diff --git a/components/admin_console/admin_definition.jsx b/components/admin_console/admin_definition.jsx
index 3ec067ea9fff..7e306fe36b2d 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/admin_definition.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/admin_definition.jsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export default {
                             help_text: 'admin.service.siteURLDescription',
                             help_text_default: 'The URL that users will use to access Mattermost. Standard ports, such as 80 and 443, can be omitted, but non-standard ports are required. For example: http://mattermost.example.com:8065. This setting is required.',
                             placeholder: 'admin.service.siteURLExample',
-                            placeholder_default: 'Ex "https://mattermost.example.com:1234"',
+                            placeholder_default: 'E.g.: "https://mattermost.example.com:1234"',
                         },
                         {
                             type: Constants.SettingsTypes.TYPE_TEXT,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default {
                             label: 'admin.service.listenAddress',
                             label_default: 'Listen Address:',
                             placeholder: 'admin.service.listenExample',
-                            placeholder_default: 'Ex ":8065"',
+                            placeholder_default: 'E.g.: ":8065"',
                             help_text: 'admin.service.listenDescription',
                             help_text_default: 'The address and port to which to bind and listen. Specifying ":8065" will bind to all network interfaces. Specifying "127.0.0.1:8065" will only bind to the network interface having that IP address. If you choose a port of a lower level (called "system ports" or "well-known ports", in the range of 0-1023), you must have permissions to bind to that port. On Linux you can use: "sudo setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep ./bin/platform" to allow Mattermost to bind to well-known ports.',
                         },
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export default {
                             label: 'admin.team.maxUsersTitle',
                             label_default: 'Max Users Per Team:',
                             placeholder: 'admin.team.maxUsersExample',
-                            placeholder_default: 'Ex "25"',
+                            placeholder_default: 'E.g.: "25"',
                             help_text: 'admin.team.maxUsersDescription',
                             help_text_default: 'Maximum total number of users per team, including both active and inactive users.',
                         },
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ export default {
                             label: 'admin.team.maxChannelsTitle',
                             label_default: 'Max Channels Per Team:',
                             placeholder: 'admin.team.maxChannelsExample',
-                            placeholder_default: 'Ex "100"',
+                            placeholder_default: 'E.g.: "100"',
                             help_text: 'admin.team.maxChannelsDescription',
                             help_text_default: 'Maximum total number of channels per team, including both active and deleted channels.',
                         },
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export default {
                             label: 'admin.team.maxNotificationsPerChannelTitle',
                             label_default: 'Max Notifications Per Channel:',
                             placeholder: 'admin.team.maxNotificationsPerChannelExample',
-                            placeholder_default: 'Ex "1000"',
+                            placeholder_default: 'E.g.: "1000"',
                             help_text: 'admin.team.maxNotificationsPerChannelDescription',
                             help_text_default: 'Maximum total number of users in a channel before users typing messages, @all, @here, and @channel no longer send notifications because of performance.',
                         },
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ export default {
                             help_text: 'admin.compliance.directoryDescription',
                             help_text_default: 'Directory to which compliance reports are written. If blank, will be set to ./data/.',
                             placeholder: 'admin.sql.maxOpenExample',
-                            placeholder_default: 'Ex "10"',
+                            placeholder_default: 'E.g.: "10"',
                             needs: [['Enable', true]],
                             needs_license: true,
                         },
diff --git a/components/admin_console/cluster_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/cluster_settings.jsx
index 53ae4ee19758..5ed386b2c52e 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/cluster_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/cluster_settings.jsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default class ClusterSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Cluster Name:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.ClusterNameEx', 'Ex "Production" or "Staging"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.ClusterNameEx', 'E.g.: "Production" or "Staging"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.cluster.ClusterNameDesc'
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export default class ClusterSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Override Hostname:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.OverrideHostnameEx', 'Ex "app-server-01"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.OverrideHostnameEx', 'E.g.: "app-server-01"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.cluster.OverrideHostnameDesc'
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ export default class ClusterSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Gossip Port:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.GossipPortEx', 'Ex "8074"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.GossipPortEx', 'E.g.: "8074"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.cluster.GossipPortDesc'
-                            defaultMessage='The port used for the gossip protocol.  Both UDP and TCP should abe allowed on this port.'
