diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 40df12d1f..2f8283fd5 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
             auto vFlake = state.allocValue();
             flake::callFlake(state, *lockedFlake, *vFlake);
 
-            state.forceAttrs(*vFlake, noPos, "While evaluating a cached flake");
+            state.forceAttrs(*vFlake, noPos, "while parsing cached flake data");
 
             auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
             assert(aOutputs);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
index ea356b48d..7b7bc01f0 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Pos findPackageFilename(EvalState & state, Value & v, std::string what)
 
     // FIXME: is it possible to extract the Pos object instead of doing this
     //        toString + parsing?
-    auto pos = state.forceString(*v2, noPos, "While evaluating the meta.position attribute of a derivation");
+    auto pos = state.forceString(*v2, noPos, "while evaluating the 'meta.position' attribute of a derivation");
 
     auto colon = pos.rfind(':');
     if (colon == std::string::npos)
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
index aa2bb7435..fd6dd0e40 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ Value & AttrCursor::getValue()
     if (!_value) {
         if (parent) {
             auto & vParent = parent->first->getValue();
-            root->state.forceAttrs(vParent, noPos, "While evaluating the parent attr set");
+            root->state.forceAttrs(vParent, noPos, "while searching for an attribute");
             auto attr = vParent.attrs->get(parent->second);
             if (!attr)
                 throw Error("attribute '%s' is unexpectedly missing", getAttrPathStr());
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index ad879a85d..1feb0bf6f 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static Symbol getName(const AttrName & name, EvalState & state, Env & env)
     } else {
         Value nameValue;
         name.expr->eval(state, env, nameValue);
-        state.forceStringNoCtx(nameValue, noPos, "While evaluating an attribute name");
+        state.forceStringNoCtx(nameValue, noPos, "while evaluating an attribute name");
         return state.symbols.create(nameValue.string.s);
     }
 }
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void EvalState::requireExperimentalFeatureOnEvaluation(
     if (!settings.isExperimentalFeatureEnabled(feature)) {
         throw EvalError({
             .msg = hintfmt(
-                "Cannot call '%2%' because experimental Nix feature '%1%' is disabled. You can enable it via '--extra-experimental-features %1%'.",
+                "cannot call '%2%' because experimental Nix feature '%1%' is disabled. You can enable it via '--extra-experimental-features %1%'.",
                 feature,
                 fName
             ),
@@ -714,10 +714,12 @@ LocalNoInlineNoReturn(void throwTypeErrorWithTrace(
             const Pos & p2,
             const std::string_view & s3))
 {
-    throw TypeError(ErrorInfo {
+    auto e = TypeError(ErrorInfo {
         .msg = hintfmt(s, s2, sym),
         .errPos = pos,
-    }).addTrace(p2, s3);
+    });
+    e.addTrace(p2, s3);
+    throw e;
 }
 
 LocalNoInlineNoReturn(void throwTypeErrorWithTrace(
@@ -729,32 +731,40 @@ LocalNoInlineNoReturn(void throwTypeErrorWithTrace(
             const Pos & p2,
             const std::string_view & s3))
 {
-    throw TypeError(ErrorInfo {
+    auto e = TypeError(ErrorInfo {
         .msg = hintfmt(s, s2, sym),
         .errPos = pos,
         .suggestions = suggestions
-    }).addTrace(p2, s3);
+    });
+    e.addTrace(p2, s3);
+    throw e;
 }
 
 LocalNoInlineNoReturn(void throwTypeErrorWithTrace(const char * s, const std::string & s2, const Pos & p2, const std::string_view s3))
 {
-    throw TypeError(ErrorInfo {
+    auto e = TypeError(ErrorInfo {
         .msg = hintfmt(s, s2),
-    }).addTrace(p2, s3);
+    });
+    e.addTrace(p2, s3);
+    throw e;
 }
 
 LocalNoInlineNoReturn(void throwEvalErrorWithTrace(const char * s, const std::string & s2, const Pos & p2, const std::string_view s3))
 {
-    throw EvalError(ErrorInfo {
+    auto e = EvalError(ErrorInfo {
         .msg = hintfmt(s, s2),
-    }).addTrace(p2, s3);
+    })
+    e.addTrace(p2, s3);
+    throw e;
 }
 
 LocalNoInlineNoReturn(void throwEvalErrorWithTrace(const char * s, const std::string_view & s2, const std::string_view & s3, const Pos & p2, const std::string_view s4))
 {
-    throw EvalError(ErrorInfo {
+    auto e = EvalError(ErrorInfo {
         .msg = hintfmt(s, s2, s3),
-    }).addTrace(p2, s4);
+    });
+    e.addTrace(p2, s4);
+    throw e;
 }
 
 LocalNoInlineNoReturn(void throwEvalError(const Pos & pos, const Suggestions & suggestions, const char * s, const std::string & s2))
@@ -1047,7 +1057,7 @@ void EvalState::eval(Expr * e, Value & v)
 }
 
 
-inline bool EvalState::evalBool(Env & env, Expr * e, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+inline bool EvalState::evalBool(Env & env, Expr * e, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         Value v;
@@ -1062,7 +1072,7 @@ inline bool EvalState::evalBool(Env & env, Expr * e, const Pos & pos, const std:
 }
 
 
-inline void EvalState::evalAttrs(Env & env, Expr * e, Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+inline void EvalState::evalAttrs(Env & env, Expr * e, Value & v, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         e->eval(*this, env, v);
@@ -1144,7 +1154,7 @@ void ExprAttrs::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
            Hence we need __overrides.) */
         if (hasOverrides) {
             Value * vOverrides = (*v.attrs)[overrides->second.displ].value;
-            state.forceAttrs(*vOverrides, [&]() { return vOverrides->determinePos(noPos); }, "While evaluating the `__overrides` attribute");
+            state.forceAttrs(*vOverrides, [&]() { return vOverrides->determinePos(noPos); }, "while evaluating the `__overrides` attribute");
             Bindings * newBnds = state.allocBindings(v.attrs->capacity() + vOverrides->attrs->size());
             for (auto & i : *v.attrs)
                 newBnds->push_back(i);
@@ -1172,7 +1182,7 @@ void ExprAttrs::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
         state.forceValue(nameVal, i.pos);
         if (nameVal.type() == nNull)
             continue;
-        state.forceStringNoCtx(nameVal, i.pos, "While evaluating the name of a dynamic attribute");
+        state.forceStringNoCtx(nameVal, i.pos, "while evaluating the name of a dynamic attribute");
         Symbol nameSym = state.symbols.create(nameVal.string.s);
         Bindings::iterator j = v.attrs->find(nameSym);
         if (j != v.attrs->end())
@@ -1262,7 +1272,7 @@ void ExprSelect::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
                     return;
                 }
             } else {
-                state.forceAttrs(*vAttrs, pos, "While selecting an attribute");
+                state.forceAttrs(*vAttrs, pos, "while selecting an attribute");
                 if ((j = vAttrs->attrs->find(name)) == vAttrs->attrs->end()) {
                     std::set<std::string> allAttrNames;
                     for (auto & attr : *vAttrs->attrs)
@@ -1365,7 +1375,7 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
 
             else {
                 try {
-                    forceAttrs(*args[0], lambda.pos, "While evaluating the value passed for this lambda parameter");
+                    forceAttrs(*args[0], lambda.pos, "while evaluating the value passed for the lambda argument");
                 } catch (Error & e) {
                     e.addTrace(pos, "from call site");
                     throw;
@@ -1383,7 +1393,7 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
                     if (!j) {
                         if (!i.def) {
                             throwTypeErrorWithTrace(lambda.pos,
-                                    "Function '%1%' called without required argument '%2%'", prettyLambdaName(lambda), i.name,
+                                    "function '%1%' called without required argument '%2%'", prettyLambdaName(lambda), i.name,
                                     pos, "from call site");
                         }
                         env2.values[displ++] = i.def->maybeThunk(*this, env2);
@@ -1405,7 +1415,7 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
                                 formalNames.insert(formal.name);
                             throwTypeErrorWithTrace(lambda.pos,
                                     Suggestions::bestMatches(formalNames, i.name),
-                                    "Function '%1%' called with unexpected argument '%2%'", prettyLambdaName(lambda), i.name,
+                                    "function '%1%' called with unexpected argument '%2%'", prettyLambdaName(lambda), i.name,
                                     pos, "from call site");
                         }
                     abort(); // can't happen
@@ -1420,7 +1430,7 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
                 lambda.body->eval(*this, env2, vCur);
             } catch (Error & e) {
                 if (loggerSettings.showTrace.get()) {
-                    addErrorTrace(e, lambda.pos, "While evaluating the '%s' function", prettyLambdaName(lambda));
+                    addErrorTrace(e, lambda.pos, "while evaluating the '%s' function", prettyLambdaName(lambda));
                     if (pos) e.addTrace(pos, "from call site");
                 }
                 throw;
@@ -1448,7 +1458,7 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
                 try {
                     vCur.primOp->fun(*this, pos, args, vCur);
                 } catch (Error & e) {
-                    addErrorTrace(e, pos, "While calling the '%1%' builtin", name);
+                    addErrorTrace(e, pos, "while calling the '%1%' builtin", name);
                     throw;
                 }
 
@@ -1492,7 +1502,7 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
                 try {
                     primOp->primOp->fun(*this, noPos, vArgs, vCur);
                 } catch (Error & e) {
-                    addErrorTrace(e, pos, "While calling the '%1%' builtin", name);
+                    addErrorTrace(e, pos, "while calling the '%1%' builtin", name);
                     throw;
                 }
 
@@ -1510,7 +1520,7 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
             try {
                 callFunction(*functor->value, 2, args2, vCur, *functor->pos);
             } catch (Error & e) {
-                e.addTrace(pos, "While calling a functor (an attribute set with a 'functor' attribute)");
+                e.addTrace(pos, "while calling a functor (an attribute set with a '__functor' attribute)");
                 throw;
             }
             nrArgs--;
@@ -1612,13 +1622,13 @@ void ExprWith::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 void ExprIf::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
     // We cheat in the parser, an pass the position of the condition as the position of the if itself.
-    (state.evalBool(env, cond, pos, "While evaluating a branch condition") ? then : else_)->eval(state, env, v);
+    (state.evalBool(env, cond, pos, "while evaluating a branch condition") ? then : else_)->eval(state, env, v);
 }
 
 
 void ExprAssert::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
-    if (!state.evalBool(env, cond, pos, "In the condition of the assert statement")) {
+    if (!state.evalBool(env, cond, pos, "in the condition of the assert statement")) {
         std::ostringstream out;
         cond->show(out);
         throwAssertionError(pos, "assertion '%1%' failed", out.str());
@@ -1629,7 +1639,7 @@ void ExprAssert::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 
 void ExprOpNot::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkBool(!state.evalBool(env, e, noPos, "In the argument of the not operator")); // XXX: FIXME: !
+    v.mkBool(!state.evalBool(env, e, noPos, "in the argument of the not operator")); // XXX: FIXME: !
 }
 
