diff --git a/internal/client/accounts.go b/internal/client/accounts.go
index fff08b3..9dc00d0 100644
--- a/internal/client/accounts.go
+++ b/internal/client/accounts.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (g *Client) VerifyCredentials() (model.Account, error) {
 	var account model.Account
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &account); err != nil {
-		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to verify the credentials; %w", err)
+		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to verify the credentials: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return account, nil
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetAccount(accountURI string) (model.Account, error) {
 	var account model.Account
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &account); err != nil {
-		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the account information; %w", err)
+		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the account information: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return account, nil
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ func (g *Client) GetAccountRelationship(accountID string) (model.AccountRelation
 	var relationships []model.AccountRelationship
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &relationships); err != nil {
-		return model.AccountRelationship{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the account relationship; %w", err)
+		return model.AccountRelationship{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the account relationship: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if len(relationships) != 1 {
-		return model.AccountRelationship{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of account relationships returned; want 1, got %d", len(relationships))
+		return model.AccountRelationship{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of account relationships returned: want 1, got %d", len(relationships))
 	}
 
 	return relationships[0], nil
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ type FollowAccountForm struct {
 func (g *Client) FollowAccount(form FollowAccountForm) error {
 	data, err := json.Marshal(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
 	url := g.Authentication.Instance + fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/accounts/%s/follow", form.AccountID)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, requestBody, nil); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the follow request; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the follow request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (g *Client) UnfollowAccount(accountID string) error {
 	url := g.Authentication.Instance + fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/accounts/%s/unfollow", accountID)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, nil, nil); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to unfollow the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to unfollow the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetFollowers(accountID string, limit int) (model.AccountList, e
 	accounts := make([]model.Account, limit)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &accounts); err != nil {
-		return model.AccountList{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the list of followers; %w", err)
+		return model.AccountList{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the list of followers: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	followers := model.AccountList{
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetFollowing(accountID string, limit int) (model.AccountList, e
 	accounts := make([]model.Account, limit)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &accounts); err != nil {
-		return model.AccountList{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the list of followed accounts; %w", err)
+		return model.AccountList{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the list of followed accounts: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	following := model.AccountList{
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (g *Client) BlockAccount(accountID string) error {
 	url := g.Authentication.Instance + fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/accounts/%s/block", accountID)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, nil, nil); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to block the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to block the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (g *Client) UnblockAccount(accountID string) error {
 	url := g.Authentication.Instance + fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/accounts/%s/unblock", accountID)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, nil, nil); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to unblock the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to unblock the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetBlockedAccounts(limit int) (model.AccountList, error) {
 	accounts := make([]model.Account, limit)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &accounts); err != nil {
-		return model.AccountList{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the list of blocked accounts; %w", err)
+		return model.AccountList{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the list of blocked accounts: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	blocked := model.AccountList{
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ func (g *Client) SetPrivateNote(accountID, note string) error {
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
 	url := g.Authentication.Instance + fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/accounts/%s/note", accountID)
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, requestBody, nil); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to set the private note; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to set the private note: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/client/client.go b/internal/client/client.go
index 14727ff..ea006e7 100644
--- a/internal/client/client.go
+++ b/internal/client/client.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Client struct {
 func NewClientFromConfig(configDir string) (*Client, error) {
 	config, err := config.NewCredentialsConfigFromFile(configDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get the authentication configuration; %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get the authentication configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	currentAuthentication := config.Credentials[config.CurrentAccount]
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ func (g *Client) sendRequest(method string, url string, requestBody io.Reader, o
 
 	response, err := g.HTTPClient.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	defer response.Body.Close()
 
 	if response.StatusCode < http.StatusOK || response.StatusCode >= http.StatusBadRequest {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"did not receive an OK response from the GoToSocial server; got %d",
+			"did not receive an OK response from the GoToSocial server: got %d",
 			response.StatusCode,
 		)
 	}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (g *Client) sendRequest(method string, url string, requestBody io.Reader, o
 
