related('address','country_id',type='many2one', relation='res.country', string='Country'),
     }