 
@@ -1637,7 +1647,7 @@ void ExprOpEq::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
     Value v1; e1->eval(state, env, v1);
     Value v2; e2->eval(state, env, v2);
-    v.mkBool(state.eqValues(v1, v2, pos, "While testing two values for equality"));
+    v.mkBool(state.eqValues(v1, v2, pos, "while testing two values for equality"));
 }
 
 
@@ -1645,33 +1655,33 @@ void ExprOpNEq::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
     Value v1; e1->eval(state, env, v1);
     Value v2; e2->eval(state, env, v2);
-    v.mkBool(!state.eqValues(v1, v2, pos, "While testing two values for inequality"));
+    v.mkBool(!state.eqValues(v1, v2, pos, "while testing two values for inequality"));
 }
 
 
 void ExprOpAnd::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkBool(state.evalBool(env, e1, pos, "In the left operand of the AND (&&) operator") && state.evalBool(env, e2, pos, "In the right operand of the AND (&&) operator"));
+    v.mkBool(state.evalBool(env, e1, pos, "in the left operand of the AND (&&) operator") && state.evalBool(env, e2, pos, "in the right operand of the AND (&&) operator"));
 }
 
 
 void ExprOpOr::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkBool(state.evalBool(env, e1, pos, "In the left operand of the OR (||) operator") || state.evalBool(env, e2, pos, "In the right operand of the OR (||) operator"));
+    v.mkBool(state.evalBool(env, e1, pos, "in the left operand of the OR (||) operator") || state.evalBool(env, e2, pos, "in the right operand of the OR (||) operator"));
 }
 
 
 void ExprOpImpl::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkBool(!state.evalBool(env, e1, pos, "In the left operand of the IMPL (->) operator") || state.evalBool(env, e2, pos, "In the right operand of the IMPL (->) operator"));
+    v.mkBool(!state.evalBool(env, e1, pos, "in the left operand of the IMPL (->) operator") || state.evalBool(env, e2, pos, "in the right operand of the IMPL (->) operator"));
 }
 
 
 void ExprOpUpdate::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
     Value v1, v2;
-    state.evalAttrs(env, e1, v1, pos, "In the left operand of the update (//) operator");
-    state.evalAttrs(env, e2, v2, pos, "In the right operand of the update (//) operator");
+    state.evalAttrs(env, e1, v1, pos, "in the left operand of the update (//) operator");
+    state.evalAttrs(env, e2, v2, pos, "in the right operand of the update (//) operator");
 
     state.nrOpUpdates++;
 
@@ -1710,11 +1720,11 @@ void ExprOpConcatLists::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
     Value v1; e1->eval(state, env, v1);
     Value v2; e2->eval(state, env, v2);
     Value * lists[2] = { &v1, &v2 };
-    state.concatLists(v, 2, lists, pos, "While evaluating one of the elements to concatenate");
+    state.concatLists(v, 2, lists, pos, "while evaluating one of the elements to concatenate");
 }
 
 
-void EvalState::concatLists(Value & v, size_t nrLists, Value * * lists, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+void EvalState::concatLists(Value & v, size_t nrLists, Value * * lists, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     nrListConcats++;
 
@@ -1811,7 +1821,7 @@ void ExprConcatStrings::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
             /* skip canonization of first path, which would only be not
             canonized in the first place if it's coming from a ./${foo} type
             path */
-            auto part = state.coerceToString(i_pos, vTmp, context, false, firstType == nString, !first, "While evaluating a path segment");
+            auto part = state.coerceToString(i_pos, vTmp, context, false, firstType == nString, !first, "while evaluating a path segment");
             sSize += part->size();
             s.emplace_back(std::move(part));
         }
@@ -1869,7 +1879,7 @@ void EvalState::forceValueDeep(Value & v)
 }
 
 
-NixInt EvalState::forceInt(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+NixInt EvalState::forceInt(Value & v, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         forceValue(v, pos);
@@ -1883,7 +1893,7 @@ NixInt EvalState::forceInt(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view &
 }
 
 
-NixFloat EvalState::forceFloat(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+NixFloat EvalState::forceFloat(Value & v, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         forceValue(v, pos);
@@ -1899,7 +1909,7 @@ NixFloat EvalState::forceFloat(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_vie
 }
 
 
-bool EvalState::forceBool(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+bool EvalState::forceBool(Value & v, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         forceValue(v, pos);
@@ -1919,7 +1929,7 @@ bool EvalState::isFunctor(Value & fun)
 }
 
 
-void EvalState::forceFunction(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+void EvalState::forceFunction(Value & v, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         forceValue(v, pos);
@@ -1932,7 +1942,7 @@ void EvalState::forceFunction(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view
 }
 
 
-std::string_view EvalState::forceString(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+std::string_view EvalState::forceString(Value & v, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         forceValue(v, pos);
@@ -1977,7 +1987,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<Path, std::string>> Value::getContext()
 }
 
 
-std::string_view EvalState::forceString(Value & v, PathSet & context, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+std::string_view EvalState::forceString(Value & v, PathSet & context, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     auto s = forceString(v, pos, errorCtx);
     copyContext(v, context);
@@ -1985,7 +1995,7 @@ std::string_view EvalState::forceString(Value & v, PathSet & context, const Pos
 }
 
 
-std::string_view EvalState::forceStringNoCtx(Value & v, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+std::string_view EvalState::forceStringNoCtx(Value & v, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     try {
         auto s = forceString(v, pos, errorCtx);
@@ -2022,14 +2032,14 @@ std::optional<std::string> EvalState::tryAttrsToString(const Pos & pos, Value &
         Value v1;
         callFunction(*i->value, v, v1, pos);
         return coerceToString(pos, v1, context, coerceMore, copyToStore,
-                "While evaluating the result of the `toString` attribute").toOwned();
+                "while evaluating the result of the `toString` attribute").toOwned();
     }
 
     return {};
 }
 
 BackedStringView EvalState::coerceToString(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context,
-    bool coerceMore, bool copyToStore, bool canonicalizePath, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+    bool coerceMore, bool copyToStore, bool canonicalizePath, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     forceValue(v, pos);
 
@@ -2075,7 +2085,7 @@ BackedStringView EvalState::coerceToString(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet &
             for (auto [n, v2] : enumerate(v.listItems())) {
                 try {
                     result += *coerceToString(noPos, *v2, context, coerceMore, copyToStore, canonicalizePath,
-                            "While evaluating one element of the list");
+                            "while evaluating one element of the list");
                 } catch (Error & e) {
                     e.addTrace(pos, errorCtx);
                     throw;
@@ -2117,7 +2127,7 @@ std::string EvalState::copyPathToStore(PathSet & context, const Path & path)
 }
 
 
-Path EvalState::coerceToPath(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+Path EvalState::coerceToPath(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     auto path = coerceToString(pos, v, context, false, false, true, errorCtx).toOwned();
     if (path == "" || path[0] != '/')
@@ -2126,7 +2136,7 @@ Path EvalState::coerceToPath(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context, cons
 }
 
 
-StorePath EvalState::coerceToStorePath(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+StorePath EvalState::coerceToStorePath(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     auto path = coerceToString(pos, v, context, false, false, true, errorCtx).toOwned();
     if (auto storePath = store->maybeParseStorePath(path))
@@ -2135,7 +2145,7 @@ StorePath EvalState::coerceToStorePath(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & con
 }
 
 
-bool EvalState::eqValues(Value & v1, Value & v2, const Pos & pos, const std::string_view & errorCtx)
+bool EvalState::eqValues(Value & v1, Value & v2, const Pos & pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
     forceValue(v1, noPos);
     forceValue(v2, noPos);
@@ -2331,7 +2341,7 @@ void EvalState::printStats()
 }
 
 
-std::string ExternalValueBase::coerceToString(const Pos & pos, PathSet & context, bool copyMore, bool copyToStore, const std::string_view & errorCtx) const
+std::string ExternalValueBase::coerceToString(const Pos & pos, PathSet & context, bool copyMore, bool copyToStore, std::string_view errorCtx) const
 {
     throwTypeErrorWithTrace("cannot coerce %1% to a string", showType(), pos, errorCtx);
 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
index fe2daaf21..8427cf213 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static void prim_getFlake(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Va
 {
     state.requireExperimentalFeatureOnEvaluation(Xp::Flakes, "builtins.getFlake", pos);
 
-    std::string flakeRefS(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.getFlake"));
+    std::string flakeRefS(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.getFlake"));
     auto flakeRef = parseFlakeRef(flakeRefS, {}, true);
     if (evalSettings.pureEval && !flakeRef.input.isLocked())
         throw Error("cannot call 'getFlake' on unlocked flake reference '%s', at %s (use --impure to override)", flakeRefS, pos);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
index 5ab920dcc..932ab7f1d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ std::string DrvInfo::queryName() const
     if (name == "" && attrs) {
         auto i = attrs->find(state->sName);
         if (i == attrs->end()) throw TypeError("derivation name missing");
-        name = state->forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, noPos, "While evaluating the name of a DrvInfo");
+        name = state->forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, noPos, "while evaluating the 'name' attribute of a derivation");
     }
     return name;
 }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ std::string DrvInfo::querySystem() const
 {
     if (system == "" && attrs) {
         auto i = attrs->find(state->sSystem);
-        system = i == attrs->end() ? "unknown" : state->forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, *i->pos, "While evaluating the system of a DrvInfo");
+        system = i == attrs->end() ? "unknown" : state->forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, *i->pos, "while evaluating the 'system' attribute of a derivation");
     }
     return system;
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ std::optional<StorePath> DrvInfo::queryDrvPath() const
         if (i == attrs->end())
             drvPath = {std::nullopt};
         else
-            drvPath = {state->coerceToStorePath(*i->pos, *i->value, context, "Whyle evaluating the drv path of a DrvInfo")};
+            drvPath = {state->coerceToStorePath(*i->pos, *i->value, context, "while evaluating the 'drvPath' attribute of a derivation")};
     }
     return drvPath.value_or(std::nullopt);
 }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ StorePath DrvInfo::queryOutPath() const
         Bindings::iterator i = attrs->find(state->sOutPath);
         PathSet context;
         if (i != attrs->end())
-            outPath = state->coerceToStorePath(*i->pos, *i->value, context, "While evaluating the output path of a DrvInfo");
+            outPath = state->coerceToStorePath(*i->pos, *i->value, context, "while evaluating the output path of a derivation");
     }
     if (!outPath)
         throw UnimplementedError("CA derivations are not yet supported");
@@ -108,23 +108,23 @@ DrvInfo::Outputs DrvInfo::queryOutputs(bool withPaths, bool onlyOutputsToInstall
         /* Get the ‘outputs’ list. */
         Bindings::iterator i;
         if (attrs && (i = attrs->find(state->sOutputs)) != attrs->end()) {
-            state->forceList(*i->value, *i->pos, "While evaluating the outputs of a DrvInfo");
+            state->forceList(*i->value, *i->pos, "while evaluating the 'outputs' attribute of a derivation");
 
