diff --git a/src/core/chuck_lang.cpp b/src/core/chuck_lang.cpp
index 3e1589078..c3fcc03c9 100644
--- a/src/core/chuck_lang.cpp
+++ b/src/core/chuck_lang.cpp
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ t_CKBOOL init_class_string( Chuck_Env * env, Chuck_Type * type )
 
     // add contructor
     func = make_new_ctor( string_ctor_str );
-    func->add_arg( "string", "text" );
+    func->add_arg( "string", "str" );
     func->doc = "construct a string as a copy of another string.";
     if( !type_engine_import_ctor( env, func ) ) goto error;
 
diff --git a/src/core/chuck_scan.cpp b/src/core/chuck_scan.cpp
index 9101e0c58..a3f15451c 100644
--- a/src/core/chuck_scan.cpp
+++ b/src/core/chuck_scan.cpp
@@ -2417,12 +2417,12 @@ t_CKBOOL type_engine_scan2_exp_decl_create( Chuck_Env * env, a_Exp_Decl decl )
         if( !isaStr )
         {
             EM_error2( decl->where,
-                      "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'complex', 'vec3', etc.)" );
+                      "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)" );
         }
         else
         {
             EM_error2( decl->where,
-                      "...(NOTE 'string' is a special kind of Object whose operation includes elements of Object types and primitive types; e.g., instantiation and function argument-passing are similar to any other Object; however assignment '@=>' and '=>' are carried out by-value, like other primitives such as 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)" );
+                      "...(NOTE 'string' is a special Object whose operational semantics resemble both Object types and primitive types; e.g., instantiation and function argument-passing are like any other Object; however assignment '@=>' and '=>' are carried out by-value, as with primitive types such as 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)" );
         }
         return FALSE;
     }
@@ -2773,7 +2773,7 @@ t_CKBOOL type_engine_scan2_class_def( Chuck_Env * env, a_Class_Def class_def )
                 EM_error2( class_def->ext->extend_id->where,
                     "cannot extend primitive type '%s'",
                     t_parent->c_name() );
-                EM_error2( 0, "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'complex', 'vec3', etc.)" );
+                EM_error2( 0, "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)" );
                 return FALSE;
             }
         }
@@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@ t_CKBOOL type_engine_scan2_func_def( Chuck_Env * env, a_Func_Def f )
             "cannot declare references (@) of primitive type '%s'...",
             f->ret_type->c_name() );
         EM_error2( f->type_decl->where,
-            "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'complex', 'vec3')" );
+            "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)" );
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -3020,7 +3020,7 @@ t_CKBOOL type_engine_scan2_func_def( Chuck_Env * env, a_Func_Def f )
                 "cannot declare references (@) of primitive type '%s'...",
                 arg_list->type->c_name() );
             EM_error2( arg_list->type_decl->where,
-                "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'complex', 'vec3')" );
+                "...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)" );
             goto error;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/chuck_type.cpp b/src/core/chuck_type.cpp
index b0ef9103b..581a5fb62 100644
--- a/src/core/chuck_type.cpp
+++ b/src/core/chuck_type.cpp
@@ -3176,7 +3176,7 @@ t_CKTYPE type_engine_check_exp_unary( Chuck_Env * env, a_Exp_Unary unary )
                 EM_error2( unary->type->where,
                     "cannot use 'new' on primitive type '%s'...",
                     t->c_name() );
-                EM_error2( 0, "(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'complex', 'vec3', etc.)" );
+                EM_error2( 0, "(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)" );
                 return NULL;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/test/06-Errors/error-extend.txt b/src/test/06-Errors/error-extend.txt
index 9a04d1ae0..960c43be1 100644
--- a/src/test/06-Errors/error-extend.txt
+++ b/src/test/06-Errors/error-extend.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 error-extend.ck:1:17: error: cannot extend primitive type 'int'
 [1] class I extends int
                     ^
-error-extend.ck: ...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', etc.)
+error-extend.ck: ...(primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)
diff --git a/src/test/06-Errors/error-new-prim.txt b/src/test/06-Errors/error-new-prim.txt
index e39d7c53b..c59483d38 100644
--- a/src/test/06-Errors/error-new-prim.txt
+++ b/src/test/06-Errors/error-new-prim.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 error-new-prim.ck:1:5: error: cannot use 'new' on primitive type 'int'...
 [1] new int;
         ^
-error-new-prim.ck: (primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', etc.)
+error-new-prim.ck: (primitive types: 'int', 'float', 'time', 'dur', 'vec3', etc.)