+                            defaultMessage='The port used for the gossip protocol.  Both UDP and TCP should be allowed on this port.'
                         />
                     }
                     value={this.state.GossipPort}
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export default class ClusterSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Streaming Port:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.StreamingPortEx', 'Ex "8075"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.cluster.StreamingPortEx', 'E.g.: "8075"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.cluster.StreamingPortDesc'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/custom_brand_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/custom_brand_settings.jsx
index dc2bcd9c2326..0bf52a81caa0 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/custom_brand_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/custom_brand_settings.jsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export default class CustomBrandSettings extends AdminSettings {
                         />
                     }
                     maxLength={Constants.MAX_SITENAME_LENGTH}
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.team.siteNameExample', 'Ex "Mattermost"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.team.siteNameExample', 'E.g.: "Mattermost"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.team.siteNameDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/database_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/database_settings.jsx
index e773485523d0..57af923b5622 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/database_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/database_settings.jsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default class DatabaseSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Maximum Idle Connections:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.maxConnectionsExample', 'Ex "10"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.maxConnectionsExample', 'E.g.: "10"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.sql.maxConnectionsDescription'
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export default class DatabaseSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Maximum Open Connections:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.maxOpenExample', 'Ex "10"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.maxOpenExample', 'E.g.: "10"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.sql.maxOpenDescription'
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default class DatabaseSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Query Timeout:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.queryTimeoutExample', 'Ex "30"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.queryTimeoutExample', 'E.g.: "30"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.sql.queryTimeoutDescription'
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export default class DatabaseSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='At Rest Encrypt Key:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.keyExample', 'Ex "gxHVDcKUyP2y1eiyW8S8na1UYQAfq6J6"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.sql.keyExample', 'E.g.: "gxHVDcKUyP2y1eiyW8S8na1UYQAfq6J6"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.sql.keyDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/external_service_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/external_service_settings.jsx
index 043c062f7a37..c3e5937bf41c 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/external_service_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/external_service_settings.jsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default class ExternalServiceSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Google API Key:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.googleExample', 'Ex "7rAh6iwQCkV4cA1Gsg3fgGOXJAQ43QV"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.googleExample', 'E.g.: "7rAh6iwQCkV4cA1Gsg3fgGOXJAQ43QV"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedHTMLMessage
                             id='admin.service.googleDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/gitlab_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/gitlab_settings.jsx
index 0b169dc0cfbe..fd66c4fa729c 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/gitlab_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/gitlab_settings.jsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class GitLabSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Application ID:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientIdExample', 'Ex "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientIdExample', 'E.g.: "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.gitlab.clientIdDescription'
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export default class GitLabSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Application Secret Key:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientSecretExample', 'Ex "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientSecretExample', 'E.g.: "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.gitlab.clientSecretDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/ldap_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/ldap_settings.jsx
index 1c7df80c4a0d..26420a99e483 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/ldap_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/ldap_settings.jsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='AD/LDAP Server:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.serverEx', 'Ex "10.0.0.23"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.serverEx', 'E.g.: "10.0.0.23"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.serverDesc'
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='AD/LDAP Port:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.portEx', 'Ex "389"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.portEx', 'E.g.: "389"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.portDesc'
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='BaseDN:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.baseEx', 'Ex "ou=Unit Name,dc=corp,dc=example,dc=com"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.baseEx', 'E.g.: "ou=Unit Name,dc=corp,dc=example,dc=com"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.baseDesc'