             /* For each output... */
             for (auto elem : i->value->listItems()) {
-                std::string output(state->forceStringNoCtx(*elem, *i->pos, "While evaluating the name of one output of a DrvInfo"));
+                std::string output(state->forceStringNoCtx(*elem, *i->pos, "while evaluating the name of an output of a derivation"));
 
                 if (withPaths) {
                     /* Evaluate the corresponding set. */
                     Bindings::iterator out = attrs->find(state->symbols.create(output));
                     if (out == attrs->end()) continue; // FIXME: throw error?
-                    state->forceAttrs(*out->value, *i->pos, "While evaluating the description of a DrvInfo output");
+                    state->forceAttrs(*out->value, *i->pos, "while evaluating an output of a derivation");
 
                     /* And evaluate its ‘outPath’ attribute. */
                     Bindings::iterator outPath = out->value->attrs->find(state->sOutPath);
                     if (outPath == out->value->attrs->end()) continue; // FIXME: throw error?
                     PathSet context;
-                    outputs.emplace(output, state->coerceToStorePath(*outPath->pos, *outPath->value, context, "While evaluating the outPath of an output path of a DrvInfo"));
+                    outputs.emplace(output, state->coerceToStorePath(*outPath->pos, *outPath->value, context, "while evaluating an output path of a derivation"));
                 } else
                     outputs.emplace(output, std::nullopt);
             }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ std::string DrvInfo::queryOutputName() const
 {
     if (outputName == "" && attrs) {
         Bindings::iterator i = attrs->find(state->sOutputName);
-        outputName = i != attrs->end() ? state->forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, noPos, "While evaluating the output name of a DrvInfo") : "";
+        outputName = i != attrs->end() ? state->forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, noPos, "while evaluating the output name of a derivation") : "";
     }
     return outputName;
 }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Bindings * DrvInfo::getMeta()
     if (!attrs) return 0;
     Bindings::iterator a = attrs->find(state->sMeta);
     if (a == attrs->end()) return 0;
-    state->forceAttrs(*a->value, *a->pos, "While evaluating the `meta` attribute of a DrvInfo");
+    state->forceAttrs(*a->value, *a->pos, "while evaluating the 'meta' attribute of a derivation");
     meta = a->value->attrs;
     return meta;
 }
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void getDerivations(EvalState & state, Value & vIn,
                    `recurseForDerivations = true' attribute. */
                 if (i->value->type() == nAttrs) {
                     Bindings::iterator j = i->value->attrs->find(state.sRecurseForDerivations);
-                    if (j != i->value->attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*j->value, *j->pos, "While evaluating the attribute `recurseForDerivations`"))
+                    if (j != i->value->attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*j->value, *j->pos, "while evaluating the attribute `recurseForDerivations`"))
                         getDerivations(state, *i->value, pathPrefix2, autoArgs, drvs, done, ignoreAssertionFailures);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 88b87a433..f99ab8ca8 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -100,15 +100,7 @@ static Path realisePath(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value & v, const Rea
 {
     PathSet context;
 
-    auto path = [&]()
-    {
-        try {
-            return state.coerceToPath(pos, v, context, "While realising the context of a path");
-        } catch (Error & e) {
-            e.addTrace(pos, "while realising the context of a path");
-            throw;
-        }
-    }();
+    auto path = state.coerceToPath(noPos, v, context, "while realising the context of a path");
 
     try {
         StringMap rewrites = state.realiseContext(context);
@@ -195,9 +187,9 @@ static void import(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value & vPath, Value * vS
                 , "/"), **state.vImportedDrvToDerivation);
         }
 
-        state.forceFunction(**state.vImportedDrvToDerivation, pos, "While evaluating imported-drv-to-derivation.nix.gen.hh");
+        state.forceFunction(**state.vImportedDrvToDerivation, pos, "while evaluating imported-drv-to-derivation.nix.gen.hh");
         v.mkApp(*state.vImportedDrvToDerivation, w);
-        state.forceAttrs(v, pos, "While calling imported-drv-to-derivation.nix.gen.hh");
+        state.forceAttrs(v, pos, "while calling imported-drv-to-derivation.nix.gen.hh");
     }
 
     else if (path == corepkgsPrefix + "fetchurl.nix") {
@@ -210,7 +202,7 @@ static void import(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value & vPath, Value * vS
         if (!vScope)
             state.evalFile(path, v);
         else {
-            state.forceAttrs(*vScope, pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.scopedImport");
+            state.forceAttrs(*vScope, pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.scopedImport");
 
             Env * env = &state.allocEnv(vScope->attrs->size());
             env->up = &state.baseEnv;
@@ -314,7 +306,7 @@ void prim_importNative(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value
 {
     auto path = realisePath(state, pos, *args[0]);
 
-    std::string sym(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.importNative"));
+    std::string sym(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.importNative"));
 
     void *handle = dlopen(path.c_str(), RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL);
     if (!handle)
@@ -340,7 +332,7 @@ void prim_importNative(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value
 /* Execute a program and parse its output */
 void prim_exec(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.exec");
+    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.exec");
     auto elems = args[0]->listElems();
     auto count = args[0]->listSize();
     if (count == 0) {
@@ -351,11 +343,11 @@ void prim_exec(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
     }
     PathSet context;
     auto program = state.coerceToString(pos, *elems[0], context, false, false,
-           "While evaluating the first element of the argument passed to builtins.exec").toOwned();
+           "while evaluating the first element of the argument passed to builtins.exec").toOwned();
     Strings commandArgs;
     for (unsigned int i = 1; i < args[0]->listSize(); ++i) {
         commandArgs.push_back(state.coerceToString(pos, *elems[i], context, false, false,
-                    "While evaluating an element of the argument passed to builtins.exec").toOwned());
+                    "while evaluating an element of the argument passed to builtins.exec").toOwned());
     }
     try {
         auto _ = state.realiseContext(context); // FIXME: Handle CA derivations
@@ -372,13 +364,13 @@ void prim_exec(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
     try {
         parsed = state.parseExprFromString(std::move(output), pos.file);
     } catch (Error & e) {
-        e.addTrace(pos, "While parsing the output from '%1%'", program);
+        e.addTrace(pos, "while parsing the output from '%1%'", program);
         throw;
     }
     try {
         state.eval(parsed, v);
     } catch (Error & e) {
-        e.addTrace(pos, "While evaluating the output from '%1%'", program);
+        e.addTrace(pos, "while evaluating the output from '%1%'", program);
         throw;
     }
 }
@@ -589,7 +581,7 @@ struct CompareValues
                         } else if (i == v1->listSize()) {
                             return true;
                         } else if (!state.eqValues(*v1->listElems()[i], *v2->listElems()[i], pos, errorCtx)) {
-                            return (*this)(v1->listElems()[i], v2->listElems()[i], "While comparing two lists");
+                            return (*this)(v1->listElems()[i], v2->listElems()[i], "while comparing two lists");
                         }
                     }
                 default:
@@ -630,12 +622,12 @@ static Bindings::iterator getAttr(
 
 static void prim_genericClosure(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], noPos, "While evaluating the first argument pased to builtins.genericClosure");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], noPos, "while evaluating the first argument pased to builtins.genericClosure");
 
     /* Get the start set. */
     Bindings::iterator startSet = getAttr(state.sStartSet, args[0]->attrs, "in the attrset passed as argument to builtins.genericClosure");
 
-    state.forceList(*startSet->value, noPos, "While evaluating the 'startSet' attribute passed as argument to builtins.genericClosure");
+    state.forceList(*startSet->value, noPos, "while evaluating the 'startSet' attribute passed as argument to builtins.genericClosure");
 
     ValueList workSet;
     for (auto elem : startSet->value->listItems())
@@ -648,7 +640,7 @@ static void prim_genericClosure(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
 
     /* Get the operator. */
     Bindings::iterator op = getAttr(state.sOperator, args[0]->attrs, "in the attrset passed as argument to builtins.genericClosure");
-    state.forceFunction(*op->value, noPos, "While evaluating the 'operator' attribute passed as argument to builtins.genericClosure");
+    state.forceFunction(*op->value, noPos, "while evaluating the 'operator' attribute passed as argument to builtins.genericClosure");
 
     /* Construct the closure by applying the operator to elements of
        `workSet', adding the result to `workSet', continuing until
@@ -656,13 +648,13 @@ static void prim_genericClosure(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
     ValueList res;
     // `doneKeys' doesn't need to be a GC root, because its values are
     // reachable from res.
-    auto cmp = CompareValues(state, noPos, "While comparing the `key` attributes of two genericClosure elements");
+    auto cmp = CompareValues(state, noPos, "while comparing the `key` attributes of two genericClosure elements");
     std::set<Value *, decltype(cmp)> doneKeys(cmp);
     while (!workSet.empty()) {
         Value * e = *(workSet.begin());
         workSet.pop_front();
 
-        state.forceAttrs(*e, noPos, "While evaluating one of the elements generated by (or initially passed to) builtins.genericClosure");
+        state.forceAttrs(*e, noPos, "while evaluating one of the elements generated by (or initially passed to) builtins.genericClosure");
 
