diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
index 4037bc1f3d..8ffff41aa5 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub struct ComputePassDescriptor<'a> {
 pub enum DispatchError {
     #[error("compute pipeline must be set")]
     MissingPipeline,
-    #[error("current compute pipeline has a layout which is incompatible with a currently set bind group, first differing at entry index {index}")]
+    #[error("the pipeline layout, associated with the current compute pipeline, contains a bind group layout at index {index} which is incompatible with the bind group layout associated with the bind group at {index}")]
     IncompatibleBindGroup {
         index: u32,
         //expected: BindGroupLayoutId,
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs
index b70a4de92e..e8e53e3ade 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/draw.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub enum DrawError {
     MissingVertexBuffer { index: u32 },
     #[error("index buffer must be set")]
     MissingIndexBuffer,
-    #[error("current render pipeline has a layout which is incompatible with a currently set bind group, first differing at entry index {index}")]
+    #[error("the pipeline layout, associated with the current render pipeline, contains a bind group layout at index {index} which is incompatible with the bind group layout associated with the bind group at {index}")]
     IncompatibleBindGroup {
         index: u32,
         //expected: BindGroupLayoutId,
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
index 9ab1e5e9ad..99d994d60b 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -76,21 +76,23 @@ pub(crate) struct RenderPassContext {
 }
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
 pub enum RenderPassCompatibilityError {
-    #[error("Incompatible color attachment: {0:?} != {1:?}")]
+    #[error("Incompatible color attachment: the renderpass expected {0:?} but was given {1:?}")]
     IncompatibleColorAttachment(
         ArrayVec<TextureFormat, { hal::MAX_COLOR_TARGETS }>,
         ArrayVec<TextureFormat, { hal::MAX_COLOR_TARGETS }>,
     ),
-    #[error("Incompatible depth-stencil attachment: {0:?} != {1:?}")]
+    #[error(
+        "Incompatible depth-stencil attachment: the renderpass expected {0:?} but was given {1:?}"
+    )]
     IncompatibleDepthStencilAttachment(Option<TextureFormat>, Option<TextureFormat>),
-    #[error("Incompatible sample count: {0:?} != {1:?}")]
+    #[error("Incompatible sample count: the renderpass expected {0:?} but was given {1:?}")]
     IncompatibleSampleCount(u32, u32),
-    #[error("Incompatible multiview: {0:?} != {1:?}")]
+    #[error("Incompatible multiview: the renderpass expected {0:?} but was given {1:?}")]
     IncompatibleMultiview(Option<NonZeroU32>, Option<NonZeroU32>),
 }
 
 impl RenderPassContext {
-    // Assumed the renderpass only contains one subpass
+    // Assumes the renderpass only contains one subpass
     pub(crate) fn check_compatible(
         &self,
         other: &Self,