diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/error.json b/public/language/en-GB/error.json
index e2fab65924..521ea9a7e7 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/error.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/error.json
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 
 	"username-taken": "Username taken",
 	"email-taken": "Email taken",
-	"email-not-confirmed": "Your email has not been confirmed yet, please click here to confirm your email.",
+	"email-not-confirmed": "You are unable to post until your email is confirmed, please click here to confirm your email.",
 	"email-not-confirmed-chat": "You are unable to chat until your email is confirmed, please click here to confirm your email.",
-	"email-not-confirmed-email-sent": "Your email has not been confirmed yet, please check your inbox for the confirmation email.",
+	"email-not-confirmed-email-sent": "Your email has not been confirmed yet, please check your inbox for the confirmation email. You won't be able to post or chat until your email is confirmed.",
 	"no-email-to-confirm": "This forum requires email confirmation, please click here to enter an email",
 	"email-confirm-failed": "We could not confirm your email, please try again later.",
 	"confirm-email-already-sent": "Confirmation email already sent, please wait %1 minute(s) to send another one.",