diff --git a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations/Matcher.hs b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations/Matcher.hs
index e39e030..2926d09 100644
--- a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations/Matcher.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations/Matcher.hs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ xs `matchList` ys
     err :: ShowS
     err =
         showString "Actual list is not a permutation of expected list!\n"
-      . msgAndList "  expected list contains:   " ys
-      . msgAndList "  actual list contains:     " xs
-      . optMsgList "  the missing elements are: " missing
-      . optMsgList "  the extra elements are:   " extra
+      . msgAndList "  expected elements: " ys
+      . msgAndList "  actual elements:   " xs
+      . optMsgList "  missing elements:  " missing
+      . optMsgList "  extra elements:    " extra
 
 showList :: Show a => [a] -> ShowS
 showList xs = showChar '[' . foldr (.) (showChar ']') (intersperse (showString ", ") $ map shows xs)
diff --git a/test/Test/Hspec/Expectations/MatcherSpec.hs b/test/Test/Hspec/Expectations/MatcherSpec.hs
index 5b4d49a..9be6bbd 100644
--- a/test/Test/Hspec/Expectations/MatcherSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Test/Hspec/Expectations/MatcherSpec.hs
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ spec = do
       it "shows extra elements" $ do
         [1, 2, 2, 3] `matchList` [1, 2, 3 :: Int] `shouldBe` (Just . unlines) [
             "Actual list is not a permutation of expected list!"
-          , "  expected list contains:   [1, 2, 3]"
-          , "  actual list contains:     [1, 2, 2, 3]"
-          , "  the extra elements are:   [2]"
+          , "  expected elements: [1, 2, 3]"
+          , "  actual elements:   [1, 2, 2, 3]"
+          , "  extra elements:    [2]"
           ]
 
       it "shows missing elements" $ do
         [1, 2, 3] `matchList` [1, 2, 2, 3 :: Int] `shouldBe` (Just . unlines) [
             "Actual list is not a permutation of expected list!"
-          , "  expected list contains:   [1, 2, 2, 3]"
-          , "  actual list contains:     [1, 2, 3]"
-          , "  the missing elements are: [2]"
+          , "  expected elements: [1, 2, 2, 3]"
+          , "  actual elements:   [1, 2, 3]"
+          , "  missing elements:  [2]"
           ]