diff --git a/locales-en-GB.xml b/locales-en-GB.xml
index 2c0315e8..53f5daf8 100644
--- a/locales-en-GB.xml
+++ b/locales-en-GB.xml
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@
 
     <!-- SHORT VERB ROLE FORMS -->
     <term name="container-author" form="verb-short">by</term>
-    <term name="director" form="verb-short">dir.</term>
-    <term name="editor" form="verb-short">ed.</term>
-    <term name="editorial-director" form="verb-short">ed.</term>
-    <term name="illustrator" form="verb-short">illus.</term>
-    <term name="translator" form="verb-short">trans.</term>
+    <term name="director" form="verb-short">dir. by</term>
+    <term name="editor" form="verb-short">ed. by</term>
+    <term name="editorial-director" form="verb-short">ed. by</term>
+    <term name="illustrator" form="verb-short">illus. by</term>
+    <term name="translator" form="verb-short">trans. by</term>
     <term name="editortranslator" form="verb-short">ed. &amp; trans. by</term>
 
     <!-- LONG MONTH FORMS -->
diff --git a/locales-en-US.xml b/locales-en-US.xml
index 829e8d1d..b73f63da 100644
--- a/locales-en-US.xml
+++ b/locales-en-US.xml
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@
 
     <!-- SHORT VERB ROLE FORMS -->
     <term name="container-author" form="verb-short">by</term>
-    <term name="director" form="verb-short">dir.</term>
-    <term name="editor" form="verb-short">ed.</term>
-    <term name="editorial-director" form="verb-short">ed.</term>
-    <term name="illustrator" form="verb-short">illus.</term>
-    <term name="translator" form="verb-short">trans.</term>
+    <term name="director" form="verb-short">dir. by</term>
+    <term name="editor" form="verb-short">ed. by</term>
+    <term name="editorial-director" form="verb-short">ed. by</term>
+    <term name="illustrator" form="verb-short">illus. by</term>
+    <term name="translator" form="verb-short">trans. by</term>
     <term name="editortranslator" form="verb-short">ed. &amp; trans. by</term>
 
     <!-- LONG MONTH FORMS -->