diff --git a/taggit/contrib/suggest/models.py b/taggit/contrib/suggest/models.py
index f4b4525..31d1205 100644
--- a/taggit/contrib/suggest/models.py
+++ b/taggit/contrib/suggest/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import re
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from taggit.models import Tag
 
@@ -12,7 +13,9 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 class TagKeyword(models.Model):
-    """ Model to associate simple keywords to a Tag """
+    """
+    Model to associate simple keywords to a Tag
+    """
     tag = models.ForeignKey(Tag, related_name='keywords')
     keyword = models.CharField(max_length=30)
     stem = models.CharField(max_length=30)
@@ -21,7 +24,9 @@ class TagKeyword(models.Model):
         return "Keyword '%s' for Tag '%s'" % (self.keyword, self.tag.name)
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """ Stem the keyword on save if they have PyStemmer """
+        """
+        Stem the keyword on save if they have PyStemmer
+        """
         language = kwargs.pop('stemmer-language', 'english')
         if not self.pk and not self.stem and Stemmer:
             stemmer = Stemmer.Stemmer(language)
@@ -30,21 +35,26 @@ class TagKeyword(models.Model):
 
 
 def validate_regex(value):
-    """ Make sure we have a valid regular expression """
+    """
+    Make sure we have a valid regular expression
+    """
     try:
         re.compile(value)
     except Exception:
+        # TODO: more restrictive in the exceptions
         raise ValidationError('Please enter a valid regular expression')
 
 
 class TagRegex(models.Model):
-    """ Model to associate regular expressions with a Tag """
+    """
+    Model to associate regular expressions with a Tag
+    """
     tag = models.ForeignKey(Tag, related_name='regexes')
     name = models.CharField(max_length=30)
     regex = models.CharField(
         max_length=250,
          validators=[validate_regex],
-         help_text=('Enter a valid Regular Expression. To make it '
+         help_text=_('Enter a valid Regular Expression. To make it '
             'case-insensitive include "(?i)" in your expression.')
      )
 
@@ -52,6 +62,8 @@ class TagRegex(models.Model):
         return self.name
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """ Make sure to validate """
+        """
+        Make sure to validate
+        """
         self.full_clean()
-        super(TagRegex,self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(TagRegex, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/taggit/contrib/suggest/utils.py b/taggit/contrib/suggest/utils.py
index 450a875..58b57f1 100644
--- a/taggit/contrib/suggest/utils.py
+++ b/taggit/contrib/suggest/utils.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ from taggit.models import Tag
 
 
 def _suggest_keywords(content):
-    """ Suggest by keywords """
+    """
+    Suggest by keywords
+    """
     suggested_keywords = set()
     keywords = TagKeyword.objects.all()
 
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ def _suggest_keywords(content):
     return suggested_keywords
 
 def _suggest_regexes(content):
-    """ Suggest by regular expressions """
+    """
+    Suggest by regular expressions
+    """
     # Grab all regular expressions and compile them
     suggested_regexes = set()
     regex_keywords = TagRegex.objects.all()
@@ -35,7 +39,9 @@ def _suggest_regexes(content):
     return suggested_regexes
 
 def suggest_tags(content):
-    """ Suggest tags based on text content """
+    """
+    Suggest tags based on text content
+    """
     suggested_keywords = _suggest_keywords(content)
     suggested_regexes  = _suggest_regexes(content)
     suggested_tag_ids  = suggested_keywords | suggested_regexes
diff --git a/taggit/forms.py b/taggit/forms.py
index 2b93671..6102cb1 100644
--- a/taggit/forms.py
+++ b/taggit/forms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django import forms
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 from taggit.utils import parse_tags, edit_string_for_tags
 
@@ -16,4 +17,4 @@ class TagField(forms.CharField):
         try:
             return parse_tags(value)
         except ValueError:
-            raise forms.ValidationError("Please provide a comma-separated list of tags.")
+            raise forms.ValidationError(_("Please provide a comma-separated list of tags."))
diff --git a/taggit/managers.py b/taggit/managers.py
index 6d334c0..8a1f3c0 100644
--- a/taggit/managers.py
+++ b/taggit/managers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.db.models.fields.related import ManyToManyRel
 from django.db.models.related import RelatedObject
 from django.db.models.query_utils import QueryWrapper
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from taggit.forms import TagField
 from taggit.models import Tag, TaggedItem
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class TaggableRel(ManyToManyRel):
 
 
 class TaggableManager(object):
-    def __init__(self, verbose_name="Tags", through=None):
+    def __init__(self, verbose_name=_("Tags"), through=None):
         self.use_gfk = through is None
         self.through = through or TaggedItem
         self.rel = TaggableRel(to=self.through)
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ class TaggableManager(object):
 
     def formfield(self, form_class=TagField, **kwargs):
         defaults = {
-            "label": "Tags",
-            "help_text": "A comma-separated list of tags."
+            "label": _("Tags"),
+            "help_text": _("A comma-separated list of tags.")
         }
         defaults.update(kwargs)
         return form_class(**kwargs)