         Bindings::iterator key = getAttr(state.sKey, e->attrs, "in one of the attrsets generated by (or initially passed to) builtins.genericClosure");
         state.forceValue(*key->value, noPos);
@@ -673,11 +665,11 @@ static void prim_genericClosure(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
         /* Call the `operator' function with `e' as argument. */
         Value newElements;
         state.callFunction(*op->value, 1, &e, newElements, noPos);
-        state.forceList(newElements, noPos, "While evaluating the return value of the `operator` passed to builtins.genericClosure");
+        state.forceList(newElements, noPos, "while evaluating the return value of the `operator` passed to builtins.genericClosure");
 
         /* Add the values returned by the operator to the work set. */
         for (auto elem : newElements.listItems()) {
-            state.forceValue(*elem, noPos); // "While evaluating one one of the elements returned by the `operator` passed to builtins.genericClosure");
+            state.forceValue(*elem, noPos); // "while evaluating one one of the elements returned by the `operator` passed to builtins.genericClosure");
             workSet.push_back(elem);
         }
     }
@@ -705,7 +697,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_abort({
     {
         PathSet context;
         auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context,
-                "While evaluating the error message passed to builtins.abort").toOwned();
+                "while evaluating the error message passed to builtins.abort").toOwned();
         throw Abort("evaluation aborted with the following error message: '%1%'", s);
     }
 });
@@ -724,7 +716,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_throw({
     {
       PathSet context;
       auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context,
-              "While evaluating the error message passed to builtin.throw").toOwned();
+              "while evaluating the error message passed to builtin.throw").toOwned();
       throw ThrownError(s);
     }
 });
@@ -737,7 +729,7 @@ static void prim_addErrorContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * a
     } catch (Error & e) {
         PathSet context;
         e.addTrace(std::nullopt, state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context,
-                    "While evaluating the error message passed to builtins.addErrorContext").toOwned());
+                    "while evaluating the error message passed to builtins.addErrorContext").toOwned());
         throw;
     }
 }
@@ -751,7 +743,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_addErrorContext(RegisterPrimOp::Info {
 static void prim_ceil(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     auto value = state.forceFloat(*args[0], args[0]->determinePos(pos),
-            "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.ceil");
+            "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.ceil");
     v.mkInt(ceil(value));
 }
 
@@ -770,7 +762,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_ceil({
 
 static void prim_floor(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto value = state.forceFloat(*args[0], args[0]->determinePos(pos), "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.floor");
+    auto value = state.forceFloat(*args[0], args[0]->determinePos(pos), "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.floor");
     v.mkInt(floor(value));
 }
 
@@ -827,7 +819,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_tryEval({
 /* Return an environment variable.  Use with care. */
 static void prim_getEnv(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    std::string name(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.getEnv"));
+    std::string name(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.getEnv"));
     v.mkString(evalSettings.restrictEval || evalSettings.pureEval ? "" : getEnv(name).value_or(""));
 }
 
@@ -925,7 +917,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_trace({
    derivation. */
 static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
 
     /* Figure out the name first (for stack backtraces). */
     Bindings::iterator attr = getAttr(state.sName, args[0]->attrs, "in the attrset passed as argument to builtins.derivationStrict");
@@ -933,7 +925,7 @@ static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
     std::string drvName;
     Pos & posDrvName(*attr->pos);
     try {
-        drvName = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr->value, pos, "While evaluating the `name` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+        drvName = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr->value, pos, "while evaluating the `name` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
     } catch (Error & e) {
         e.addTrace(posDrvName, "while evaluating the derivation attribute 'name'");
         throw;
@@ -943,14 +935,14 @@ static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
     std::ostringstream jsonBuf;
     std::unique_ptr<JSONObject> jsonObject;
     attr = args[0]->attrs->find(state.sStructuredAttrs);
-    if (attr != args[0]->attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*attr->value, pos, "While evaluating the `__structuredAttrs` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict"))
+    if (attr != args[0]->attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*attr->value, pos, "while evaluating the `__structuredAttrs` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict"))
         jsonObject = std::make_unique<JSONObject>(jsonBuf);
 
     /* Check whether null attributes should be ignored. */
     bool ignoreNulls = false;
     attr = args[0]->attrs->find(state.sIgnoreNulls);
     if (attr != args[0]->attrs->end())
-        ignoreNulls = state.forceBool(*attr->value, pos, "While evaluating the `__ignoreNulls` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+        ignoreNulls = state.forceBool(*attr->value, pos, "while evaluating the `__ignoreNulls` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
 
     /* Build the derivation expression by processing the attributes. */
     Derivation drv;
@@ -1017,7 +1009,7 @@ static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
 
             if (i->name == state.sContentAddressed) {
                 contentAddressed = state.forceBool(*i->value, pos,
-                        "While evaluating the `__contentAddressed` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+                        "while evaluating the `__contentAddressed` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
                 if (contentAddressed)
                     settings.requireExperimentalFeature(Xp::CaDerivations);
             }
@@ -1026,10 +1018,10 @@ static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
                command-line arguments to the builder. */
             else if (i->name == state.sArgs) {
                 state.forceList(*i->value, pos,
-                        "While evaluating the `args` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+                        "while evaluating the `args` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
                 for (auto elem : i->value->listItems()) {
                     auto s = state.coerceToString(posDrvName, *elem, context, true,
-                            "While evaluating an element of the `args` argument passed to builtins.derivationStrict").toOwned();
+                            "while evaluating an element of the `args` argument passed to builtins.derivationStrict").toOwned();
                     drv.args.push_back(s);
                 }
             }
@@ -1046,26 +1038,26 @@ static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
                     printValueAsJSON(state, true, *i->value, pos, placeholder, context);
 
                     if (i->name == state.sBuilder)
-                        drv.builder = state.forceString(*i->value, context, posDrvName, "While evaluating the `builder` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+                        drv.builder = state.forceString(*i->value, context, posDrvName, "while evaluating the `builder` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
                     else if (i->name == state.sSystem)
-                        drv.platform = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "While evaluating the `system` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+                        drv.platform = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "while evaluating the `system` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
                     else if (i->name == state.sOutputHash)
-                        outputHash = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "While evaluating the `outputHash` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+                        outputHash = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "while evaluating the `outputHash` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
                     else if (i->name == state.sOutputHashAlgo)
-                        outputHashAlgo = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "While evaluating the `outputHashAlgo` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+                        outputHashAlgo = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "while evaluating the `outputHashAlgo` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
                     else if (i->name == state.sOutputHashMode)
-                        handleHashMode(state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "While evaluating the `outputHashMode` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict"));
+                        handleHashMode(state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, posDrvName, "while evaluating the `outputHashMode` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict"));
                     else if (i->name == state.sOutputs) {
                         /* Require ‘outputs’ to be a list of strings. */
-                        state.forceList(*i->value, posDrvName, "While evaluating the `outputs` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
+                        state.forceList(*i->value, posDrvName, "while evaluating the `outputs` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict");
                         Strings ss;
                         for (auto elem : i->value->listItems())
-                            ss.emplace_back(state.forceStringNoCtx(*elem, posDrvName, "While evaluating an element of the `outputs` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict"));
+                            ss.emplace_back(state.forceStringNoCtx(*elem, posDrvName, "while evaluating an element of the `outputs` attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict"));
                         handleOutputs(ss);
                     }
 
                 } else {
-                    auto s = state.coerceToString(*i->pos, *i->value, context, true, "While evaluating an attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict").toOwned();
+                    auto s = state.coerceToString(*i->pos, *i->value, context, true, "while evaluating an attribute passed to builtins.derivationStrict").toOwned();
                     drv.env.emplace(key, s);
                     if (i->name == state.sBuilder) drv.builder = std::move(s);
                     else if (i->name == state.sSystem) drv.platform = std::move(s);
@@ -1278,7 +1270,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_derivationStrict(RegisterPrimOp::Info {
    ‘out’. */
 static void prim_placeholder(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkString(hashPlaceholder(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.placeholder")));
+    v.mkString(hashPlaceholder(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.placeholder")));
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_placeholder({
@@ -1302,7 +1294,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_placeholder({
 static void prim_toPath(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    Path path = state.coerceToPath(pos, *args[0], context, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.toPath");
+    Path path = state.coerceToPath(pos, *args[0], context, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.toPath");
     v.mkString(canonPath(path), context);
 }
 
@@ -1333,7 +1325,7 @@ static void prim_storePath(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, V
         });
 
     PathSet context;
-    Path path = state.checkSourcePath(state.coerceToPath(pos, *args[0], context, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.storePath"));
+    Path path = state.checkSourcePath(state.coerceToPath(pos, *args[0], context, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.storePath"));
     /* Resolve symlinks in ‘path’, unless ‘path’ itself is a symlink
        directly in the store.  The latter condition is necessary so
        e.g. nix-push does the right thing. */
@@ -1403,7 +1395,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_pathExists({
 static void prim_baseNameOf(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    v.mkString(baseNameOf(*state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.baseNameOf")), context);
+    v.mkString(baseNameOf(*state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.baseNameOf")), context);
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_baseNameOf({
@@ -1423,7 +1415,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_baseNameOf({
 static void prim_dirOf(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    auto path = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.dirOf");
+    auto path = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.dirOf");
     auto dir = dirOf(*path);
     if (args[0]->type() == nPath) v.mkPath(dir); else v.mkString(dir, context);
 }
@@ -1470,23 +1462,23 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_readFile({
    which are desugared to 'findFile __nixPath "x"'. */
 static void prim_findFile(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.findFile");
+    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.findFile");
 
     SearchPath searchPath;
 
     for (auto v2 : args[0]->listItems()) {
-        state.forceAttrs(*v2, pos, "While evaluating an element of the list passed to builtins.findFile");
+        state.forceAttrs(*v2, pos, "while evaluating an element of the list passed to builtins.findFile");
 
         std::string prefix;
         Bindings::iterator i = v2->attrs->find(state.sPrefix);
         if (i != v2->attrs->end())
-            prefix = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, pos, "While evaluating the `prefix` attribute of an element of the list passed to builtins.findFile");
+            prefix = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value, pos, "while evaluating the `prefix` attribute of an element of the list passed to builtins.findFile");
 
         i = getAttr(state.sPath, v2->attrs, "in an element of the __nixPath");
 
         PathSet context;
         auto path = state.coerceToString(pos, *i->value, context, false, false,
-                "While evaluating the `path` attribute of an element of the list passed to builtins.findFile").toOwned();
+                "while evaluating the `path` attribute of an element of the list passed to builtins.findFile").toOwned();
 
         try {
             auto rewrites = state.realiseContext(context);
@@ -1502,7 +1494,7 @@ static void prim_findFile(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Va
         searchPath.emplace_back(prefix, path);
     }
 
