diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go
index 1396284bad..10e3575b4d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/assignments.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (check *Checker) initVar(lhs *Var, x *operand, context string) Type {
 		}
 		// Note: This was reverted in go/types (https://golang.org/cl/292751).
 		// TODO(gri): decide what to do (also affects test/run.go exclusion list)
-		lhs.used = true // avoid follow-on "declared but not used" errors
+		lhs.used = true // avoid follow-on "declared and not used" errors
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (check *Checker) initVar(lhs *Var, x *operand, context string) Type {
 
 	check.assignment(x, lhs.typ, context)
 	if x.mode == invalid {
-		lhs.used = true // avoid follow-on "declared but not used" errors
+		lhs.used = true // avoid follow-on "declared and not used" errors
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (check *Checker) initVars(lhs []*Var, orig_rhs []syntax.Expr, returnStmt sy
 	if len(lhs) != len(rhs) {
 		// invalidate lhs
 		for _, obj := range lhs {
-			obj.used = true // avoid declared but not used errors
+			obj.used = true // avoid declared and not used errors
 			if obj.typ == nil {
 				obj.typ = Typ[Invalid]
 			}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func (check *Checker) initVars(lhs []*Var, orig_rhs []syntax.Expr, returnStmt sy
 		}
 	}
 
-	// avoid follow-on "declared but not used" errors if any initialization failed
+	// avoid follow-on "declared and not used" errors if any initialization failed
 	if !ok {
 		for _, lhs := range lhs {
 			lhs.used = true
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func (check *Checker) assignVars(lhs, orig_rhs []syntax.Expr) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// avoid follow-on "declared but not used" errors if any assignment failed
+	// avoid follow-on "declared and not used" errors if any assignment failed
 	if !ok {
 		// don't call check.use to avoid re-evaluation of the lhs expressions
 		for _, lhs := range lhs {
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/errorcodes.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/errorcodes.go
index 6b3e6d6f24..f24388920a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/errorcodes.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/errorcodes.go
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ const (
 	//  }
 	_MisplacedLabel
 
-	// _UnusedLabel occurs when a label is declared but not used.
+	// _UnusedLabel occurs when a label is declared and not used.
 	//
 	// Example:
 	//  func f() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/issues_test.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/issues_test.go
index 78691b9bf4..efd27bf7cc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/issues_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/issues_test.go
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ func TestIssue22525(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := Config{Error: func(err error) { got += err.Error() + "\n" }}
 	conf.Check(f.PkgName.Value, []*syntax.File{f}, nil) // do not crash
 	want := `
-:1:27: a declared but not used
-:1:30: b declared but not used
-:1:33: c declared but not used
-:1:36: d declared but not used
-:1:39: e declared but not used
+:1:27: a declared and not used
+:1:30: b declared and not used
+:1:33: c declared and not used
+:1:36: d declared and not used
+:1:39: e declared and not used
 `
 	if got != want {
 		t.Errorf("got: %swant: %s", got, want)
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/labels.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/labels.go
index 24349e3c57..9163a58c18 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/labels.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/labels.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (check *Checker) labels(body *syntax.BlockStmt) {
 	for name, obj := range all.elems {
 		obj = resolve(name, obj)
 		if lbl := obj.(*Label); !lbl.used {
-			check.softErrorf(lbl.pos, _UnusedLabel, "label %s declared but not used", lbl.name)
+			check.softErrorf(lbl.pos, _UnusedLabel, "label %s declared and not used", lbl.name)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/resolver.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/resolver.go
index ac89124fbb..f9aa3adad8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/resolver.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/resolver.go
@@ -727,17 +727,9 @@ func (check *Checker) errorUnusedPkg(obj *PkgName) {
 		elem = elem[i+1:]
 	}
 	if obj.name == "" || obj.name == "." || obj.name == elem {
-		if check.conf.CompilerErrorMessages {
-			check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "imported and not used: %q", path)
-		} else {
-			check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported but not used", path)
-		}
+		check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported and not used", path)
 	} else {
-		if check.conf.CompilerErrorMessages {
-			check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "imported and not used: %q as %s", path, obj.name)
-		} else {
-			check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported but not used as %s", path, obj.name)
-		}
+		check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported as %s and not used", path, obj.name)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go
index 6502315e99..3ff80e8908 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (check *Checker) usage(scope *Scope) {
 		return unused[i].pos.Cmp(unused[j].pos) < 0
 	})
 	for _, v := range unused {
-		check.softErrorf(v.pos, _UnusedVar, "%s declared but not used", v.name)
+		check.softErrorf(v.pos, _UnusedVar, "%s declared and not used", v.name)
 	}
 
