diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventCancelController.php b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventCancelController.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventCancelController.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventCancelController.php
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
       } else if ($is_parent) {
         $title = pht('Reinstate Recurrence');
         $paragraph = pht(
-          'Reinstate the entire series of recurring events?');
+          'Reinstate all instances of this recurrence
+          that have not been individually cancelled?');
         $cancel = pht("Don't Reinstate Recurrence");
         $submit = pht('Reinstate Recurrence');
       } else {
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventViewController.php b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventViewController.php
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@
       $reinstate_label = pht('Reinstate This Instance');
       $cancel_disabled = (!$can_edit || $can_reinstate);
     } else if ($event->getIsRecurrenceParent()) {
-      $cancel_label = pht('Cancel Recurrence');
-      $reinstate_label = pht('Reinstate Recurrence');
+      $cancel_label = pht('Cancel All');
+      $reinstate_label = pht('Reinstate All');
       $cancel_disabled = !$can_edit;
     } else {
       $cancel_label = pht('Cancel Event');