-    auto path = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.findFile");
+    auto path = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.findFile");
 
     v.mkPath(state.checkSourcePath(state.findFile(searchPath, path, pos)));
 }
@@ -1516,7 +1508,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_findFile(RegisterPrimOp::Info {
 /* Return the cryptographic hash of a file in base-16. */
 static void prim_hashFile(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashFile");
+    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashFile");
     std::optional<HashType> ht = parseHashType(type);
     if (!ht)
         throw Error({
@@ -1723,7 +1715,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_toJSON({
 /* Parse a JSON string to a value. */
 static void prim_fromJSON(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto s = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.fromJSON");
+    auto s = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.fromJSON");
     try {
         parseJSON(state, s, v);
     } catch (JSONParseError &e) {
@@ -1752,8 +1744,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_fromJSON({
 static void prim_toFile(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    std::string name(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.toFile"));
-    std::string contents(state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.toFile"));
+    std::string name(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.toFile"));
+    std::string contents(state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.toFile"));
 
     StorePathSet refs;
 
@@ -1910,7 +1902,7 @@ static void addPath(
             Value res;
             state.callFunction(*filterFun, 2, args, res, pos);
 
-            return state.forceBool(res, pos, "While evaluating the return value of the path filter function");
+            return state.forceBool(res, pos, "while evaluating the return value of the path filter function");
         }) : defaultPathFilter;
 
         std::optional<StorePath> expectedStorePath;
@@ -1936,9 +1928,9 @@ static void addPath(
 static void prim_filterSource(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    Path path = state.coerceToPath(pos, *args[1], context, "While evaluating the second argument (the path to filter) passed to builtins.filterSource");
+    Path path = state.coerceToPath(pos, *args[1], context, "while evaluating the second argument (the path to filter) passed to builtins.filterSource");
 
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument to builtins.filterSource");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument to builtins.filterSource");
     addPath(state, pos, std::string(baseNameOf(path)), path, args[0], FileIngestionMethod::Recursive, std::nullopt, v, context);
 }
 
@@ -1999,7 +1991,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_filterSource({
 
 static void prim_path(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.path");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.path");
     Path path;
     std::string name;
     Value * filterFun = nullptr;
@@ -2010,15 +2002,15 @@ static void prim_path(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value
     for (auto & attr : *args[0]->attrs) {
         auto & n(attr.name);
         if (n == "path")
-            path = state.coerceToPath(*attr.pos, *attr.value, context, "While evaluating the `path` attribute passed to builtins.path");
+            path = state.coerceToPath(*attr.pos, *attr.value, context, "while evaluating the `path` attribute passed to builtins.path");
         else if (attr.name == state.sName)
             name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the `name` attribute passed to builtins.path");
         else if (n == "filter")
-            state.forceFunction(*(filterFun = attr.value), *attr.pos, "While evaluating the `filter` parameter passed to builtins.path");
+            state.forceFunction(*(filterFun = attr.value), *attr.pos, "while evaluating the `filter` parameter passed to builtins.path");
         else if (n == "recursive")
-            method = FileIngestionMethod { state.forceBool(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "While evaluating the `recursive` attribute passed to builtins.path") };
+            method = FileIngestionMethod { state.forceBool(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the `recursive` attribute passed to builtins.path") };
         else if (n == "sha256")
-            expectedHash = newHashAllowEmpty(state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "While evaluating the `sha256` attribute passed to builtins.path"), htSHA256);
+            expectedHash = newHashAllowEmpty(state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the `sha256` attribute passed to builtins.path"), htSHA256);
         else
             throw EvalError({
                 .msg = hintfmt("unsupported argument '%1%' to 'addPath'", attr.name),
@@ -2027,7 +2019,7 @@ static void prim_path(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value
     }
     if (path.empty())
         throw EvalError({
-            .msg = hintfmt("Missing required 'path' attribute in the first argument to builtins.path"),
+            .msg = hintfmt("missing required 'path' attribute in the first argument to builtins.path"),
             .errPos = pos
         });
     if (name.empty())
@@ -2081,7 +2073,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_path({
    strings. */
 static void prim_attrNames(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.attrNames");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.attrNames");
 
     state.mkList(v, args[0]->attrs->size());
 
@@ -2108,7 +2100,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_attrNames({
    order as attrNames. */
 static void prim_attrValues(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.attrValues");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.attrValues");
 
     state.mkList(v, args[0]->attrs->size());
 
@@ -2139,8 +2131,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_attrValues({
 /* Dynamic version of the `.' operator. */
 void prim_getAttr(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto attr = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.getAttr");
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.getAttr");
+    auto attr = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.getAttr");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.getAttr");
     Bindings::iterator i = getAttr(
         state.symbols.create(attr),
         args[1]->attrs,
@@ -2167,8 +2159,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_getAttr({
 /* Return position information of the specified attribute. */
 static void prim_unsafeGetAttrPos(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto attr = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.unsafeGetAttrPos");
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.unsafeGetAttrPos");
+    auto attr = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.unsafeGetAttrPos");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.unsafeGetAttrPos");
     Bindings::iterator i = args[1]->attrs->find(state.symbols.create(attr));
     if (i == args[1]->attrs->end())
         v.mkNull();
@@ -2185,8 +2177,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_unsafeGetAttrPos(RegisterPrimOp::Info {
 /* Dynamic version of the `?' operator. */
 static void prim_hasAttr(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto attr = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hasAttr");
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.hasAttr");
+    auto attr = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hasAttr");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.hasAttr");
     v.mkBool(args[1]->attrs->find(state.symbols.create(attr)) != args[1]->attrs->end());
 }
 
@@ -2219,8 +2211,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_isAttrs({
 
 static void prim_removeAttrs(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.removeAttrs");
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.removeAttrs");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.removeAttrs");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.removeAttrs");
 
     /* Get the attribute names to be removed.
        We keep them as Attrs instead of Symbols so std::set_difference
@@ -2228,7 +2220,7 @@ static void prim_removeAttrs(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args,
     boost::container::small_vector<Attr, 64> names;
     names.reserve(args[1]->listSize());
     for (auto elem : args[1]->listItems()) {
-        state.forceStringNoCtx(*elem, pos, "While evaluating the values of the second argument passed to builtins.removeAttrs");
+        state.forceStringNoCtx(*elem, pos, "while evaluating the values of the second argument passed to builtins.removeAttrs");
         names.emplace_back(state.symbols.create(elem->string.s), nullptr);
     }
     std::sort(names.begin(), names.end());
@@ -2267,18 +2259,18 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_removeAttrs({
    name, the first takes precedence. */
 static void prim_listToAttrs(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.listToAttrs");
+    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.listToAttrs");
 
     auto attrs = state.buildBindings(args[0]->listSize());
 
     std::set<Symbol> seen;
 
     for (auto v2 : args[0]->listItems()) {
-        state.forceAttrs(*v2, pos, "While evaluating an element of the list passed to builtins.listToAttrs");
+        state.forceAttrs(*v2, pos, "while evaluating an element of the list passed to builtins.listToAttrs");
 
         Bindings::iterator j = getAttr(state.sName, v2->attrs, "in a {name=...; value=...;} pair");
 
-        auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*j->value, *j->pos, "While evaluating the `name` attribute of an element of the list passed to builtins.listToAttrs");
+        auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*j->value, *j->pos, "while evaluating the `name` attribute of an element of the list passed to builtins.listToAttrs");
 
         Symbol sym = state.symbols.create(name);
         if (seen.insert(sym).second) {
@@ -2317,8 +2309,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_listToAttrs({
 
 static void prim_intersectAttrs(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.intersectAttrs");
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.intersectAttrs");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.intersectAttrs");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.intersectAttrs");
 
     auto attrs = state.buildBindings(std::min(args[0]->attrs->size(), args[1]->attrs->size()));
 
@@ -2343,14 +2335,14 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_intersectAttrs({
 
 static void prim_catAttrs(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    Symbol attrName = state.symbols.create(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.catAttrs"));
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.catAttrs");
+    Symbol attrName = state.symbols.create(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.catAttrs"));
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.catAttrs");
 
     Value * res[args[1]->listSize()];
     unsigned int found = 0;
 
     for (auto v2 : args[1]->listItems()) {
-        state.forceAttrs(*v2, pos, "While evaluating an element in the list passed as second argument to builtins.catAttrs");
+        state.forceAttrs(*v2, pos, "while evaluating an element in the list passed as second argument to builtins.catAttrs");
         Bindings::iterator i = v2->attrs->find(attrName);
         if (i != v2->attrs->end())
             res[found++] = i->value;
@@ -2423,7 +2415,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_functionArgs({
 /*  */
 static void prim_mapAttrs(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.mapAttrs");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.mapAttrs");
 
     auto attrs = state.buildBindings(args[1]->attrs->size());
 
@@ -2464,15 +2456,15 @@ static void prim_zipAttrsWith(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args
 
     std::map<Symbol, std::pair<size_t, Value * *>> attrsSeen;
 
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.zipAttrsWith");
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.zipAttrsWith");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.zipAttrsWith");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.zipAttrsWith");
     const auto listSize = args[1]->listSize();
     const auto listElems = args[1]->listElems();
 
     for (unsigned int n = 0; n < listSize; ++n) {
         Value * vElem = listElems[n];
         try {
-            state.forceAttrs(*vElem, noPos, "While evaluating a value of the list passed as second argument to builtins.zipAttrsWith");
+            state.forceAttrs(*vElem, noPos, "while evaluating a value of the list passed as second argument to builtins.zipAttrsWith");
             for (auto & attr : *vElem->attrs)
                 attrsSeen[attr.name].first++;
         } catch (TypeError & e) {
@@ -2562,7 +2554,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_isList({
 
 static void elemAt(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value & list, int n, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(list, pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.elemAt");
+    state.forceList(list, pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.elemAt");
     if (n < 0 || (unsigned int) n >= list.listSize())
         throw Error({
             .msg = hintfmt("list index %1% is out of bounds", n),
@@ -2575,7 +2567,7 @@ static void elemAt(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value & list, int n, Valu
 /* Return the n-1'th element of a list. */
 static void prim_elemAt(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    elemAt(state, pos, *args[0], state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.elemAt"), v);
+    elemAt(state, pos, *args[0], state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.elemAt"), v);
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_elemAt({
@@ -2610,7 +2602,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_head({
    don't want to use it!  */
 static void prim_tail(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.tail");
+    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.tail");
     if (args[0]->listSize() == 0)
         throw Error({
             .msg = hintfmt("'tail' called on an empty list"),
@@ -2641,14 +2633,14 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_tail({
 /* Apply a function to every element of a list. */
 static void prim_map(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.map");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.map");
 
     if (args[1]->listSize() == 0) {
         v = *args[1];
         return;
     }
 
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.map");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.map");
 
     state.mkList(v, args[1]->listSize());
     for (unsigned int n = 0; n < v.listSize(); ++n)
@@ -2677,14 +2669,14 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_map({
    returns true. */
 static void prim_filter(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.filter");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.filter");
 
     if (args[1]->listSize() == 0) {
         v = *args[1];
         return;
     }
 
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.filter");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.filter");
 