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(object); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"unable to decode the response from the GoToSocial server; %w",
+			"unable to decode the response from the GoToSocial server: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/client/instance.go b/internal/client/instance.go
index 03bf530..de531cf 100644
--- a/internal/client/instance.go
+++ b/internal/client/instance.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetInstance() (model.InstanceV2, error) {
 	var instance model.InstanceV2
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &instance); err != nil {
-		return model.InstanceV2{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the instance details; %w", err)
+		return model.InstanceV2{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the instance details: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return instance, nil
diff --git a/internal/client/lists.go b/internal/client/lists.go
index 0bb4d72..b46e22a 100644
--- a/internal/client/lists.go
+++ b/internal/client/lists.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetAllLists() (model.Lists, error) {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &lists); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to get the list of lists; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to get the list of lists: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetList(listID string) (model.List, error) {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &list); err != nil {
 		return model.List{}, fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to get the list; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to get the list: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type CreateListForm struct {
 func (g *Client) CreateList(form CreateListForm) (model.List, error) {
 	data, err := json.Marshal(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return model.List{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form; %w", err)
+		return model.List{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (g *Client) CreateList(form CreateListForm) (model.List, error) {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, requestBody, &list); err != nil {
 		return model.List{}, fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to create the list; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to create the list: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (g *Client) UpdateList(listToUpdate model.List) (model.List, error) {
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return model.List{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form; %w", err)
+		return model.List{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (g *Client) UpdateList(listToUpdate model.List) (model.List, error) {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPut, url, requestBody, &updatedList); err != nil {
 		return model.List{}, fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to update the list; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to update the list: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (g *Client) AddAccountsToList(listID string, accountIDs []string) error {
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (g *Client) AddAccountsToList(listID string, accountIDs []string) error {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, requestBody, nil); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to add the accounts to the list; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to add the accounts to the list: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (g *Client) RemoveAccountsFromList(listID string, accountIDs []string) erro
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the form: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (g *Client) RemoveAccountsFromList(listID string, accountIDs []string) erro
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodDelete, url, requestBody, nil); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to remove the accounts from the list; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to remove the accounts from the list: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetAccountsFromList(listID string, limit int) ([]model.Account,
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &accounts); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to get the accounts from the list; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to get the accounts from the list: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/client/preferences.go b/internal/client/preferences.go
index 11a5eb2..a424344 100644
--- a/internal/client/preferences.go
+++ b/internal/client/preferences.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetUserPreferences() (model.Preferences, error) {
 	var preferences model.Preferences
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &preferences); err != nil {
-		return model.Preferences{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the user preferences; %w", err)
+		return model.Preferences{}, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the user preferences: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return preferences, nil
diff --git a/internal/client/register.go b/internal/client/register.go
index 38ae833..3800b3a 100644
--- a/internal/client/register.go
+++ b/internal/client/register.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (g *Client) Register() error {
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(params)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the request body; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the request body: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (g *Client) Register() error {
 	var app model.Application
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, requestBody, &app); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the registration request; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the registration request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	g.Authentication.ClientID = app.ClientID
diff --git a/internal/client/statuses.go b/internal/client/statuses.go
index dcc515c..30a1086 100644
--- a/internal/client/statuses.go
+++ b/internal/client/statuses.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (g *Client) GetStatus(statusID string) (model.Status, error) {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &status); err != nil {
 		return model.Status{}, fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to get the status information; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to get the status information: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type CreateStatusForm struct {
 func (g *Client) CreateStatus(form CreateStatusForm) (model.Status, error) {
 	data, err := json.Marshal(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return model.Status{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to create the JSON form; %w", err)
+		return model.Status{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to create the JSON form: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (g *Client) CreateStatus(form CreateStatusForm) (model.Status, error) {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, requestBody, &status); err != nil {
 		return model.Status{}, fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to create the status; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to create the status: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/client/timelines.go b/internal/client/timelines.go
index aec5936..39b5c6a 100644
--- a/internal/client/timelines.go
+++ b/internal/client/timelines.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (g *Client) getTimeline(path string, timeline model.Timeline) (model.Timeli
 	var statuses []model.Status
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil, &statuses); err != nil {
-		return timeline, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the timeline; %w", err)
+		return timeline, fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the request to get the timeline: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	timeline.Statuses = statuses
diff --git a/internal/client/token.go b/internal/client/token.go
index 4cefd7c..ed8190d 100644
--- a/internal/client/token.go
+++ b/internal/client/token.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (g *Client) UpdateToken(code string) error {
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(params)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the request body; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the request body: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	requestBody := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (g *Client) UpdateToken(code string) error {
 	var response tokenResponse
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(http.MethodPost, url, requestBody, &response); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the token request; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error after sending the token request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if response.AccessToken == "" {
diff --git a/internal/config/credentials.go b/internal/config/credentials.go
index 98e6761..56bb077 100644
--- a/internal/config/credentials.go
+++ b/internal/config/credentials.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (e CredentialsNotFoundError) Error() string {
 // is not present, it will be created.
 func SaveCredentials(configDir, username string, credentials Credentials) (string, error) {
 	if err := ensureConfigDir(calculateConfigDir(configDir)); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to ensure the configuration directory; %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to ensure the configuration directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	var authConfig CredentialsConfig
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ func SaveCredentials(configDir, username string, credentials Credentials) (strin
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath); err != nil {
 		if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown error received when running stat on %s; %w", filepath, err)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown error received when running stat on %s: %w", filepath, err)
 		}
 
