diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 8fac7b7b..834c76b4 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Raymer * @version 1.0.0 */
               }}{{ newStarredProjectChangesHitLimit ? "+" : "" }}
             </span>
             <p class="text-center">
-              favorite project{{ numNewStarredProjectChanges === 1 ? "" : "s" }}
+              starred project{{ numNewStarredProjectChanges === 1 ? "" : "s" }}
               with changes
             </p>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/views/NewActivityView.vue b/src/views/NewActivityView.vue
index 9eea27b4..f4f9c982 100644
--- a/src/views/NewActivityView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewActivityView.vue
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
           }}{{ newStarredProjectChangesHitLimit ? "+" : "" }}</span
         >
         <span class="text-lg font-medium ml-4"
-          >Favorite Project{{
+          >Starred Project{{
             newStarredProjectChanges.length === 1 ? "" : "s"
           }}
           With Changes</span
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export default class NewActivityView extends Vue {
       // note that we don't update this.lastAckedOfferToUserJwtId in case they
       // later choose the last one to keep the offers as new
       this.notify.info(
-        "The offers are marked read. Click in the list to keep them unread.",
+        "The offers are marked as read. Click in the list to keep them unread.",
         TIMEOUTS.LONG,
       );
     }
diff --git a/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts b/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts
index f868f951..303e22c8 100644
--- a/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ test('Create new project, then search for it', async ({ page }) => {
   const finalTitle = standardTitle + finalRandomString;
   const finalDescription = standardDescription + finalRandomString;
   const editedTitle = finalTitle + standardEdit;
-  const editedDescription = finalDescription + standardEdit;
+  const editedDescription =
+    finalDescription +
+    standardEdit +
+    " ... and enough text to overflow into the 'Read More' section.";
 
   // Import user 00
   await importUser(page, '00');
diff --git a/test-playwright/60-new-activity.spec.ts b/test-playwright/60-new-activity.spec.ts
index 59015497..ed03c07b 100644
--- a/test-playwright/60-new-activity.spec.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/60-new-activity.spec.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test('New offers for another user', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.getByText('New Offers To You', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
   await page.getByTestId('showOffersToUser').locator('div > svg.fa-chevron-right').click();
 
-  await expect(page.getByText('The offers are marked as viewed')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText('The offers are marked as read')).toBeVisible();
   await page.getByRole('alert').filter({ hasText: 'Info' }).getByRole('button').click(); // dismiss info alert
 
   await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ test('New offers for another user', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.getByText('New Offer To You', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
   await page.getByTestId('showOffersToUser').locator('div > svg.fa-chevron-right').click();
 
-  await expect(page.getByText('The offers are marked as viewed')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText('The offers are marked as read')).toBeVisible();
   await page.getByRole('alert').filter({ hasText: 'Info' }).getByRole('button').click(); // dismiss info alert
 
   // now see that no offers are shown as new