 	for _, scope := range scope.children {
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ func (check *Checker) typeSwitchStmt(inner stmtContext, s *syntax.SwitchStmt, gu
 		if lhs.Value == "_" {
 			// _ := x.(type) is an invalid short variable declaration
 			check.softErrorf(lhs, _NoNewVar, "no new variable on left side of :=")
-			lhs = nil // avoid declared but not used error below
+			lhs = nil // avoid declared and not used error below
 		} else {
 			check.recordDef(lhs, nil) // lhs variable is implicitly declared in each cause clause
 		}
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ func (check *Checker) typeSwitchStmt(inner stmtContext, s *syntax.SwitchStmt, gu
 			}
 			check.declare(check.scope, nil, obj, scopePos)
 			check.recordImplicit(clause, obj)
-			// For the "declared but not used" error, all lhs variables act as
+			// For the "declared and not used" error, all lhs variables act as
 			// one; i.e., if any one of them is 'used', all of them are 'used'.
 			// Collect them for later analysis.
 			lhsVars = append(lhsVars, obj)
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func (check *Checker) typeSwitchStmt(inner stmtContext, s *syntax.SwitchStmt, gu
 			v.used = true // avoid usage error when checking entire function
 		}
 		if !used {
-			check.softErrorf(lhs, _UnusedVar, "%s declared but not used", lhs.Value)
+			check.softErrorf(lhs, _UnusedVar, "%s declared and not used", lhs.Value)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/go/types/assignments.go b/src/go/types/assignments.go
index 98d75630ef..89b3e1b93f 100644
--- a/src/go/types/assignments.go
+++ b/src/go/types/assignments.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (check *Checker) initVars(lhs []*Var, origRHS []ast.Expr, returnStmt ast.St
 	if len(lhs) != len(rhs) {
 		// invalidate lhs
 		for _, obj := range lhs {
-			obj.used = true // avoid declared but not used errors
+			obj.used = true // avoid declared and not used errors
 			if obj.typ == nil {
 				obj.typ = Typ[Invalid]
 			}
diff --git a/src/go/types/errorcodes.go b/src/go/types/errorcodes.go
index 3c224a1366..7b5548be60 100644
--- a/src/go/types/errorcodes.go
+++ b/src/go/types/errorcodes.go
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ const (
 	//  }
 	_MisplacedLabel
 
-	// _UnusedLabel occurs when a label is declared but not used.
+	// _UnusedLabel occurs when a label is declared and not used.
 	//
 	// Example:
 	//  func f() {
diff --git a/src/go/types/issues_test.go b/src/go/types/issues_test.go
index b033460770..85362fb7b9 100644
--- a/src/go/types/issues_test.go
+++ b/src/go/types/issues_test.go
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@ func TestIssue22525(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := Config{Error: func(err error) { got += err.Error() + "\n" }}
 	conf.Check(f.Name.Name, fset, []*ast.File{f}, nil) // do not crash
 	want := `
-1:27: a declared but not used
-1:30: b declared but not used
-1:33: c declared but not used
-1:36: d declared but not used
-1:39: e declared but not used
+1:27: a declared and not used
+1:30: b declared and not used
+1:33: c declared and not used
+1:36: d declared and not used
+1:39: e declared and not used
 `
 	if got != want {
 		t.Errorf("got: %swant: %s", got, want)
diff --git a/src/go/types/labels.go b/src/go/types/labels.go
index f3b7f211f3..46055cb4e4 100644
--- a/src/go/types/labels.go
+++ b/src/go/types/labels.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (check *Checker) labels(body *ast.BlockStmt) {
 	for name, obj := range all.elems {
 		obj = resolve(name, obj)
 		if lbl := obj.(*Label); !lbl.used {
-			check.softErrorf(lbl, _UnusedLabel, "label %s declared but not used", lbl.name)
+			check.softErrorf(lbl, _UnusedLabel, "label %s declared and not used", lbl.name)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/go/types/resolver.go b/src/go/types/resolver.go
index 12ec55a144..b09083bbaa 100644
--- a/src/go/types/resolver.go
+++ b/src/go/types/resolver.go
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ func (check *Checker) arityMatch(s, init *ast.ValueSpec) {
 			// init exprs from s
 			n := s.Values[l]
 			check.errorf(n, code, "extra init expr %s", n)
-			// TODO(gri) avoid declared but not used error here
+			// TODO(gri) avoid declared and not used error here
 		} else {
 			// init exprs "inherited"
 			check.errorf(s, code, "extra init expr at %s", check.fset.Position(init.Pos()))
-			// TODO(gri) avoid declared but not used error here
+			// TODO(gri) avoid declared and not used error here
 		}
 	case l > r && (init != nil || r != 1):
 		n := s.Names[r]
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@ func (check *Checker) errorUnusedPkg(obj *PkgName) {
 		elem = elem[i+1:]
 	}
 	if obj.name == "" || obj.name == "." || obj.name == elem {
-		check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported but not used", path)
+		check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported and not used", path)
 	} else {
-		check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported but not used as %s", path, obj.name)
+		check.softErrorf(obj, _UnusedImport, "%q imported as %s and not used", path, obj.name)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/go/types/stmt.go b/src/go/types/stmt.go
index 9bfc1cd216..30e9480783 100644
--- a/src/go/types/stmt.go
+++ b/src/go/types/stmt.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (check *Checker) usage(scope *Scope) {
 		return unused[i].pos < unused[j].pos
 	})
 	for _, v := range unused {
-		check.softErrorf(v, _UnusedVar, "%s declared but not used", v.name)
+		check.softErrorf(v, _UnusedVar, "%s declared and not used", v.name)
 	}
 
