diff --git a/src/libse/Common/MergeLinesSameTextUtils.cs b/src/libse/Common/MergeLinesSameTextUtils.cs
index b67dfae38..a84c1545f 100644
--- a/src/libse/Common/MergeLinesSameTextUtils.cs
+++ b/src/libse/Common/MergeLinesSameTextUtils.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Common
             var mergedIndexes = new List<int>();
             var removed = new List<int>();
             var mergedSubtitle = new Subtitle();
-            for (int i = 1; i < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; i++)
+            for (var i = 1; i < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; i++)
             {
                 if (removed.Contains(i - 1))
                 {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Common
                 var p = new Paragraph(subtitle.GetParagraphOrDefault(i - 1));
                 mergedSubtitle.Paragraphs.Add(p);
 
-                for (int j = i; j < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; j++)
+                for (var j = i; j < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; j++)
                 {
                     if (removed.Contains(j))
                     {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Common
 
                     var next = subtitle.GetParagraphOrDefault(j);
                     var incrementText = string.Empty;
-                    if ((QualifiesForMerge(p, next, maxMsBetween) || fixIncrementing && QualifiesForMergeIncrement(p, next, maxMsBetween, out incrementText)))
+                    if (QualifiesForMerge(p, next, maxMsBetween) || fixIncrementing && QualifiesForMergeIncrement(p, next, maxMsBetween, out incrementText))
                     {
                         p.Text = next.Text;
                         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(incrementText))
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Common
 
             if (p.Text != null && next.Text != null)
             {
-                string currentTextNoTags = HtmlUtil.RemoveHtmlTags(p.Text.Trim());
-                string nextTextNoTags = HtmlUtil.RemoveHtmlTags(next.Text.Trim());
+                var currentTextNoTags = HtmlUtil.RemoveHtmlTags(p.Text.Trim());
+                var nextTextNoTags = HtmlUtil.RemoveHtmlTags(next.Text.Trim());
                 return string.Compare(currentTextNoTags, nextTextNoTags, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0;
             }
+
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/Forms/MergeDoubleLines.cs b/src/ui/Forms/MergeDoubleLines.cs
index cceed3b15..bbeadd584 100644
--- a/src/ui/Forms/MergeDoubleLines.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Forms/MergeDoubleLines.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             Paragraph p = null;
             var lineNumbers = new List<int>();
             var listViewItems = new List<ListViewItem>();
-            for (int i = 1; i < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; i++)
+            for (var i = 1; i < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; i++)
             {
                 if (removed.Contains(i - 1))
                 {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
                 p = new Paragraph(subtitle.GetParagraphOrDefault(i - 1));
                 mergedSubtitle.Paragraphs.Add(p);
 
-                for (int j = i; j < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; j++)
+                for (var j = i; j < subtitle.Paragraphs.Count; j++)
                 {
                     if (removed.Contains(j))
                     {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
                 return;
             }
 
-            int index = listViewFixes.SelectedIndices[0];
+            var index = listViewFixes.SelectedIndices[0];
             foreach (var number in _fixItems[index].LineNumbers)
             {
                 foreach (var p in _subtitle.Paragraphs)
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
 
         private void UpdateBackgroundColor()
         {
-            int colorIdx = 0;
+            var colorIdx = 0;
             var colors = new List<Color>
             {
                 Color.Green,