diff --git a/src/artifact.c b/src/artifact.c
index a0b9c2c18..77eced018 100644
--- a/src/artifact.c
+++ b/src/artifact.c
@@ -1908,8 +1908,8 @@ int orc_count; /* new count (warn_obj_cnt is old count); -1 is a flag value */
                   glow_verb(Blind ? 0 : g.warn_obj_cnt, TRUE));
         } else if (newstr > 0 && newstr != oldstr) {
             /* goto_level() -> docrt() -> see_monsters() -> Sting_effects();
-               if "you materialize on another level" is pending, give it
-               now so that start-glowing message comes after it */
+               if "you materialize on a different level" is pending, give
+               it now so that start-glowing message comes after it */
             maybe_lvltport_feedback(); /* usually called by goto_level() */
 
             /* 'start' message */
diff --git a/src/do.c b/src/do.c
index 8877fda6f..8efa6febf 100644
--- a/src/do.c
+++ b/src/do.c
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ boolean at_stairs, falling, portal;
        [it might have already been delivered via docrt() -> see_monsters()
        -> Sting_effects() -> maybe_lvltport_feedback(), in which case
        'dfr_post_msg' has already been reset to Null];
-       if 'dfr_post_msg' is "you materialize on another level" then
+       if 'dfr_post_msg' is "you materialize on a different level" then
        maybe_lvltport_feedback() will deliver it now and then free it */
     if (g.dfr_post_msg)
         maybe_lvltport_feedback(); /* potentially called by Sting_effects() */