     // FIXME: putting this on the stack is risky.
     Value * vs[args[1]->listSize()];
@@ -2694,7 +2686,7 @@ static void prim_filter(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Valu
     for (unsigned int n = 0; n < args[1]->listSize(); ++n) {
         Value res;
         state.callFunction(*args[0], *args[1]->listElems()[n], res, noPos);
-        if (state.forceBool(res, pos, "While evaluating the return value of the filtering function passed to builtins.filter"))
+        if (state.forceBool(res, pos, "while evaluating the return value of the filtering function passed to builtins.filter"))
             vs[k++] = args[1]->listElems()[n];
         else
             same = false;
@@ -2722,9 +2714,9 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_filter({
 static void prim_elem(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     bool res = false;
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.elem");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.elem");
     for (auto elem : args[1]->listItems())
-        if (state.eqValues(*args[0], *elem, pos, "While searching for the presence of the given element in the list")) {
+        if (state.eqValues(*args[0], *elem, pos, "while searching for the presence of the given element in the list")) {
             res = true;
             break;
         }
@@ -2744,8 +2736,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_elem({
 /* Concatenate a list of lists. */
 static void prim_concatLists(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.concatLists");
-    state.concatLists(v, args[0]->listSize(), args[0]->listElems(), pos, "While evaluating a value of the list passed to builtins.concatLists");
+    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.concatLists");
+    state.concatLists(v, args[0]->listSize(), args[0]->listElems(), pos, "while evaluating a value of the list passed to builtins.concatLists");
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_concatLists({
@@ -2760,7 +2752,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_concatLists({
 /* Return the length of a list.  This is an O(1) time operation. */
 static void prim_length(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.length");
+    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.length");
     v.mkInt(args[0]->listSize());
 }
 
@@ -2777,8 +2769,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_length({
    right. The operator is applied strictly. */
 static void prim_foldlStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.foldlStrict");
-    state.forceList(*args[2], pos, "While evaluating the third argument passed to builtins.foldlStrict");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.foldlStrict");
+    state.forceList(*args[2], pos, "while evaluating the third argument passed to builtins.foldlStrict");
 
     if (args[2]->listSize()) {
         Value * vCur = args[1];
@@ -2810,13 +2802,13 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_foldlStrict({
 
 static void anyOrAll(bool any, EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, std::string("While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.") + (any ? "any" : "all"));
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, std::string("While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.") + (any ? "any" : "all"));
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, std::string("while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.") + (any ? "any" : "all"));
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, std::string("while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.") + (any ? "any" : "all"));
 
     Value vTmp;
     for (auto elem : args[1]->listItems()) {
         state.callFunction(*args[0], *elem, vTmp, pos);
-        bool res = state.forceBool(vTmp, pos, std::string("While evaluating the return value of the function passed to builtins.") + (any ? "any" : "all"));
+        bool res = state.forceBool(vTmp, pos, std::string("while evaluating the return value of the function passed to builtins.") + (any ? "any" : "all"));
         if (res == any) {
             v.mkBool(any);
             return;
@@ -2859,7 +2851,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_all({
 
 static void prim_genList(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto len = state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.genList");
+    auto len = state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.genList");
 
     if (len < 0)
         throw EvalError({
@@ -2897,7 +2889,7 @@ static void prim_lessThan(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Va
 
 static void prim_sort(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.sort");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.sort");
 
     auto len = args[1]->listSize();
     if (len == 0) {
@@ -2905,7 +2897,7 @@ static void prim_sort(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value
         return;
     }
 
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.sort");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.sort");
 
     state.mkList(v, len);
     for (unsigned int n = 0; n < len; ++n) {
@@ -2917,12 +2909,12 @@ static void prim_sort(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value
         /* Optimization: if the comparator is lessThan, bypass
            callFunction. */
         if (args[0]->isPrimOp() && args[0]->primOp->fun == prim_lessThan)
-            return CompareValues(state, noPos, "While evaluating the ordering function passed to builtins.sort")(a, b);
+            return CompareValues(state, noPos, "while evaluating the ordering function passed to builtins.sort")(a, b);
 
         Value * vs[] = {a, b};
         Value vBool;
         state.callFunction(*args[0], 2, vs, vBool, noPos);
-        return state.forceBool(vBool, pos, "While evaluating the return value of the sorting function passed to builtins.sort");
+        return state.forceBool(vBool, pos, "while evaluating the return value of the sorting function passed to builtins.sort");
     };
 
     /* FIXME: std::sort can segfault if the comparator is not a strict
@@ -2954,8 +2946,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_sort({
 
 static void prim_partition(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.partition");
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.partition");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.partition");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.partition");
 
     auto len = args[1]->listSize();
 
@@ -2966,7 +2958,7 @@ static void prim_partition(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, V
         state.forceValue(*vElem, pos);
         Value res;
         state.callFunction(*args[0], *vElem, res, pos);
-        if (state.forceBool(res, pos, "While evaluating the return value of the partition function passed to builtins.partition"))
+        if (state.forceBool(res, pos, "while evaluating the return value of the partition function passed to builtins.partition"))
             right.push_back(vElem);
         else
             wrong.push_back(vElem);
@@ -3014,15 +3006,15 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_partition({
 
 static void prim_groupBy(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.groupBy");
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.groupBy");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.groupBy");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.groupBy");
 
     ValueVectorMap attrs;
 
     for (auto vElem : args[1]->listItems()) {
         Value res;
         state.callFunction(*args[0], *vElem, res, pos);
-        auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(res, pos, "While evaluating the return value of the grouping function passed to builtins.groupBy");
+        auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(res, pos, "while evaluating the return value of the grouping function passed to builtins.groupBy");
         Symbol sym = state.symbols.create(name);
         auto vector = attrs.try_emplace(sym, ValueVector()).first;
         vector->second.push_back(vElem);
@@ -3066,8 +3058,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_groupBy({
 
 static void prim_concatMap(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.concatMap");
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.concatMap");
+    state.forceFunction(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.concatMap");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.concatMap");
     auto nrLists = args[1]->listSize();
 
     Value lists[nrLists];
@@ -3077,7 +3069,7 @@ static void prim_concatMap(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, V
         Value * vElem = args[1]->listElems()[n];
         state.callFunction(*args[0], *vElem, lists[n], pos);
         try {
-            state.forceList(lists[n], lists[n].determinePos(args[0]->determinePos(pos)), "While evaluating the return value of the function passed to buitlins.concatMap");
+            state.forceList(lists[n], lists[n].determinePos(args[0]->determinePos(pos)), "while evaluating the return value of the function passed to buitlins.concatMap");
         } catch (TypeError &e) {
             e.addTrace(pos, hintfmt("while invoking '%s'", "concatMap"));
             throw;
@@ -3116,11 +3108,11 @@ static void prim_add(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value &
     state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
     state.forceValue(*args[1], pos);
     if (args[0]->type() == nFloat || args[1]->type() == nFloat)
-        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument of the addition")
-                + state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument of the addition"));
+        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument of the addition")
+                + state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument of the addition"));
     else
-        v.mkInt(  state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument of the addition")
-                + state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument of the addition"));
+        v.mkInt(  state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument of the addition")
+                + state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument of the addition"));
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_add({
@@ -3137,11 +3129,11 @@ static void prim_sub(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value &
     state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
     state.forceValue(*args[1], pos);
     if (args[0]->type() == nFloat || args[1]->type() == nFloat)
-        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument of the subtraction")
-                - state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument of the subtraction"));
+        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument of the subtraction")
+                - state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument of the subtraction"));
     else
-        v.mkInt(  state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument of the subtraction")
-                - state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument of the subtraction"));
+        v.mkInt(  state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument of the subtraction")
+                - state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument of the subtraction"));
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_sub({
@@ -3158,11 +3150,11 @@ static void prim_mul(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value &
     state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
     state.forceValue(*args[1], pos);
     if (args[0]->type() == nFloat || args[1]->type() == nFloat)
-        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first of the multiplication")
-                * state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument of the multiplication"));
+        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first of the multiplication")
+                * state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument of the multiplication"));
     else
-        v.mkInt(  state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument of the multiplication")
-                * state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument of the multiplication"));
+        v.mkInt(  state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument of the multiplication")
+                * state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument of the multiplication"));
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_mul({
@@ -3179,7 +3171,7 @@ static void prim_div(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value &
     state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
     state.forceValue(*args[1], pos);
 
-    NixFloat f2 = state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second operand of the division");
+    NixFloat f2 = state.forceFloat(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second operand of the division");
     if (f2 == 0)
         throw EvalError({
             .msg = hintfmt("division by zero"),
@@ -3187,10 +3179,10 @@ static void prim_div(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value &
         });
 
     if (args[0]->type() == nFloat || args[1]->type() == nFloat) {
-        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first operand of the division") / f2);
+        v.mkFloat(state.forceFloat(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first operand of the division") / f2);
     } else {
-        NixInt i1 = state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first operand of the division");
-        NixInt i2 = state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second operand of the division");
+        NixInt i1 = state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first operand of the division");
+        NixInt i2 = state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second operand of the division");
         /* Avoid division overflow as it might raise SIGFPE. */
         if (i1 == std::numeric_limits<NixInt>::min() && i2 == -1)
             throw EvalError({
@@ -3213,8 +3205,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_div({
 
 static void prim_bitAnd(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkInt(state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.bitAnd")
-            & state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.bitAnd"));
+    v.mkInt(state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.bitAnd")
+            & state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.bitAnd"));
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_bitAnd({
@@ -3228,8 +3220,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_bitAnd({
 
 static void prim_bitOr(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkInt(state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.bitOr")
-            | state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.bitOr"));
+    v.mkInt(state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.bitOr")
+            | state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.bitOr"));
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_bitOr({
@@ -3243,8 +3235,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_bitOr({
 
 static void prim_bitXor(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    v.mkInt(state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.bitXor")
-            ^ state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.bitXor"));
+    v.mkInt(state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.bitXor")
+            ^ state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.bitXor"));
 }
 
 static RegisterPrimOp primop_bitXor({
@@ -3288,7 +3280,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_lessThan({
 static void prim_toString(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, true, false, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.toString");
+    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, true, false, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.toString");
     v.mkString(*s, context);
 }
 