 		authConfig.Credentials = make(map[string]Credentials)
 	} else {
 		authConfig, err = NewCredentialsConfigFromFile(configDir)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the existing authentication configuration; %w", err)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the existing authentication configuration: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func SaveCredentials(configDir, username string, credentials Credentials) (strin
 	authConfig.Credentials[authenticationName] = credentials
 
 	if err := saveCredentialsConfigFile(authConfig, configDir); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to save the authentication configuration to file; %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to save the authentication configuration to file: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return authenticationName, nil
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func SaveCredentials(configDir, username string, credentials Credentials) (strin
 func UpdateCurrentAccount(account string, configDir string) error {
 	credentialsConfig, err := NewCredentialsConfigFromFile(configDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the existing authentication configuration; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the existing authentication configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := credentialsConfig.Credentials[account]; !ok {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func UpdateCurrentAccount(account string, configDir string) error {
 	credentialsConfig.CurrentAccount = account
 
 	if err := saveCredentialsConfigFile(credentialsConfig, configDir); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to save the authentication configuration to file; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to save the authentication configuration to file: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func NewCredentialsConfigFromFile(configDir string) (CredentialsConfig, error) {
 	var authConfig CredentialsConfig
 
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&authConfig); err != nil {
-		return CredentialsConfig{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON data; %w", err)
+		return CredentialsConfig{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON data: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return authConfig, nil
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func saveCredentialsConfigFile(authConfig CredentialsConfig, configDir string) e
 
 	file, err := os.Create(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open %s; %w", path, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
 
 	defer file.Close()
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func saveCredentialsConfigFile(authConfig CredentialsConfig, configDir string) e
 	encoder.SetIndent("", "    ")
 
 	if err := encoder.Encode(authConfig); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to save the JSON data to the authentication config file; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to save the JSON data to the authentication config file: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/config/directory.go b/internal/config/directory.go
index 8e691fa..4cad91b 100644
--- a/internal/config/directory.go
+++ b/internal/config/directory.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ func ensureConfigDir(configDir string) error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(configDir); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0o750); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to create %s; %w", configDir, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to create %s: %w", configDir, err)
 			}
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unknown error received when running stat on %s; %w", configDir, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown error received after getting the config directory information: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/executor/account.go b/internal/executor/account.go
index 5626f1a..0d2ec37 100644
--- a/internal/executor/account.go
+++ b/internal/executor/account.go
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ func getAccountID(gtsClient *client.Client, myAccount bool, accountName, configD
 	case myAccount:
 		accountID, err = getMyAccountID(gtsClient, configDir)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get your account ID; %w", err)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get your account ID: %w", err)
 		}
 	case accountName != "":
 		accountID, err = getTheirAccountID(gtsClient, accountName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get their account ID; %w", err)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get their account ID: %w", err)
 		}
 	default:
 		return "", NoAccountSpecifiedError{}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func getAccountID(gtsClient *client.Client, myAccount bool, accountName, configD
 func getTheirAccountID(gtsClient *client.Client, accountURI string) (string, error) {
 	account, err := getAccount(gtsClient, accountURI)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve your account; %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve your account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return account.ID, nil
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func getTheirAccountID(gtsClient *client.Client, accountURI string) (string, err
 func getMyAccountID(gtsClient *client.Client, configDir string) (string, error) {
 	account, err := getMyAccount(gtsClient, configDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting your account details; %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting your account details: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return account.ID, nil
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ func getMyAccountID(gtsClient *client.Client, configDir string) (string, error)
 func getMyAccount(gtsClient *client.Client, configDir string) (model.Account, error) {
 	authConfig, err := config.NewCredentialsConfigFromFile(configDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the authentication configuration; %w", err)
+		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the authentication configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	accountURI := authConfig.CurrentAccount
 
