diff --git a/system/language/english/validation_lang.php b/system/language/english/validation_lang.php
index 326fe55..580ce29 100644
--- a/system/language/english/validation_lang.php
+++ b/system/language/english/validation_lang.php
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 $lang['min_length']		= "The %s field must be at least %s characters in length.";
 $lang['max_length']		= "The %s field can not exceed %s characters in length.";
 $lang['exact_length']	= "The %s field must be exactly %s characters in length.";
-$lang['alpha']			= "The %s field may only contain alpha-numeric characters.";
+$lang['alpha']			= "The %s field may only contain alphabetical characters.";
+$lang['alpha_numeric']	= "The %s field may only contain alpha-numeric characters.";
 $lang['alpha_dash']		= "The %s field may only contain alpha-numeric characters, underscores, and dashes.";
 $lang['numeric']		= "The %s field must contain a number.";
 $lang['matches']		= "The %s field does not match the %s field.";