@@ -3322,10 +3314,10 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_toString({
    non-negative. */
 static void prim_substring(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    int start = state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument (the start offset) passed to builtins.substring");
-    int len = state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument (the substring length) passed to builtins.substring");
+    int start = state.forceInt(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument (the start offset) passed to builtins.substring");
+    int len = state.forceInt(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument (the substring length) passed to builtins.substring");
     PathSet context;
-    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[2], context, "While evaluating the third argument (the string) passed to builtins.substring");
+    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[2], context, "while evaluating the third argument (the string) passed to builtins.substring");
 
     if (start < 0)
         throw EvalError({
@@ -3359,7 +3351,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_substring({
 static void prim_stringLength(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.stringLength");
+    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.stringLength");
     v.mkInt(s->size());
 }
 
@@ -3376,7 +3368,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_stringLength({
 /* Return the cryptographic hash of a string in base-16. */
 static void prim_hashString(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashString");
+    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashString");
     std::optional<HashType> ht = parseHashType(type);
     if (!ht)
         throw Error({
@@ -3385,7 +3377,7 @@ static void prim_hashString(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args,
         });
 
     PathSet context; // discarded
-    auto s = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.hashString");
+    auto s = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.hashString");
 
     v.mkString(hashString(*ht, s).to_string(Base16, false));
 }
@@ -3424,14 +3416,14 @@ std::shared_ptr<RegexCache> makeRegexCache()
 
 void prim_match(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto re = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.match");
+    auto re = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.match");
 
     try {
 
         auto regex = state.regexCache->get(re);
 
         PathSet context;
-        const auto str = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.match");
+        const auto str = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.match");
 
         std::cmatch match;
         if (!std::regex_match(str.begin(), str.end(), match, regex)) {
@@ -3505,14 +3497,14 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_match({
    non-matching parts interleaved by the lists of the matching groups. */
 void prim_split(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto re = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.split");
+    auto re = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.split");
 
     try {
 
         auto regex = state.regexCache->get(re);
 
         PathSet context;
-        const auto str = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.split");
+        const auto str = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.split");
 
         auto begin = std::cregex_iterator(str.begin(), str.end(), regex);
         auto end = std::cregex_iterator();
@@ -3611,8 +3603,8 @@ static void prim_concatStringsSep(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
 {
     PathSet context;
 
-    auto sep = state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "While evaluating the first argument (the separator string) passed to builtins.concatStringsSep");
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument (the list of strings to concat) passed to builtins.concatStringsSep");
+    auto sep = state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "while evaluating the first argument (the separator string) passed to builtins.concatStringsSep");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument (the list of strings to concat) passed to builtins.concatStringsSep");
 
     std::string res;
     res.reserve((args[1]->listSize() + 32) * sep.size());
@@ -3620,7 +3612,7 @@ static void prim_concatStringsSep(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
 
     for (auto elem : args[1]->listItems()) {
         if (first) first = false; else res += sep;
-        res += *state.coerceToString(pos, *elem, context, "While evaluating one element of the list of strings to concat passed to builtins.concatStringsSep");
+        res += *state.coerceToString(pos, *elem, context, "while evaluating one element of the list of strings to concat passed to builtins.concatStringsSep");
     }
 
     v.mkString(res, context);
@@ -3639,8 +3631,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_concatStringsSep({
 
 static void prim_replaceStrings(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.replaceStrings");
-    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.replaceStrings");
+    state.forceList(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.replaceStrings");
+    state.forceList(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.replaceStrings");
     if (args[0]->listSize() != args[1]->listSize())
         throw EvalError({
             .msg = hintfmt("'from' and 'to' arguments to 'replaceStrings' have different lengths"),
@@ -3650,18 +3642,18 @@ static void prim_replaceStrings(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
     std::vector<std::string> from;
     from.reserve(args[0]->listSize());
     for (auto elem : args[0]->listItems())
-        from.emplace_back(state.forceString(*elem, pos, "While evaluating one of the strings to replace in builtins.replaceStrings"));
+        from.emplace_back(state.forceString(*elem, pos, "while evaluating one of the strings to replace in builtins.replaceStrings"));
 
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, PathSet>> to;
     to.reserve(args[1]->listSize());
     for (auto elem : args[1]->listItems()) {
         PathSet ctx;
-        auto s = state.forceString(*elem, ctx, pos, "While evaluating one of the replacement strings of builtins.replaceStrings");
+        auto s = state.forceString(*elem, ctx, pos, "while evaluating one of the replacement strings of builtins.replaceStrings");
         to.emplace_back(s, std::move(ctx));
     }
 
     PathSet context;
-    auto s = state.forceString(*args[2], context, pos, "While evaluating the third argument passed to builtins.replaceStrings");
+    auto s = state.forceString(*args[2], context, pos, "while evaluating the third argument passed to builtins.replaceStrings");
 
     std::string res;
     // Loops one past last character to handle the case where 'from' contains an empty string.
@@ -3719,7 +3711,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_replaceStrings({
 
 static void prim_parseDrvName(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.parseDrvName");
+    auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.parseDrvName");
     DrvName parsed(name);
     auto attrs = state.buildBindings(2);
     attrs.alloc(state.sName).mkString(parsed.name);
@@ -3743,8 +3735,8 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_parseDrvName({
 
 static void prim_compareVersions(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto version1 = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.compareVersions");
-    auto version2 = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.compareVersions");
+    auto version1 = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.compareVersions");
+    auto version2 = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.compareVersions");
     v.mkInt(compareVersions(version1, version2));
 }
 
@@ -3763,7 +3755,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_compareVersions({
 
 static void prim_splitVersion(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
-    auto version = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.splitVersion");
+    auto version = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.splitVersion");
     auto iter = version.cbegin();
     Strings components;
     while (iter != version.cend()) {
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc
index 78320dc09..517b93897 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace nix {
 static void prim_unsafeDiscardStringContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.unsafeDiscardStringContext");
+    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.unsafeDiscardStringContext");
     v.mkString(*s);
 }
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_unsafeDiscardStringContext("__unsafeDiscardStringCo
 static void prim_hasContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.hasContext");
+    state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.hasContext");
     v.mkBool(!context.empty());
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_hasContext("__hasContext", 1, prim_hasContext);
 static void prim_unsafeDiscardOutputDependency(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     PathSet context;
-    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.unsafeDiscardOutputDependency");
+    auto s = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.unsafeDiscardOutputDependency");
 
     PathSet context2;
     for (auto & p : context)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void prim_getContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args,
         Strings outputs;
     };
     PathSet context;
-    state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.getContext");
+    state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.getContext");
     auto contextInfos = std::map<Path, ContextInfo>();
     for (const auto & p : context) {
         Path drv;
@@ -138,31 +138,31 @@ static void prim_appendContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * arg
     PathSet context;
     auto orig = state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.appendContext");
 
-    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "While evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.appendContext");
+    state.forceAttrs(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.appendContext");
 
     auto sPath = state.symbols.create("path");
     auto sAllOutputs = state.symbols.create("allOutputs");
     for (auto & i : *args[1]->attrs) {
         if (!state.store->isStorePath(i.name))
             throw EvalError({
-                .msg = hintfmt("Context key '%s' is not a store path", i.name),
+                .msg = hintfmt("context key '%s' is not a store path", i.name),
                 .errPos = *i.pos
             });
         if (!settings.readOnlyMode)
             state.store->ensurePath(state.store->parseStorePath(i.name));
-        state.forceAttrs(*i.value, *i.pos, "While evaluating the value of a string context");
+        state.forceAttrs(*i.value, *i.pos, "while evaluating the value of a string context");
         auto iter = i.value->attrs->find(sPath);
         if (iter != i.value->attrs->end()) {
-            if (state.forceBool(*iter->value, *iter->pos, "While evaluating the `path` attribute of a string context"))
+            if (state.forceBool(*iter->value, *iter->pos, "while evaluating the `path` attribute of a string context"))
                 context.insert(i.name);
         }
 
         iter = i.value->attrs->find(sAllOutputs);
         if (iter != i.value->attrs->end()) {
-            if (state.forceBool(*iter->value, *iter->pos, "While evaluating the `allOutputs` attribute of a string context")) {
+            if (state.forceBool(*iter->value, *iter->pos, "while evaluating the `allOutputs` attribute of a string context")) {
                 if (!isDerivation(i.name)) {
                     throw EvalError({
-                        .msg = hintfmt("Tried to add all-outputs context of %s, which is not a derivation, to a string", i.name),
+                        .msg = hintfmt("tried to add all-outputs context of %s, which is not a derivation, to a string", i.name),
                         .errPos = *i.pos
                     });
                 }
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@ static void prim_appendContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * arg
 
         iter = i.value->attrs->find(state.sOutputs);
         if (iter != i.value->attrs->end()) {
-            state.forceList(*iter->value, *iter->pos, "While evaluating the `outputs` attribute of a string context");
+            state.forceList(*iter->value, *iter->pos, "while evaluating the `outputs` attribute of a string context");
             if (iter->value->listSize() && !isDerivation(i.name)) {
                 throw EvalError({
-                    .msg = hintfmt("Tried to add derivation output context of %s, which is not a derivation, to a string", i.name),
+                    .msg = hintfmt("tried to add derivation output context of %s, which is not a derivation, to a string", i.name),
                     .errPos = *i.pos
                 });
             }
             for (auto elem : iter->value->listItems()) {
-                auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*elem, *iter->pos, "While evaluating an output name within a string context");
+                auto name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*elem, *iter->pos, "while evaluating an output name within a string context");
                 context.insert(concatStrings("!", name, "!", i.name));
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
index dcaf3d362..00c7e6b1d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ static void prim_fetchMercurial(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
         for (auto & attr : *args[0]->attrs) {
             std::string_view n(attr.name);
             if (n == "url")
-                url = state.coerceToString(*attr.pos, *attr.value, context, false, false, "While evaluating the `url` attribute passed to builtins.fetchMercurial").toOwned();
+                url = state.coerceToString(*attr.pos, *attr.value, context, false, false, "while evaluating the `url` attribute passed to builtins.fetchMercurial").toOwned();
             else if (n == "rev") {
                 // Ugly: unlike fetchGit, here the "rev" attribute can
                 // be both a revision or a branch/tag name.
-                auto value = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "While evaluating the `rev` attribute passed to builtins.fetchMercurial");
+                auto value = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the `rev` attribute passed to builtins.fetchMercurial");
                 if (std::regex_match(value.begin(), value.end(), revRegex))
                     rev = Hash::parseAny(value, htSHA1);
                 else
                     ref = value;
             }
             else if (n == "name")
-                name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "While evaluating the `name` attribute passed to builtins.fetchMercurial");
+                name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the `name` attribute passed to builtins.fetchMercurial");
             else
                 throw EvalError({
                     .msg = hintfmt("unsupported argument '%s' to 'fetchMercurial'", attr.name),
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void prim_fetchMercurial(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
             });
 