 	account, err := getAccount(gtsClient, accountURI)
 	if err != nil {
-		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve your account; %w", err)
+		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve your account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return account, nil
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func getMyAccount(gtsClient *client.Client, configDir string) (model.Account, er
 func getAccount(gtsClient *client.Client, accountURI string) (model.Account, error) {
 	account, err := gtsClient.GetAccount(accountURI)
 	if err != nil {
-		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the account details; %w", err)
+		return model.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the account details: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return account, nil
diff --git a/internal/executor/add.go b/internal/executor/add.go
index 5bff1ab..567ef4d 100644
--- a/internal/executor/add.go
+++ b/internal/executor/add.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 	gtsClient, err := client.NewClientFromConfig(a.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return doFunc(gtsClient)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) addAccountsToList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.AddAccountsToList(a.listID, accountIDs); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to add the accounts to the list; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to add the accounts to the list: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully added the account(s) to the list.")
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) addToAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (a *AddExecutor) addNoteToAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if len(a.accountNames) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of accounts specified; want 1, got %d", len(a.accountNames))
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of accounts specified: want 1, got %d", len(a.accountNames))
 	}
 
 	accountID, err := getAccountID(gtsClient, false, a.accountNames[0], a.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if a.content == "" {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) addNoteToAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.SetPrivateNote(accountID, a.content); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to add the private note to the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to add the private note to the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully added the private note to the account.")
diff --git a/internal/executor/block.go b/internal/executor/block.go
index b320816..89928c5 100644
--- a/internal/executor/block.go
+++ b/internal/executor/block.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (b *BlockExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 	gtsClient, err := client.NewClientFromConfig(b.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return doFunc(gtsClient)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (b *BlockExecutor) Execute() error {
 func (b *BlockExecutor) blockAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	accountID, err := getAccountID(gtsClient, false, b.accountName, b.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if b.unblock {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (b *BlockExecutor) blockAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.BlockAccount(accountID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to block the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to block the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully blocked the account.")
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (b *BlockExecutor) blockAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (b *BlockExecutor) unblockAccount(gtsClient *client.Client, accountID string) error {
 	if err := gtsClient.UnblockAccount(accountID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unblock the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unblock the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully unblocked the account.")
diff --git a/internal/executor/create.go b/internal/executor/create.go
index a9eec1c..84c2793 100644
--- a/internal/executor/create.go
+++ b/internal/executor/create.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (c *CreateExecutor) createList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 	list, err := gtsClient.CreateList(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the list; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the list: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully created the following list:")
diff --git a/internal/executor/delete.go b/internal/executor/delete.go
index 29617f3..2df8cdb 100644
--- a/internal/executor/delete.go
+++ b/internal/executor/delete.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (d *DeleteExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 	gtsClient, err := client.NewClientFromConfig(d.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return doFunc(gtsClient)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (d *DeleteExecutor) deleteList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.DeleteList(d.listID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to delete the list; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to delete the list: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("The list was successfully deleted.")
diff --git a/internal/executor/edit.go b/internal/executor/edit.go
index 82959fa..f21b233 100644
--- a/internal/executor/edit.go
+++ b/internal/executor/edit.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (e *EditExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 	gtsClient, err := client.NewClientFromConfig(e.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return doFunc(gtsClient)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (e *EditExecutor) editList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 	list, err := gtsClient.GetList(e.listID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the list; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the list: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if e.listTitle != "" {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (e *EditExecutor) editList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 	updatedList, err := gtsClient.UpdateList(list)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to update the list; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to update the list: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully updated the list.")
diff --git a/internal/executor/follow.go b/internal/executor/follow.go
index 8116cd9..ea421dc 100644
--- a/internal/executor/follow.go
+++ b/internal/executor/follow.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (c *FollowExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 	gtsClient, err := client.NewClientFromConfig(c.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return doFunc(gtsClient)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (c *FollowExecutor) Execute() error {
 func (c *FollowExecutor) followAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	accountID, err := getAccountID(gtsClient, false, c.accountName, c.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if c.unfollow {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (c *FollowExecutor) followAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.FollowAccount(form); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to follow the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to follow the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("The follow request was sent successfully.")
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (c *FollowExecutor) followAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (c *FollowExecutor) unfollowAccount(gtsClient *client.Client, accountID string) error {
 	if err := gtsClient.UnfollowAccount(accountID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unfollow the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unfollow the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully unfollowed the account.")
diff --git a/internal/executor/login.go b/internal/executor/login.go
index ac3fc13..821a49c 100644
--- a/internal/executor/login.go
+++ b/internal/executor/login.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (c *LoginExecutor) Execute() error {
 	gtsClient := client.NewClient(credentials)
 
