diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0412.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0412.md
index 60a09610d86f6..d9ebc852bbab7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0412.md
+++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0412.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-The type name used is not in scope.
+A used type name is not in scope.
 
 Erroneous code examples:
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0422.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0422.md
index a91ea6a9e22f6..828a52e734114 100644
--- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0422.md
+++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0422.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-You are trying to use an identifier that is either undefined or not a struct.
+An identifier that is neither defined nor a struct was used.
+
 Erroneous code example:
 
 ```compile_fail,E0422
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/use_suggestion_json.stderr b/src/test/ui/lint/use_suggestion_json.stderr
index 0dc0d247af5c1..7176f17bc3fab 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/lint/use_suggestion_json.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/lint/use_suggestion_json.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "message": "cannot find type `Iter` in this scope",
   "code": {
     "code": "E0412",
-    "explanation": "The type name used is not in scope.
+    "explanation": "A used type name is not in scope.
 
 Erroneous code examples: