diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1232f5268..8c00c9f90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fn main(){
 
 Produce this warning:
 ```
-src/main.rs:8:5: 11:6 warning: You seem to be trying to use match for destructuring a single type. Did you mean to use `if let`?, #[warn(single_match)] on by default
+src/main.rs:8:5: 11:6 warning: you seem to be trying to use match for destructuring a single type. Consider using `if let`, #[warn(single_match)] on by default
 src/main.rs:8     match x {
 src/main.rs:9         Some(y) => println!("{:?}", y),
 src/main.rs:10         _ => ()
diff --git a/src/matches.rs b/src/matches.rs
index 3d04c9210..fdc3ca5e9 100644
--- a/src/matches.rs
+++ b/src/matches.rs
@@ -37,13 +37,12 @@ impl LintPass for MatchPass {
             {
                 if in_external_macro(cx, expr.span) {return;}
                 span_help_and_lint(cx, SINGLE_MATCH, expr.span,
-                      "you seem to be trying to use match for \
-                      destructuring a single pattern. Did you mean to \
-                      use `if let`?",
-                      &format!("try\nif let {} = {} {}",
-                               snippet(cx, arms[0].pats[0].span, ".."),
-                               snippet(cx, ex.span, ".."),
-                               expr_block(cx, &arms[0].body, "..")));
+                                   "you seem to be trying to use match for destructuring a \
+                                    single pattern. Consider using `if let`",
+                                   &format!("try\nif let {} = {} {}",
+                                            snippet(cx, arms[0].pats[0].span, ".."),
+                                            snippet(cx, ex.span, ".."),
+                                            expr_block(cx, &arms[0].body, "..")));
             }
 
             // check preconditions for MATCH_REF_PATS
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 3c4d1441f..4a3c18346 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl LintPass for TypePass {
                 if match_type(cx, inner, &VEC_PATH) {
                     span_help_and_lint(
                         cx, BOX_VEC, ast_ty.span,
-                        "you seem to be trying to use `Box<Vec<T>>`. Did you mean to use `Vec<T>`?",
+                        "you seem to be trying to use `Box<Vec<T>>`. Consider using just `Vec<T>`",
                         "`Vec<T>` is already on the heap, `Box<Vec<T>>` makes an extra allocation.");
                 }
             }