diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-parse.R b/tests/testthat/test-parse.R
index 8deca1cd..063ee88f 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-parse.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-parse.R
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ test_that("RHS array for non-dimensioned variable", {
       update(x) <- a[1]
       update(a) <- 1
     }),
-    "Missing 'dim\\(\\)' for expression used as an array")
+    "Missing 'dim()' for expression used as an array", fixed = TRUE)
 })
 
 test_that("Invalid argument to func that expects an array", {
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ test_that("Non-array passed to func that expects an array", {
       initial(y) <- 0
       update(y) <- 1
     }),
-    "Missing 'dim\\(\\)' for expression used as an array"
+    "Missing 'dim()' for expression used as an array", fixed = TRUE
   )
 })
 
diff --git a/vignettes/errors.Rmd b/vignettes/errors.Rmd
index 50936b21..0c8cd54e 100644
--- a/vignettes/errors.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/errors.Rmd
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ b <- a + 1
 browser("update")
 ```
 
-Because the `browser` call is always put a the end of the phase, repeating `browser()` as above does not achieve anything.
+Because the `browser` call is always put at the end of the phase, repeating `browser()` as above does not achieve anything.
 
 # `E3001`