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='First Name Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.firstnameAttrEx', 'Ex "givenName"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.firstnameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "givenName"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.firstnameAttrDesc'
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Last Name Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.lastnameAttrEx', 'Ex "sn"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.lastnameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "sn"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.lastnameAttrDesc'
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Nickname Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.nicknameAttrEx', 'Ex "nickname"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.nicknameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "nickname"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.nicknameAttrDesc'
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Email Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.emailAttrEx', 'Ex "mail" or "userPrincipalName"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.emailAttrEx', 'E.g.: "mail" or "userPrincipalName"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.emailAttrDesc'
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Username Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.usernameAttrEx', 'Ex "sAMAccountName"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.usernameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "sAMAccountName"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.uernameAttrDesc'
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='ID Attribute: '
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.idAttrEx', 'Ex "sAMAccountName"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.idAttrEx', 'E.g.: "sAMAccountName"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.idAttrDesc'
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Sign-in Field Default Text:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.loginNameEx', 'Ex "AD/LDAP Username"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.loginNameEx', 'E.g.: "AD/LDAP Username"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.loginNameDesc'
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Maximum Page Size:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.maxPageSizeEx', 'Ex "2000"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.maxPageSizeEx', 'E.g.: "2000"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.maxPageSizeHelpText'
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ export default class LdapSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Query Timeout (seconds):'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.queryEx', 'Ex "60"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.ldap.queryEx', 'E.g.: "60"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.ldap.queryDesc'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/metrics_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/metrics_settings.jsx
index b04f4d0a7975..2645933f39e4 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/metrics_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/metrics_settings.jsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default class MetricsSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Listen Address:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.metrics.listenAddressEx', 'Ex ":8067"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.metrics.listenAddressEx', 'E.g.: ":8067"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.metrics.listenAddressDesc'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/oauth_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/oauth_settings.jsx
index 377e5bd58f81..4cd7277e03be 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/oauth_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/oauth_settings.jsx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export default class OAuthSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Client ID:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.google.clientIdExample', 'Ex "7602141235235-url0fhs1mayfasbmop5qlfns8dh4.apps.googleusercontent.com"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.google.clientIdExample', 'E.g.: "7602141235235-url0fhs1mayfasbmop5qlfns8dh4.apps.googleusercontent.com"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.google.clientIdDescription'
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export default class OAuthSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Client Secret:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.google.clientSecretExample', 'Ex "H8sz0Az-dDs2p15-7QzD231"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.google.clientSecretExample', 'E.g.: "H8sz0Az-dDs2p15-7QzD231"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.google.clientSecretDescription'
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export default class OAuthSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Application ID:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.office365.clientIdExample', 'Ex "adf3sfa2-ag3f-sn4n-ids0-sh1hdax192qq"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.office365.clientIdExample', 'E.g.: "adf3sfa2-ag3f-sn4n-ids0-sh1hdax192qq"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.office365.clientIdDescription'
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export default class OAuthSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Application Secret Password:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.office365.clientSecretExample', 'Ex "shAieM47sNBfgl20f8ci294"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.office365.clientSecretExample', 'E.g.: "shAieM47sNBfgl20f8ci294"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.office365.clientSecretDescription'
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export default class OAuthSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Application ID:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientIdExample', 'Ex "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientIdExample', 'E.g.: "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.gitlab.clientIdDescription'
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export default class OAuthSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Application Secret Key:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientSecretExample', 'Ex "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.gitlab.clientSecretExample', 'E.g.: "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.gitlab.clientSecretDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/password_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/password_settings.jsx