     } else
-        url = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "While evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.fetchMercurial").toOwned();
+        url = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.fetchMercurial").toOwned();
 
     // FIXME: git externals probably can be used to bypass the URI
     // whitelist. Ah well.
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
index 2baa272cb..25fb8d939 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void fetchTree(
     state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
 
     if (args[0]->type() == nAttrs) {
-        state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.fetchTree");
+        state.forceAttrs(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.fetchTree");
 
         fetchers::Attrs attrs;
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void fetchTree(
                     .msg = hintfmt("unexpected attribute 'type'"),
                     .errPos = pos
                 });
-            type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*aType->value, *aType->pos, "While evaluating the `type` attribute passed to builtins.fetchTree");
+            type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*aType->value, *aType->pos, "while evaluating the `type` attribute passed to builtins.fetchTree");
         } else if (!type)
             throw Error({
                 .msg = hintfmt("attribute 'type' is missing in call to 'fetchTree'"),
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void fetchTree(
 
         input = fetchers::Input::fromAttrs(std::move(attrs));
     } else {
-        auto url = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "While evaluating the first argument passed to the fetcher").toOwned();
+        auto url = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context, false, false, "while evaluating the first argument passed to the fetcher").toOwned();
 
         if (type == "git") {
             fetchers::Attrs attrs;
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ static void fetch(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v,
         for (auto & attr : *args[0]->attrs) {
             std::string n(attr.name);
             if (n == "url")
-                url = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "While evaluating the url we should fetch");
+                url = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the url we should fetch");
             else if (n == "sha256")
-                expectedHash = newHashAllowEmpty(state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "While evaluating the sha256 of the content we should fetch"), htSHA256);
+                expectedHash = newHashAllowEmpty(state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the sha256 of the content we should fetch"), htSHA256);
             else if (n == "name")
-                name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "While evaluating the name of the content we should fetch");
+                name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*attr.value, *attr.pos, "while evaluating the name of the content we should fetch");
             else
                 throw EvalError({
                     .msg = hintfmt("unsupported argument '%s' to '%s'", attr.name, who),
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void fetch(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v,
                 .errPos = pos
             });
     } else
-        url = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the url we should fetch");
+        url = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the url we should fetch");
 
     url = resolveUri(*url);
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc
index 6bfd8e285..336cfe5cc 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 static void prim_fromTOML(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & val)
 {
-    auto toml = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "While evaluating the argument passed to builtins.fromTOML");
+    auto toml = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.fromTOML");
 
     std::istringstream tomlStream(std::string{toml});
 
diff --git a/src/nix/flake.cc b/src/nix/flake.cc
index 3cf764a20..e835b8052 100644
--- a/src/nix/flake.cc
+++ b/src/nix/flake.cc
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ static void enumerateOutputs(EvalState & state, Value & vFlake,
     std::function<void(const std::string & name, Value & vProvide, const Pos & pos)> callback)
 {
     auto pos = vFlake.determinePos(noPos);
-    state.forceAttrs(vFlake, pos, "While evaluating a flake to get its outputs");
+    state.forceAttrs(vFlake, pos, "while evaluating a flake to get its outputs");
 
     auto aOutputs = vFlake.attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
     assert(aOutputs);
 
-    state.forceAttrs(*aOutputs->value, pos, "While evaluating the outputs of a flake");
+    state.forceAttrs(*aOutputs->value, pos, "while evaluating the outputs of a flake");
 
     auto sHydraJobs = state.symbols.create("hydraJobs");
 
diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
index 0c6286686..0dc14e2e9 100644
--- a/src/nix/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix/main.cc
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void showHelp(std::vector<std::string> subcommand, MultiCommand & topleve
     if (!attr)
         throw UsageError("Nix has no subcommand '%s'", concatStringsSep("", subcommand));
 
-    auto markdown = state.forceString(*attr->value, noPos, "While evaluating the lowdown help text");
+    auto markdown = state.forceString(*attr->value, noPos, "while evaluating the lowdown help text");
 
     RunPager pager;
     std::cout << renderMarkdownToTerminal(markdown) << "\n";
diff --git a/src/nix/prefetch.cc b/src/nix/prefetch.cc
index 4376da896..782149575 100644
--- a/src/nix/prefetch.cc
+++ b/src/nix/prefetch.cc
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ std::string resolveMirrorUrl(EvalState & state, const std::string & url)
     Value vMirrors;
     // FIXME: use nixpkgs flake
     state.eval(state.parseExprFromString("import <nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix>", "."), vMirrors);
-    state.forceAttrs(vMirrors, noPos, "While evaluating the set of all mirrors");
+    state.forceAttrs(vMirrors, noPos, "while evaluating the set of all mirrors");
 
     auto mirrorList = vMirrors.attrs->find(state.symbols.create(mirrorName));
     if (mirrorList == vMirrors.attrs->end())
         throw Error("unknown mirror name '%s'", mirrorName);
-    state.forceList(*mirrorList->value, noPos, "While evaluating this mirror configuration");
+    state.forceList(*mirrorList->value, noPos, "while evaluating one mirror configuration");
 
     if (mirrorList->value->listSize() < 1)
         throw Error("mirror URL '%s' did not expand to anything", url);
 
-    std::string mirror(state.forceString(*mirrorList->value->listElems()[0], noPos, "While evaluating the first available mirror"));
+    std::string mirror(state.forceString(*mirrorList->value->listElems()[0], noPos, "while evaluating the first available mirror"));
     return mirror + (hasSuffix(mirror, "/") ? "" : "/") + s.substr(p + 1);
 }
 
@@ -196,27 +196,27 @@ static int main_nix_prefetch_url(int argc, char * * argv)
             Value vRoot;
             state->evalFile(path, vRoot);
             Value & v(*findAlongAttrPath(*state, attrPath, autoArgs, vRoot).first);
-            state->forceAttrs(v, noPos, "While evaluating the source attribute to prefetch");
+            state->forceAttrs(v, noPos, "while evaluating the source attribute to prefetch");
 
             /* Extract the URL. */
             auto & attr = v.attrs->need(state->symbols.create("urls"));
-            state->forceList(*attr.value, noPos, "While evaluating the urls to prefetch");
+            state->forceList(*attr.value, noPos, "while evaluating the urls to prefetch");
             if (attr.value->listSize() < 1)
                 throw Error("'urls' list is empty");
-            url = state->forceString(*attr.value->listElems()[0], noPos, "While evaluating the first url from the urls list");
+            url = state->forceString(*attr.value->listElems()[0], noPos, "while evaluating the first url from the urls list");
 
             /* Extract the hash mode. */
             auto attr2 = v.attrs->get(state->symbols.create("outputHashMode"));
             if (!attr2)
                 printInfo("warning: this does not look like a fetchurl call");
             else
-                unpack = state->forceString(*attr2->value, noPos, "While evaluating the outputHashMode of the source to prefetch") == "recursive";
+                unpack = state->forceString(*attr2->value, noPos, "while evaluating the outputHashMode of the source to prefetch") == "recursive";
 
             /* Extract the name. */
             if (!name) {
                 auto attr3 = v.attrs->get(state->symbols.create("name"));
                 if (!attr3)
-                    name = state->forceString(*attr3->value, noPos, "While evaluating the name of the source to prefetch");
+                    name = state->forceString(*attr3->value, noPos, "while evaluating the name of the source to prefetch");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index b4a029ecc..7f7912de3 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ bool NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
 
         if (v.type() == nPath || v.type() == nString) {
             PathSet context;
-            auto filename = state->coerceToString(noPos, v, context, "While evaluating the filename to edit");
+            auto filename = state->coerceToString(noPos, v, context, "while evaluating the filename to edit");
             pos.file = state->symbols.create(*filename);
         } else if (v.isLambda()) {
             pos = v.lambda.fun->pos;
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void NixRepl::reloadFiles()
 
 void NixRepl::addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs)
 {
-    state->forceAttrs(attrs, [&]() { return attrs.determinePos(noPos); }, "While evaluating an attribute set to be merged in the global scope");
+    state->forceAttrs(attrs, [&]() { return attrs.determinePos(noPos); }, "while evaluating an attribute set to be merged in the global scope");
     if (displ + attrs.attrs->size() >= envSize)
         throw Error("environment full; cannot add more variables");
 
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ std::ostream & NixRepl::printValue(std::ostream & str, Value & v, unsigned int m
             Bindings::iterator i = v.attrs->find(state->sDrvPath);
             PathSet context;
             if (i != v.attrs->end())
-                str << state->store->printStorePath(state->coerceToStorePath(*i->pos, *i->value, context, "While evaluating the drvPath of a derivation"));
+                str << state->store->printStorePath(state->coerceToStorePath(*i->pos, *i->value, context, "while evaluating the drvPath of a derivation"));
             else
                 str << "???";
             str << "»";
diff --git a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc
index 1f433a199..0c317de16 100644
--- a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc
+++ b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct CmdUpgradeNix : MixDryRun, StoreCommand
         Bindings & bindings(*state->allocBindings(0));
         auto v2 = findAlongAttrPath(*state, settings.thisSystem, bindings, *v).first;
 
-        return store->parseStorePath(state->forceString(*v2, noPos, "While evaluating the path tho latest nix version"));
+        return store->parseStorePath(state->forceString(*v2, noPos, "while evaluating the path tho latest nix version"));
     }
 };