 	for _, scope := range scope.children {
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s ast.Stmt) {
 			if lhs.Name == "_" {
 				// _ := x.(type) is an invalid short variable declaration
 				check.softErrorf(lhs, _NoNewVar, "no new variable on left side of :=")
-				lhs = nil // avoid declared but not used error below
+				lhs = nil // avoid declared and not used error below
 			} else {
 				check.recordDef(lhs, nil) // lhs variable is implicitly declared in each cause clause
 			}
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s ast.Stmt) {
 				}
 				check.declare(check.scope, nil, obj, scopePos)
 				check.recordImplicit(clause, obj)
-				// For the "declared but not used" error, all lhs variables act as
+				// For the "declared and not used" error, all lhs variables act as
 				// one; i.e., if any one of them is 'used', all of them are 'used'.
 				// Collect them for later analysis.
 				lhsVars = append(lhsVars, obj)
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s ast.Stmt) {
 				v.used = true // avoid usage error when checking entire function
 			}
 			if !used {
-				check.softErrorf(lhs, _UnusedVar, "%s declared but not used", lhs.Name)
+				check.softErrorf(lhs, _UnusedVar, "%s declared and not used", lhs.Name)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s ast.Stmt) {
 			check.softErrorf(s, _InvalidPostDecl, "cannot declare in post statement")
 			// Don't call useLHS here because we want to use the lhs in
 			// this erroneous statement so that we don't get errors about
-			// these lhs variables being declared but not used.
+			// these lhs variables being declared and not used.
 			check.use(s.Lhs...) // avoid follow-up errors
 		}
 		check.stmt(inner, s.Body)
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0a.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0a.go
index 5ceb96e1fa..d514ae4cb7 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0a.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0a.go
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ import (
 	init /* ERROR "cannot import package as init" */ "fmt"
 	// reflect defines a type "flag" which shows up in the gc export data
 	"reflect"
-	. /* ERROR "imported but not used" */ "reflect"
+	. /* ERROR "imported and not used" */ "reflect"
 )
 
-import "math" /* ERROR "imported but not used" */
-import m /* ERROR "imported but not used as m" */ "math"
+import "math" /* ERROR "imported and not used" */
+import m /* ERROR "imported as m and not used" */ "math"
 import _ "math"
 
 import (
-	"math/big" /* ERROR "imported but not used" */
-	b /* ERROR "imported but not used" */ "math/big"
+	"math/big" /* ERROR "imported and not used" */
+	b /* ERROR "imported as b and not used" */ "math/big"
 	_ "math/big"
 )
 
