diff --git a/src/effects/BassTreble.cpp b/src/effects/BassTreble.cpp
index 6cd987b36..4d6c7d8c1 100644
--- a/src/effects/BassTreble.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/BassTreble.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void EffectBassTreble::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
    }
    S.EndStatic();
 
-   S.StartStatic("Output");
+   S.StartStatic(_("Output"));
    {
       S.StartMultiColumn(3, wxEXPAND);
       {
diff --git a/src/effects/TruncSilence.cpp b/src/effects/TruncSilence.cpp
index f2bcb82de..48bb7867f 100644
--- a/src/effects/TruncSilence.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/TruncSilence.cpp
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ void EffectTruncSilence::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
          vldDur.SetRange(MIN_Minimum, MAX_Minimum);
          mInitialAllowedSilenceT = S.AddTextBox(_("Duration:"), wxT(""), 12);
          mInitialAllowedSilenceT->SetValidator(vldDur);
-         S.AddUnits(wxT("seconds"));
+         S.AddUnits(_("seconds"));
       }
       S.EndMultiColumn();
    }
@@ -747,13 +747,13 @@ void EffectTruncSilence::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
          vldTrunc.SetRange(MIN_Truncate, MAX_Truncate);
          mTruncLongestAllowedSilenceT = S.AddTextBox(_("Truncate to:"), wxT(""), 12);
          mTruncLongestAllowedSilenceT->SetValidator(vldTrunc);
-         S.AddUnits(wxT("seconds"));
+         S.AddUnits(_("seconds"));
 
          FloatingPointValidator<double> vldComp(3, &mSilenceCompressPercent, NUM_VAL_NO_TRAILING_ZEROES);
          vldComp.SetRange(MIN_Compress, MAX_Compress);
          mSilenceCompressPercentT = S.AddTextBox(_("Compress to:"), wxT(""), 12);
          mSilenceCompressPercentT->SetValidator(vldComp);
-         S.AddUnits(wxT("percent"));
+         S.AddUnits(_("%"));
       }
       S.EndMultiColumn();
 
diff --git a/src/import/ImportRaw.cpp b/src/import/ImportRaw.cpp
index 16d2cc1b6..7a762e3f3 100644
--- a/src/import/ImportRaw.cpp
+++ b/src/import/ImportRaw.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ ImportRawDialog::ImportRawDialog(wxWindow * parent,
          mPercentText = S.AddTextBox(_("Amount to import:"),
                                      wxT("100"),
                                      12);
-         S.AddUnits(wxT("%"));
+         S.AddUnits(_("%"));
 
          // Rate text
          /* i18n-hint: (noun)*/