index 27b4ce6b87bc..f99eac8f3ecf 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/password_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/password_settings.jsx
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export default class PasswordSettings extends AdminSettings {
                                 defaultMessage='Minimum Password Length:'
                             />
                         }
-                        placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.password.minimumLengthExample', 'Ex "5"')}
+                        placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.password.minimumLengthExample', 'E.g.: "5"')}
                         helpText={
                             <FormattedMessage
                                 id='admin.password.minimumLengthDescription'
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export default class PasswordSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Maximum Login Attempts:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.attemptExample', 'Ex "10"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.attemptExample', 'E.g.: "10"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.service.attemptDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/rate_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/rate_settings.jsx
index ee849120e7a0..74c9dd2788fe 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/rate_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/rate_settings.jsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default class RateSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Maximum Queries per Second:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.queriesExample', 'Ex "10"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.queriesExample', 'E.g.: "10"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.rate.queriesDescription'
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export default class RateSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Maximum Burst Size:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.maxBurstExample', 'Ex "100"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.maxBurstExample', 'E.g.: "100"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.rate.maxBurstDescription'
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export default class RateSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Memory Store Size:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.memoryExample', 'Ex "10000"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.memoryExample', 'E.g.: "10000"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.rate.memoryDescription'
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export default class RateSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Vary rate limit by HTTP header:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.httpHeaderExample', 'Ex "X-Real-IP", "X-Forwarded-For"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.rate.httpHeaderExample', 'E.g.: "X-Real-IP", "X-Forwarded-For"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.rate.httpHeaderDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/saml_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/saml_settings.jsx
index 029f36244122..82febfb04623 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/saml_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/saml_settings.jsx
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='SAML SSO URL:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.idpUrlEx', 'Ex "https://idp.example.org/SAML2/SSO/Login"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.idpUrlEx', 'E.g.: "https://idp.example.org/SAML2/SSO/Login"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.idpUrlDesc'
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Identity Provider Issuer URL:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.idpDescriptorUrlEx', 'Ex "https://idp.example.org/SAML2/issuer"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.idpDescriptorUrlEx', 'E.g.: "https://idp.example.org/SAML2/issuer"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.idpDescriptorUrlDesc'
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Service Provider Login URL:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.assertionConsumerServiceURLEx', 'Ex "https://<your-mattermost-url>/login/sso/saml"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.assertionConsumerServiceURLEx', 'E.g.: "https://<your-mattermost-url>/login/sso/saml"')}
                     helpText={consumerServiceUrlHelp}
                     value={this.state.assertionConsumerServiceURL}
                     onChange={this.handleChange}
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Email Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.emailAttrEx', 'Ex "Email" or "PrimaryEmail"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.emailAttrEx', 'E.g.: "Email" or "PrimaryEmail"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.emailAttrDesc'
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Username Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.usernameAttrEx', 'Ex "Username"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.usernameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "Username"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.usernameAttrDesc'
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='First Name Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.firstnameAttrEx', 'Ex "FirstName"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.firstnameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "FirstName"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.firstnameAttrDesc'
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Last Name Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.lastnameAttrEx', 'Ex "LastName"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.lastnameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "LastName"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.lastnameAttrDesc'
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Nickname Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.nicknameAttrEx', 'Ex "Nickname"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.nicknameAttrEx', 'E.g.: "Nickname"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.nicknameAttrDesc'
