diff --git a/evaluate.c b/evaluate.c
index efe6d28b8..4d5748562 100644
--- a/evaluate.c
+++ b/evaluate.c
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ warn_for_different_enum_types (struct position pos,
 		return;
 
 	if (typea->type == SYM_ENUM && typeb->type == SYM_ENUM) {
-		warning(pos, "mixing different enum types");
-		info(pos, "    %s versus", show_typename(typea));
-		info(pos, "    %s", show_typename(typeb));
+		warning(pos, "mixing different enum types:");
+		info(pos, "   %s", show_typename(typea));
+		info(pos, "   %s", show_typename(typeb));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -413,16 +413,16 @@ static struct symbol *bad_expr_type(struct expression *expr)
 	case EXPR_COMPARE:
 		if (!valid_subexpr_type(expr))
 			break;
-		sparse_error(expr->pos, "incompatible types for operation (%s)", show_special(expr->op));
-		info(expr->pos, "   left side has type %s", show_typename(expr->left->ctype));
-		info(expr->pos, "   right side has type %s", show_typename(expr->right->ctype));
+		sparse_error(expr->pos, "incompatible types for operation (%s):", show_special(expr->op));
+		info(expr->pos, "   %s", show_typename(expr->left->ctype));
+		info(expr->pos, "   %s", show_typename(expr->right->ctype));
 		break;
 	case EXPR_PREOP:
 	case EXPR_POSTOP:
 		if (!valid_expr_type(expr->unop))
 			break;
-		sparse_error(expr->pos, "incompatible types for operation (%s)", show_special(expr->op));
-		info(expr->pos, "   argument has type %s", show_typename(expr->unop->ctype));
+		sparse_error(expr->pos, "incompatible type for operation (%s):", show_special(expr->op));
+		info(expr->pos, "   %s", show_typename(expr->unop->ctype));
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ static struct symbol *evaluate_conditional(struct expression *expr, int iterator
 		if (Waddress)
 			warning(expr->pos, "the address of %s will always evaluate as true", "an array");
 	} else if (!is_scalar_type(ctype)) {
-		sparse_error(expr->pos, "incorrect type in conditional");
-		info(expr->pos, "   got %s", show_typename(ctype));
+		sparse_error(expr->pos, "incorrect type in conditional:");
+		info(expr->pos, "   %s", show_typename(ctype));
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/validation/bad-type-twice0.c b/validation/bad-type-twice0.c
index 7a9073c52..84e0f25a4 100644
--- a/validation/bad-type-twice0.c
+++ b/validation/bad-type-twice0.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ static int foo(a)
  * check-name: bad-type-twice0
  *
  * check-error-start
-bad-type-twice0.c:3:16: error: incorrect type in conditional
-bad-type-twice0.c:3:16:    got incomplete type a
+bad-type-twice0.c:3:16: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+bad-type-twice0.c:3:16:    incomplete type a
  * check-error-end
  */
diff --git a/validation/bad-type-twice1.c b/validation/bad-type-twice1.c
index cc81662af..a9ba182cb 100644
--- a/validation/bad-type-twice1.c
+++ b/validation/bad-type-twice1.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ static unsigned long foo(unsigned long val, void *ref)
  * check-name: bad-type-twice1
  *
  * check-error-start
-bad-type-twice1.c:3:17: error: incompatible types for operation (>=)
-bad-type-twice1.c:3:17:    left side has type unsigned long val
-bad-type-twice1.c:3:17:    right side has type void *ref
+bad-type-twice1.c:3:17: error: incompatible types for operation (>=):
+bad-type-twice1.c:3:17:    unsigned long val
+bad-type-twice1.c:3:17:    void *ref
  * check-error-end
  */
diff --git a/validation/compare-null-to-int.c b/validation/compare-null-to-int.c
index 08e556b32..336c724de 100644
--- a/validation/compare-null-to-int.c
+++ b/validation/compare-null-to-int.c
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ static unsigned int comparison = (void *)0 == 1;
  * check-description: Sparse used to allow this.
  *
  * check-error-start
-compare-null-to-int.c:1:44: error: incompatible types for operation (==)
-compare-null-to-int.c:1:44:    left side has type void *
-compare-null-to-int.c:1:44:    right side has type int
+compare-null-to-int.c:1:44: error: incompatible types for operation (==):
+compare-null-to-int.c:1:44:    void *
+compare-null-to-int.c:1:44:    int
  * check-error-end
  */
diff --git a/validation/cond_expr.c b/validation/cond_expr.c
index e55711cce..9b8105c1c 100644
--- a/validation/cond_expr.c
+++ b/validation/cond_expr.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int a(void)
  * check-name: Two-argument conditional expression types
  *
  * check-error-start
-cond_expr.c:10:16: error: incompatible types for operation (~)
-cond_expr.c:10:16:    argument has type double
+cond_expr.c:10:16: error: incompatible type for operation (~):
+cond_expr.c:10:16:    double
  * check-error-end
  */
diff --git a/validation/conditional-type.c b/validation/conditional-type.c
index a14c05ec1..7cd5672dc 100644
--- a/validation/conditional-type.c
+++ b/validation/conditional-type.c
@@ -79,21 +79,21 @@ static int good_if_ptr(void *ptr)
  * check-name: conditional-type
  *
  * check-error-start
-conditional-type.c:18:18: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:18:18:    got void
-conditional-type.c:19:13: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:19:13:    got struct state s
-conditional-type.c:24:18: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:24:18:    got void
-conditional-type.c:29:21: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:29:21:    got void
-conditional-type.c:30:16: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:30:16:    got struct state s
-conditional-type.c:34:21: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:34:21:    got void
-conditional-type.c:36:20: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:36:20:    got void
-conditional-type.c:40:21: error: incorrect type in conditional
-conditional-type.c:40:21:    got void
+conditional-type.c:18:18: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:18:18:    void
+conditional-type.c:19:13: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:19:13:    struct state s
+conditional-type.c:24:18: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:24:18:    void
+conditional-type.c:29:21: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:29:21:    void
+conditional-type.c:30:16: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:30:16:    struct state s
+conditional-type.c:34:21: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:34:21:    void
+conditional-type.c:36:20: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:36:20:    void
+conditional-type.c:40:21: error: incorrect type in conditional:
+conditional-type.c:40:21:    void
  * check-error-end
  */
diff --git a/validation/enum-mismatch.c b/validation/enum-mismatch.c
index 1bdb1d6c2..a6e5d72db 100644
--- a/validation/enum-mismatch.c
+++ b/validation/enum-mismatch.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ static enum eb foo(enum ea a)
  * check-command: sparse -Wenum-mismatch $file
  *
  * check-error-start
-enum-mismatch.c:7:16: warning: mixing different enum types
-enum-mismatch.c:7:16:     unsigned int enum ea versus
-enum-mismatch.c:7:16:     unsigned int enum eb
+enum-mismatch.c:7:16: warning: mixing different enum types:
+enum-mismatch.c:7:16:    unsigned int enum ea
+enum-mismatch.c:7:16:    unsigned int enum eb
  * check-error-end
  */
