diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c66cb1069e36cd5831a6962f84abefb090191283..93b094bd843e8d0b9f653132fb165ebba2579330 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ CVS code -
 	  save the original file, if possible, since that's better than
 	  saving nothing. (DLR, problem found by Bill Marcum, solution
 	  suggested by Jordi)
-	- Clarify the error message when writing a temporary file for
-	  prepending fails. (DLR)
+	- Clarify the error messages when creating a temporary file or
+	  writing one for prepending fails. (DLR)
 	- Simplify the routine for closing the file just before we
 	  indicate success on the statusbar. (DLR)
 - global.c:
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ CVS code -
 	  (DLR)
 	- Change all rcfile error messages to refer to commands instead
 	  of directives, for consistency with nanorc.5. (DLR)
+- text.c:
+  do_spell()
+	- Clarify the error message when creating a temporary file
+	  fails. (DLR)
 - winio.c:
   parse_kbinput()
 	- If we get NANO_CONTROL_8, properly handle it in all cases.
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 4240cb1e20f3110bee6c72c6edc2b14585ea117d..ff58840d3044ede7a4ca71857441404b0ffcd52c 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ int write_file(const char *name, FILE *f_open, bool tmp, append_type
 	tempname = safe_tempfile(&f);
 
 	if (tempname == NULL) {
-	    statusbar(_("Could not create temp file: %s"),
+	    statusbar(_("Error writing temp file: %s"),
 		strerror(errno));
 	    goto cleanup_and_exit;
 	}
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index bd5ca26a3b1ab7a534574557a982f600aaf7a8f9..dedde3a1609ab3e2ac8ed127ce3f9f7c38832e24 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ void do_spell(void)
     const char *spell_msg;
 
     if (temp == NULL) {
-	statusbar(_("Could not create temp file: %s"), strerror(errno));
+	statusbar(_("Error writing temp file: %s"), strerror(errno));
 	return;
     }