diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 80b196da428..c5997c61730 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -778,10 +778,10 @@
     <string name="zone_time_type_dst">Daylight savings time</string>
     <!-- Describes the time type "standard time" (used in zone_change_to_from_dst, when no zone specific name is available) -->
     <string name="zone_time_type_standard">Standard time</string>
-    <!-- The menu item to switch to selecting a time zone by region (default) -->
-    <string name="zone_menu_by_region">Show time zones by region</string>
-    <!-- The menu item to switch to selecting a time zone with a fixed offset (such as UTC or GMT+0200) -->
-    <string name="zone_menu_by_offset">Show time zones by UTC offset</string>
+    <!-- The menu item to switch to selecting a time zone by region (default) [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
+    <string name="zone_menu_by_region">Select by region</string>
+    <!-- The menu item to switch to selecting a time zone with a fixed offset (such as UTC or GMT+0200) [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
+    <string name="zone_menu_by_offset">Select by UTC offset</string>
 
     <!-- Title string shown above DatePicker, letting a user select system date
          [CHAR LIMIT=20] -->