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0b.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0b.go
index 19b55aff76..904faff681 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0b.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl0/importdecl0b.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "math"
 import m "math"
 
 import . "testing" // declares T in file scope
-import . /* ERROR .unsafe. imported but not used */ "unsafe"
+import . /* ERROR .unsafe. imported and not used */ "unsafe"
 import . "fmt"     // declares Println in file scope
 
 import (
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl1/importdecl1b.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl1/importdecl1b.go
index 43a7bcd753..ce8b983d28 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl1/importdecl1b.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/importdecl1/importdecl1b.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 package importdecl1
 
-import . /* ERROR .unsafe. imported but not used */ "unsafe"
+import . /* ERROR .unsafe. imported and not used */ "unsafe"
 
 type B interface {
 	A
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/issues0.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/issues0.go
index fc0c028276..5f46021b94 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/issues0.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/issues0.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func issue15755() {
 	_ = v
 }
 
-// Test that we don't get "declared but not used"
+// Test that we don't get "declared and not used"
 // errors in the context of invalid/C objects.
 func issue20358() {
 	var F C /* ERROR "undefined" */ .F
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/labels.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/labels.go
index 9f42406965..5948952fbe 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/labels.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/labels.go
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ package labels
 var x int
 
 func f0() {
-L1 /* ERROR "label L1 declared but not used" */ :
+L1 /* ERROR "label L1 declared and not used" */ :
 	for {
 	}
-L2 /* ERROR "label L2 declared but not used" */ :
+L2 /* ERROR "label L2 declared and not used" */ :
 	select {
 	}
-L3 /* ERROR "label L3 declared but not used" */ :
+L3 /* ERROR "label L3 declared and not used" */ :
 	switch {
 	}
-L4 /* ERROR "label L4 declared but not used" */ :
+L4 /* ERROR "label L4 declared and not used" */ :
 	if true {
 	}
-L5 /* ERROR "label L5 declared but not used" */ :
+L5 /* ERROR "label L5 declared and not used" */ :
 	f0()
 L6:
 	f0()
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ L7:
 // A label must be directly associated with a switch, select, or
 // for statement; it cannot be the label of a labeled statement.
 
-L7a /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ : L7b:
+L7a /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ : L7b:
 	for {
 		break L7a /* ERROR "invalid break label L7a" */
 		continue L7a /* ERROR "invalid continue label L7a" */
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ L9:
 	switch {
 	case true:
 		break L9
-	defalt /* ERROR "label defalt declared but not used" */ :
+	defalt /* ERROR "label defalt declared and not used" */ :
 	}
 
 L10:
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ L5:
 // Additional tests not in the original files.
 
 func f2() {
-L1 /* ERROR "label L1 declared but not used" */ :
+L1 /* ERROR "label L1 declared and not used" */ :
 	if x == 0 {
 		for {
 			continue L1 /* ERROR "invalid continue label L1" */
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/stmt0.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/stmt0.go
index 799f5e7ebb..3dc5681cb8 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/stmt0.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/stmt0.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func selects() {
 	ch2 := make(chan int)
 	select {
 	case <-ch1:
-		var ch2 /* ERROR ch2 declared but not used */ chan bool
+		var ch2 /* ERROR ch2 declared and not used */ chan bool
 	case i := <-ch2:
 		print(i + 1)
 	}
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ func typeswitches() {
 	default /* ERROR "multiple defaults" */ :
 	}
 
-	switch x /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := x.(type) {}
+	switch x /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := x.(type) {}
 	switch _ /* ERROR "no new variable on left side of :=" */ := x.(type) {}
 
 	switch x := x.(type) {
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ func typeswitches() {
 		_ = y
 	}
 
-	switch x /* ERROR "x declared but not used" */ := i /* ERROR "not an interface" */ .(type) {}
+	switch x /* ERROR "x declared and not used" */ := i /* ERROR "not an interface" */ .(type) {}
 
 	switch t := x.(type) {
 	case nil:
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ func issue6766b() {
 // the loop body is still type-checked (and thus
 // errors reported).
 func issue10148() {
-	for y /* ERROR declared but not used */ := range "" {
+	for y /* ERROR declared and not used */ := range "" {
 		_ = "" /* ERROR mismatched types untyped string and untyped int */ + 1
 	}
 	for range 1 /* ERROR cannot range over 1 */ {
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/vardecl.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/vardecl.go
index 6f059fe6ec..6b6a45bc77 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/check/vardecl.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/check/vardecl.go
@@ -64,45 +64,45 @@ var (
 // Variables declared in function bodies must be 'used'.
 type T struct{}
 func (r T) _(a, b, c int) (u, v, w int) {
-	var x1 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ int
-	var x2 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ int
+	var x1 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ int
+	var x2 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ int
 	x1 = 1
 	(x2) = 2
 
