diff --git a/app/components/account/AccountMoreButton.vue b/app/components/account/AccountMoreButton.vue
index b7e44c10..d760b306 100644
--- a/app/components/account/AccountMoreButton.vue
+++ b/app/components/account/AccountMoreButton.vue
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ async function removeUserNote() {
           />
           <CommonDropdownItem
             is="button"
-            :text="$t('menu.direct_message_account', [`@${account.acct}`])"
+            :text="$t('menu.private_mention_account', [`@${account.acct}`])"
             icon="i-ri:message-3-line"
             :command="command"
-            @click="directMessageUser(account)"
+            @click="privateMentionUser(account)"
           />
 
           <CommonDropdownItem
diff --git a/app/composables/masto/statusDrafts.ts b/app/composables/masto/statusDrafts.ts
index 06ae8b3e..07c7c17f 100644
--- a/app/composables/masto/statusDrafts.ts
+++ b/app/composables/masto/statusDrafts.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export function mentionUser(account: mastodon.v1.Account) {
   }))
 }
 
-export function directMessageUser(account: mastodon.v1.Account) {
+export function privateMentionUser(account: mastodon.v1.Account) {
   openPublishDialog('dialog', getDefaultDraftItem({
     status: `@${account.acct} `,
     visibility: 'direct',
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index e7bb9503..cf435d32 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@
     "copy_original_link_to_post": "Copy original link to this post",
     "delete": "Delete",
     "delete_and_redraft": "Delete & re-draft",
-    "direct_message_account": "Direct message {0}",
     "edit": "Edit",
     "hide_reblogs": "Hide boosts from {0}",
     "mention_account": "Mention {0}",
@@ -282,6 +281,7 @@
     "mute_conversation": "Mute this post",
     "open_in_original_site": "Open in original site",
     "pin_on_profile": "Pin on profile",
+    "private_mention_account": "Private mention {0}",
     "remove_personal_note": "Remove personal note from {0}",
     "report_account": "Report {0}",
     "share_account": "Share {0}",
@@ -761,13 +761,13 @@
     "tip_register_account": "pick your server and register one"
   },
   "visibility": {
-    "direct": "Direct",
+    "direct": "Private mention",
     "direct_desc": "Visible for mentioned users only",
     "private": "Followers only",
     "private_desc": "Visible for followers only",
     "public": "Public",
     "public_desc": "Visible for all",
-    "unlisted": "Unlisted",
+    "unlisted": "Quiet public",
     "unlisted_desc": "Visible for all, but opted-out of discovery features"
   }
 }