diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs
index 9a3530b2d7439..1c5d9d12c6322 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 //! * [`PartialReflect::as_partial_reflect_mut`] for `&mut dyn PartialReflect`
 //! * [`PartialReflect::into_partial_reflect`] for `Box<dyn PartialReflect>`
 //!
-//! For conversion in the other direction --- downcasting `dyn PartialReflect` to `dyn Reflect`,
+//! For conversion in the other direction — downcasting `dyn PartialReflect` to `dyn Reflect` —
 //! there are fallible methods:
 //! * [`PartialReflect::try_as_reflect`] for `&dyn Reflect`
 //! * [`PartialReflect::try_as_reflect_mut`] for `&mut dyn Reflect`
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/reflect.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/reflect.rs
index 113769432d233..4252a7db92539 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/reflect.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/reflect.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ReflectKind {
 /// [the derive macro for `Reflect`]: bevy_reflect_derive::Reflect
 /// [crate-level documentation]: crate
 #[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(
-    message = "`{Self}` can not be introspected",
+    message = "`{Self}` does not implement `PartialReflect` and cannot be introspected",
     note = "consider annotating `{Self}` with `#[derive(Reflect)]`"
 )]
 pub trait PartialReflect: DynamicTypePath + Send + Sync
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ where
 /// meaning any type which implements `Reflect` implements `PartialReflect` by definition.
 ///
 /// It's recommended to use [the derive macro] rather than manually implementing this trait.
-/// Doing so will automatically implement this trait, [`PartialReflect`] and many other useful traits for reflection,
+/// Doing so will automatically implement this trait, [`PartialReflect`], and many other useful traits for reflection,
 /// including one of the appropriate subtraits: [`Struct`], [`TupleStruct`] or [`Enum`].
 ///
 /// See the [crate-level documentation] to see how this trait can be used.
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ where
 /// [the derive macro]: bevy_reflect_derive::Reflect
 /// [crate-level documentation]: crate
 #[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(
-    message = "`{Self}` can not be fully reflected",
+    message = "`{Self}` does not implement `Reflect` and cannot be fully reflected",
     note = "consider annotating `{Self}` with `#[derive(Reflect)]`"
 )]
 pub trait Reflect: PartialReflect + Any {