-	y1 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := 1
-	y2 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := 2
+	y1 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := 1
+	y2 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := 2
 	y1 = 1
 	(y1) = 2
 
 	{
-		var x1 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ int
-		var x2 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ int
+		var x1 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ int
+		var x2 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ int
 		x1 = 1
 		(x2) = 2
 
-		y1 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := 1
-		y2 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := 2
+		y1 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := 1
+		y2 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := 2
 		y1 = 1
 		(y1) = 2
 	}
 
-	if x /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := 0; a < b {}
+	if x /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := 0; a < b {}
 
-	switch x /* ERROR "declared but not used" */, y := 0, 1; a {
+	switch x /* ERROR "declared and not used" */, y := 0, 1; a {
 	case 0:
 		_ = y
 	case 1:
-		x /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := 0
+		x /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := 0
 	}
 
 	var t interface{}
-	switch t /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := t.(type) {}
+	switch t /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := t.(type) {}
 
-	switch t /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := t.(type) {
+	switch t /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := t.(type) {
 	case int:
 	}
 
-	switch t /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := t.(type) {
+	switch t /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := t.(type) {
 	case int:
 	case float32, complex64:
 		t = nil
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ func (r T) _(a, b, c int) (u, v, w int) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	switch t := t; t /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := t.(type) {}
+	switch t := t; t /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := t.(type) {}
 
-	var z1 /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ int
+	var z1 /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ int
 	var z2 int
 	_ = func(a, b, c int) (u, v, w int) {
 		z1 = a
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ func (r T) _(a, b, c int) (u, v, w int) {
 	}
 
 	var s []int
-	var i /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ , j int
+	var i /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ , j int
 	for i, j = range s {
 		_ = j
 	}
 
-	for i, j /* ERROR "declared but not used" */ := range s {
+	for i, j /* ERROR "declared and not used" */ := range s {
 		_ = func() int {
 			return i
 		}
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ func (r T) _(a, b, c int) (u, v, w int) {
 // Unused variables in function literals must lead to only one error (issue #22524).
 func _() {
 	_ = func() {
-		var x /* ERROR declared but not used */ int
+		var x /* ERROR declared and not used */ int
 	}
 }
 
-// Invalid variable declarations must not lead to "declared but not used errors".
-// TODO(gri) enable these tests once go/types follows types2 logic for declared but not used variables
+// Invalid variable declarations must not lead to "declared and not used errors".
+// TODO(gri) enable these tests once go/types follows types2 logic for declared and not used variables
 // func _() {
 //	var a x                        // DISABLED_ERROR undefined: x
 //	var b = x                      // DISABLED_ERROR undefined: x
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ func _() {
 //	var d, e, f x                  /* DISABLED_ERROR x */ /* DISABLED_ERROR x */ /* DISABLED_ERROR x */
 //	var g, h, i = x, x, x          /* DISABLED_ERROR x */ /* DISABLED_ERROR x */ /* DISABLED_ERROR x */
 //	var j, k, l float32 = x, x, x  /* DISABLED_ERROR x */ /* DISABLED_ERROR x */ /* DISABLED_ERROR x */
-//	// but no "declared but not used" errors
+//	// but no "declared and not used" errors
 // }
 
-// Invalid (unused) expressions must not lead to spurious "declared but not used errors".
+// Invalid (unused) expressions must not lead to spurious "declared and not used errors".
 func _() {
 	var a, b, c int
 	var x, y int
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue39634.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue39634.go
index f89fe37015..7b458f22f2 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue39634.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue39634.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func _() { var _ = new(foo9[int]) }
 var u /* ERROR cycle */ , i [func /* ERROR used as value */ /* ERROR used as value */ (u, c /* ERROR undefined */ /* ERROR undefined */ ) {}(0, len /* ERROR must be called */ /* ERROR must be called */ )]c /* ERROR undefined */ /* ERROR undefined */
 