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Preferred Language Attribute:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.localeAttrEx', 'Ex "Locale" or "PrimaryLanguage"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.localeAttrEx', 'E.g.: "Locale" or "PrimaryLanguage"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.localeAttrDesc'
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ export default class SamlSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Login Button Text:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.loginButtonTextEx', 'Ex "With OKTA"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.saml.loginButtonTextEx', 'E.g.: "With OKTA"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.saml.loginButtonTextDesc'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/session_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/session_settings.jsx
index d063029b44da..eff3b24eb33b 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/session_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/session_settings.jsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default class SessionSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Session Idle Timeout (minutes):'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionIdleTimeoutEx', 'Ex "60"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionIdleTimeoutEx', 'E.g.: "60"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedHTMLMessage
                             id='admin.service.sessionIdleTimeoutDesc'
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export default class SessionSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Session Length AD/LDAP and Email (days):'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'Ex "30"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'E.g.: "30"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.service.webSessionDaysDesc'
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default class SessionSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Session Length Mobile (days):'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'Ex "30"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'E.g.: "30"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.service.mobileSessionDaysDesc'
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export default class SessionSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Session Length SSO (days):'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'Ex "30"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'E.g.: "30"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.service.ssoSessionDaysDesc'
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export default class SessionSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Session Cache (minutes):'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'Ex "30"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.service.sessionDaysEx', 'E.g.: "30"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.service.sessionCacheDesc'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/storage_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/storage_settings.jsx
index ccb09d668a53..545be12d806b 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/storage_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/storage_settings.jsx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export default class StorageSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Local Storage Directory:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.localExample', 'Ex "./data/"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.localExample', 'E.g.: "./data/"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.image.localDescription'
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default class StorageSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Amazon S3 Bucket:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3BucketExample', 'Ex "mattermost-media"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3BucketExample', 'E.g.: "mattermost-media"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.image.amazonS3BucketDescription'
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export default class StorageSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Amazon S3 Region:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3RegionExample', 'Ex "us-east-1"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3RegionExample', 'E.g.: "us-east-1"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.image.amazonS3RegionDescription'
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export default class StorageSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Amazon S3 Endpoint:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3EndpointExample', 'Ex "s3.amazonaws.com"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3EndpointExample', 'E.g.: "s3.amazonaws.com"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.image.amazonS3EndpointDescription'
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export default class StorageSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Amazon S3 Access Key ID:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3IdExample', 'Ex "AKIADTOVBGERKLCBV"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3IdExample', 'E.g.: "AKIADTOVBGERKLCBV"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedHTMLMessage
                             id='admin.image.amazonS3IdDescription'
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export default class StorageSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Amazon S3 Secret Access Key:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3SecretExample', 'Ex "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.image.amazonS3SecretExample', 'E.g.: "jcuS8PuvcpGhpgHhlcpT1Mx42pnqMxQY"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.image.amazonS3SecretDescription'
diff --git a/components/admin_console/webrtc_settings.jsx b/components/admin_console/webrtc_settings.jsx
index feb9714ef61a..c1480a3c4f55 100644
--- a/components/admin_console/webrtc_settings.jsx
+++ b/components/admin_console/webrtc_settings.jsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default class WebrtcSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Gateway WebSocket URL:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.gatewayWebsocketUrlExample', 'Ex "wss://webrtc.mattermost.com:8189"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.gatewayWebsocketUrlExample', 'E.g.: "wss://webrtc.mattermost.com:8189"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.webrtc.gatewayWebsocketUrlDescription'
