diff --git a/parser/src/diagnostics.rs b/parser/src/diagnostics.rs
index ca9b158..b36fdf7 100644
--- a/parser/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/parser/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub enum ParsingError {
     MissingTernaryOr(Span),
     #[error("Missing closing parenthesis in function call.")]
     FunctionCallMissingParenthesis(Span),
-    #[error("Functions calls must have their name yuxtaposed to the parenthesis `(`.")]
+    #[error("Function calls must not have a space between the name and the parenthesis `(`.")]
     FunctionCallSeparatedIdent(Span),
     #[error("Missing closing parenthesis `(` in function call to `{}`.", .1)]
     FunctionCallUnclosed(Span, String),
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl ParsingError {
                 "This operand must modify the value of a variable. Consider alternatives like `+` or `-`.",
             ),
             Self::MissingTernaryOr(_) => Some(
-                "Ternaries select between to expression based on a condition, like `bool ? foo : bar`.",
+                "Ternaries select between two expressions based on a condition, like `bool ? foo : bar`.",
             ),
             Self::LexingError(LexingError::UnavailableOnPosix(_, _)) => {
                 Some("This item is not available in POSIX-strict or traditional modes.")
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl ParsingError {
                 "This is only valid in some contexts, like a right-hand assignment or a function argument.",
             ),
             Self::NonAssociativeOperator(_) => Some(
-                "Some operators can't be chained to avoid logical errors, such as comparison ones.\n\
+                "Some operators cannot be chained because doing so could lead to logical errors. Comparison operators are one example.\n\
                 Example: write `a == b && b == c` instead of `a == b == c`.",
             ),
             Self::ExpectedIdentifier(_, _) => Some(
diff --git a/parser/src/lib.rs b/parser/src/lib.rs
index 48d6426..b75a44d 100644
--- a/parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -715,16 +715,16 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         }
 
         loop {
-            let name = lex.expect_identifier()?.qualify(lex, self.namespace)?;
+            let arg = lex.expect_identifier()?.qualify(lex, self.namespace)?;
             // Linear search is fine for the numbers we are working with.
-            if let Some(arg) = args.iter().find(|&a| a == &name) {
+            if args.contains(&arg) {
                 return Err(ParsingError::DuplicatedArgument(
                     lex.span(),
-                    format!("{name:?}"),
                     format!("{arg:?}"),
+                    format!("{name:?}"),
                 ));
             }
-            args.push(name);
+            args.push(arg);
 
             if !lex.consume(&Token::Comma) {
                 lex.expect(
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_awk.rs b/tests/by-util/test_awk.rs
index 74a993b..eea9e71 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_awk.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_awk.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,40 @@ fn write_to_dev_full_does_not_panic() {
     );
 }
 
+// Chaining non-associative operators must report the diagnostic's help text.
+#[test]
+fn chained_comparison_reports_help_text() {
+    ucmd()
+        .arg("BEGIN { p < q < r }")
+        .run()
+        .stderr_contains("Some operators cannot be chained");
+}
+
+// The report must name the enclosing function, not repeat the argument.
+#[test]
+fn duplicated_parameter_names_the_function() {
+    ucmd()
+        .arg("function shuffle(seed, seed) { } BEGIN { shuffle(1, 2) }")
+        .run()
+        .stderr_contains("Duplicated argument `awk::seed` to function `awk::shuffle`.");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn incomplete_ternary_reports_help_text() {
+    ucmd()
+        .arg("BEGIN { v = 1 ? 2 }")
+        .run()
+        .stderr_contains("Ternaries select between two expressions");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn spaced_function_call_reports_the_space() {
+    ucmd()
+        .arg("function scale(n) { return n } BEGIN { scale (3) }")
+        .run()
+        .stderr_contains("must not have a space between the name and the parenthesis");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn array_single_index_get_set() {
     ucmd()