 // crash 15
-func y15() { var a /* ERROR declared but not used */ interface{ p() } = G15[string]{} }
+func y15() { var a /* ERROR declared and not used */ interface{ p() } = G15[string]{} }
 type G15[X any] s /* ERROR undefined */
 func (G15 /* ERROR generic type .* without instantiation */ ) p()
 
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue43109.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue43109.go
index a4533c9bf7..f242f16ca6 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue43109.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue43109.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Ensure there is no "imported but not used" error
+// Ensure there is no "imported and not used" error
 // if a package wasn't imported in the first place.
 
 package p
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug373.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug373.go
index 6b7a312097..aa0f5d1efa 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug373.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug373.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 package foo
 
 func f(x interface{}) {
-	switch t := x.(type) {  // ERROR "declared but not used"
+	switch t := x.(type) {  // ERROR "declared and not used"
 	case int:
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug450.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug450.go
index af27b72365..f64063a26c 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug450.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug450.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 // Issue 3899: 8g incorrectly thinks a variable is
-// "set but not used" and elides an assignment, causing
+// "set and not used" and elides an assignment, causing
 // variables to end up with wrong data.
 //
 // The reason is a miscalculation of variable width.
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue13415.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue13415.go
index 4c4655e547..cc17b84086 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue13415.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue13415.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ package p
 
 func f() {
     select {
-    case x, x := <-func() chan int { // ERROR "x repeated on left side of :=|redefinition|declared but not used"
+    case x, x := <-func() chan int { // ERROR "x repeated on left side of :=|redefinition|declared and not used"
             c := make(chan int)
             return c
     }():
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue13539.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue13539.go
index 181fbef9bf..72c3ab0ae0 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue13539.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue13539.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 package main
 
-import "math" // ERROR "imported and not used|imported but not used"
+import "math" // ERROR "imported and not used"
 
 func main() {
 math:
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue18915.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue18915.go
index 22f97c6b62..cf248b1f0b 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue18915.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue18915.go
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 package p
 
 func _() {
-	if a := 10 { // ERROR "cannot use a := 10 as value|expected .*;|declared but not used"
+	if a := 10 { // ERROR "cannot use a := 10 as value|expected .*;|declared and not used"
 	}
 
-	for b := 10 { // ERROR "cannot use b := 10 as value|parse error|declared but not used"
+	for b := 10 { // ERROR "cannot use b := 10 as value|parse error|declared and not used"
 	}
 
-	switch c := 10 { // ERROR "cannot use c := 10 as value|expected .*;|declared but not used"
+	switch c := 10 { // ERROR "cannot use c := 10 as value|expected .*;|declared and not used"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue20185.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue20185.go
index ee60cabd6f..3f79b75ed5 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue20185.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue20185.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func F() {
 const x = 1
 
 func G() {
-	switch t := x.(type) { // ERROR "cannot type switch on non-interface value|declared but not used|not an interface"
+	switch t := x.(type) { // ERROR "cannot type switch on non-interface value|declared and not used|not an interface"
 	default:
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue21317.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue21317.go
index fe51ef1738..80797f73ed 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue21317.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue21317.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("expected cmd/compile to fail")
 	}
 	wantErrs := []string{
-		"7:9: n declared but not used",
-		"7:12: err declared but not used",
+		"7:9: n declared and not used",
+		"7:12: err declared and not used",
 	}
 	outStr := string(out)
 	for _, want := range wantErrs {
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue22794.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue22794.go
index e13e470a01..636af26e84 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue22794.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue22794.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func main() {
 	i1 := it{Floats: true}
 	if i1.floats { // ERROR "(type it .* field or method floats, but does have Floats)|undefined field or method"
 	}
-	i2 := &it{floats: false} // ERROR "(but does have Floats)|unknown field|declared but not used"
+	i2 := &it{floats: false} // ERROR "(but does have Floats)|unknown field|declared and not used"
 	_ = &it{InneR: "foo"}    // ERROR "(but does have inner)|unknown field"
 	_ = i2
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue23116.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue23116.go
index b4b36d4ba9..1737fee2c8 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue23116.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue23116.go
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ func f(x interface{}) {
 	switch x.(type) {
 	}
 