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default class WebrtcSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Gateway Admin URL:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.gatewayAdminUrlExample', 'Ex "https://webrtc.mattermost.com:7089/admin"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.gatewayAdminUrlExample', 'E.g.: "https://webrtc.mattermost.com:7089/admin"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.webrtc.gatewayAdminUrlDescription'
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export default class WebrtcSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='Gateway Admin Secret:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.gatewayAdminSecretExample', 'Ex "PVRzWNN1Tg6szn7IQWvhpAvLByScWxdy"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.gatewayAdminSecretExample', 'E.g.: "PVRzWNN1Tg6szn7IQWvhpAvLByScWxdy"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.webrtc.gatewayAdminSecretDescription'
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export default class WebrtcSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='STUN URI:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.stunUriExample', 'Ex "stun:webrtc.mattermost.com:5349"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.stunUriExample', 'E.g.: "stun:webrtc.mattermost.com:5349"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.webrtc.stunUriDescription'
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export default class WebrtcSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='TURN URI:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.turnUriExample', 'Ex "turn:webrtc.mattermost.com:5349"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.turnUriExample', 'E.g.: "turn:webrtc.mattermost.com:5349"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.webrtc.turnUriDescription'
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export default class WebrtcSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='TURN Username:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.turnUsernameExample', 'Ex "myusername"')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.turnUsernameExample', 'E.g.: "myusername"')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.webrtc.turnUsernameDescription'
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export default class WebrtcSettings extends AdminSettings {
                             defaultMessage='TURN Shared Key:'
                         />
                     }
-                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.turnSharedKeyExample', 'Ex "bXdkOWQxc3d0Ynk3emY5ZmsxZ3NtazRjaWg="')}
+                    placeholder={Utils.localizeMessage('admin.webrtc.turnSharedKeyExample', 'E.g.: "bXdkOWQxc3d0Ynk3emY5ZmsxZ3NtazRjaWg="')}
                     helpText={
                         <FormattedMessage
                             id='admin.webrtc.turnSharedKeyDescription'
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index f0cabe877271..7af99e723ccd 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -173,18 +173,18 @@
   "admin.client_versions.iosMinVersionHelp": "The minimum compliant iOS version",
   "admin.cluster.ClusterName": "Cluster Name:",
   "admin.cluster.ClusterNameDesc": "The cluster to join by name.  Only nodes with the same cluster name will join together.  This is to support Blue-Green deployments or staging pointing to the same database.",
-  "admin.cluster.ClusterNameEx": "x \"Production\" or \"Staging\"",
+  "admin.cluster.ClusterNameEx": "E.g.: \"Production\" or \"Staging\"",
   "admin.cluster.GossipPort": "Gossip Port:",
-  "admin.cluster.GossipPortDesc": "The port used for the gossip protocol.  Both UDP and TCP should abe allowed on this port.",
-  "admin.cluster.GossipPortEx": "x \"8074\"",
+  "admin.cluster.GossipPortDesc": "The port used for the gossip protocol.  Both UDP and TCP should be allowed on this port.",
+  "admin.cluster.GossipPortEx": "E.g.: \"8074\"",
   "admin.cluster.OverrideHostname": "Override Hostname:",
   "admin.cluster.OverrideHostnameDesc": "The default value of <blank> will attempt to get the Hostname from the OS or use the IP Address.  You can override the hostname of this server with this property.  It is not recommended to override the Hostname unless needed. This property can also be set to a specific IP Address if needed.",
-  "admin.cluster.OverrideHostnameEx": "x \"app-server-01\"",
+  "admin.cluster.OverrideHostnameEx": "E.g.: \"app-server-01\"",
   "admin.cluster.ReadOnlyConfig": "Read Only Config:",
   "admin.cluster.ReadOnlyConfigDesc": "When true, the server will reject changes made to the configuration file from the system console. When running in production it is recommened to set this to true.",
   "admin.cluster.StreamingPort": "Streaming Port:",
   "admin.cluster.StreamingPortDesc": "The port used for streaming data between servers.",
-  "admin.cluster.StreamingPortEx": "x \"8075\"",
+  "admin.cluster.StreamingPortEx": "E.g.: \"8075\"",
   "admin.cluster.UseExperimentalGossip": "Use Experimental Gossip:",
   "admin.cluster.UseExperimentalGossipDesc": "When true, the server will attempt to communicate via the gossip protocol over the gossip port.  When false the server will attempt to communicate over the streaming port. When false the gossip port and protocol are still used to determine cluster health.",
   "admin.cluster.UseIpAddress": "Use IP Address:",
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
   "admin.service.sessionDaysEx": "E.g.: \"30\"",
   "admin.service.sessionIdleTimeout": "Session Idle Timeout (minutes):",
   "admin.service.sessionIdleTimeoutDesc": "The number of minutes from the last time a user was active on the system to the expiry of the user's session. Once expired, the user will need to log in to continue. Minimum is 5 minutes, and 0 is unlimited.<br/><br/>Applies to the desktop app and browsers. For mobile apps, use an EMM provider to lock the app when not in use. In High Availability mode, enable IP hash load balancing for reliable timeout measurement.",
-  "admin.service.sessionIdleTimeoutEx": "Ex \"60\"",
+  "admin.service.sessionIdleTimeoutEx": "E.g.: \"60\"",
   "admin.service.siteURL": "Site URL:",
   "admin.service.siteURLDescription": "The URL that users will use to access Mattermost. Standard ports, such as 80 and 443, can be omitted, but non-standard ports are required. For example: http://mattermost.example.com:8065. This setting is required.",
   "admin.service.siteURLExample": "E.g.: \"https://mattermost.example.com:1234\"",