-	switch t := x.(type) { // ERROR "declared but not used"
+	switch t := x.(type) { // ERROR "declared and not used"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue23586.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue23586.go
index c2d4c9ffb5..c7c82b6c37 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue23586.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue23586.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // Test that we type-check deferred/go functions even
 // if they are not called (a common error). Specifically,
 // we don't want to see errors such as import or variable
-// declared but not used.
+// declared and not used.
 
 package p
 
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue29870b.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue29870b.go
index 0a83489d96..c7cdd8c8c7 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue29870b.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue29870b.go
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 package main
 
 func _() {
-	x := 7 // ERROR ".*x.* declared but not used"
+	x := 7 // ERROR ".*x.* declared and not used"
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue5957.dir/c.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue5957.dir/c.go
index 821b37e4ca..382e234537 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue5957.dir/c.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue5957.dir/c.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package p
 
 import (
-	"./a" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22test/a\x22 as surprise|imported and not used: surprise"
-	"./b" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22test/b\x22 as surprise2|imported and not used: surprise2"
-	b "./b" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22test/b\x22$|imported and not used: surprise2"
-	foo "math" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22math\x22 as foo|imported and not used: math"
+	"./a" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22test/a\x22 as surprise|imported and not used: surprise|\x22test/a\x22 imported as surprise and not used"
+	"./b" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22test/b\x22 as surprise2|imported and not used: surprise2|\x22test/b\x22 imported as surprise2 and not used"
+	b "./b" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22test/b\x22$|imported and not used: surprise2|\x22test/b\x22 imported and not used"
+	foo "math" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22math\x22 as foo|imported and not used: math|\x22math\x22 imported as foo and not used"
 	"fmt" // actually used
-	"strings" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22strings\x22|imported and not used: strings"
+	"strings" // ERROR "imported and not used: \x22strings\x22|imported and not used: strings|\x22strings\x22 imported and not used"
 )
 
 var _ = fmt.Printf
diff --git a/test/import1.go b/test/import1.go
index 294ef3a46b..8a4534bbfe 100644
--- a/test/import1.go
+++ b/test/import1.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 package main
 
 import "bufio"	// ERROR "previous|not used"
-import bufio "os"	// ERROR "redeclared|redefinition|incompatible" "imported and not used"
+import bufio "os"	// ERROR "redeclared|redefinition|incompatible" "imported and not used|imported as bufio and not used"
 
 import (
 	"fmt"	// ERROR "previous|not used"
-	fmt "math"	// ERROR "redeclared|redefinition|incompatible" "imported and not used: \x22math\x22 as fmt"
-	. "math"	// GC_ERROR "imported and not used: \x22math\x22$"
+	fmt "math"	// ERROR "redeclared|redefinition|incompatible" "imported and not used: \x22math\x22 as fmt|imported as fmt and not used"
+	. "math"	// GC_ERROR "imported and not used: \x22math\x22$|imported and not used"
 )
diff --git a/test/import4.dir/import4.go b/test/import4.dir/import4.go
index b9f973f172..dafc5e4b00 100644
--- a/test/import4.dir/import4.go
+++ b/test/import4.dir/import4.go
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 package main
 
 // standard
-import "fmt"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*fmt"
+import "fmt"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*fmt|\x22fmt\x22 imported and not used"
 
 // renamed
-import X "math"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*math"
+import X "math"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*math|\x22math\x22 imported as X and not used"
 
 // import dot
-import . "bufio"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*bufio"
+import . "bufio"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*bufio|imported and not used"
 
 // again, package without anything in it
-import "./empty"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*empty"
-import Z "./empty"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*empty"
-import . "./empty"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*empty"
+import "./empty"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*empty|imported and not used"
+import Z "./empty"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*empty|imported as Z and not used"
+import . "./empty"	// ERROR "imported and not used.*empty|imported and not used"
 
diff --git a/test/typeswitch2b.go b/test/typeswitch2b.go
index 6da0d5fa6e..135ae86cff 100644
--- a/test/typeswitch2b.go
+++ b/test/typeswitch2b.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ package main
 
 func notused(x interface{}) {
 	// The first t is in a different scope than the 2nd t; it cannot
-	// be accessed (=> declared but not used error); but it is legal
+	// be accessed (=> declared and not used error); but it is legal
 	// to declare it.
-	switch t := 0; t := x.(type) { // ERROR "declared but not used"
+	switch t := 0; t := x.(type) { // ERROR "declared and not used"
 	case int:
 		_ = t // this is using the t of "t := x.(type)"
 	}