 	if err := gtsClient.Register(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register the application; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register the application: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	consentPageURL := gtsClient.AuthCodeURL()
@@ -83,21 +83,21 @@ Once you have the code please copy and paste it below.
 	fmt.Print("Out-of-band token: ")
 
 	if _, err := fmt.Scanln(&code); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read access code; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read access code: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.UpdateToken(code); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to update the client's access token; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to update the client's access token: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	account, err := gtsClient.VerifyCredentials()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to verify the credentials; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to verify the credentials: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	loginName, err := config.SaveCredentials(c.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir, account.Username, gtsClient.Authentication)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to save the authentication details; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to save the authentication details: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Successfully logged into %s\n", loginName)
diff --git a/internal/executor/remove.go b/internal/executor/remove.go
index 0e24fa8..16fd326 100644
--- a/internal/executor/remove.go
+++ b/internal/executor/remove.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (r *RemoveExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 	gtsClient, err := client.NewClientFromConfig(r.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return doFunc(gtsClient)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeAccountsFromList(gtsClient *client.Client) error
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.RemoveAccountsFromList(r.listID, accountIDs); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to remove the accounts from the list; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to remove the accounts from the list: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully removed the account(s) from the list.")
@@ -126,16 +126,16 @@ func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeFromAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeNoteFromAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if len(r.accountNames) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of accounts specified; want 1, got %d", len(r.accountNames))
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of accounts specified: want 1, got %d", len(r.accountNames))
 	}
 
 	accountID, err := getAccountID(gtsClient, false, r.accountNames[0], r.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error while getting the account ID: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.SetPrivateNote(accountID, ""); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to remove the private note from the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to remove the private note from the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully removed the private note from the account.")
diff --git a/internal/executor/switch.go b/internal/executor/switch.go
index 05f40df..5c85ac6 100644
--- a/internal/executor/switch.go
+++ b/internal/executor/switch.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *SwitchExecutor) switchToAccount() error {
 	}
 
 	if err := config.UpdateCurrentAccount(s.accountName, s.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to switch account to the account; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to switch account to the account: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("The current account is now set to %q.\n", s.accountName)
diff --git a/internal/executor/whoami.go b/internal/executor/whoami.go
index 73345fd..8b87b3c 100644
--- a/internal/executor/whoami.go
+++ b/internal/executor/whoami.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewWhoAmIExecutor(tlf TopLevelFlags, name, summary string) *WhoAmIExecutor
 func (c *WhoAmIExecutor) Execute() error {
 	config, err := config.NewCredentialsConfigFromFile(c.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to load the credential config; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to load the credential config: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("You are logged in as %q.\n", config.CurrentAccount)
diff --git a/internal/model/list.go b/internal/model/list.go
index 30f3e48..6fb2ed6 100644
--- a/internal/model/list.go
+++ b/internal/model/list.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (l *ListRepliesPolicy) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	)
 
 	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &value); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON data; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON data: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	*l, err = ParseListRepliesPolicy(value)
diff --git a/internal/model/status_visibility.go b/internal/model/status_visibility.go
index 48c9262..b001427 100644
--- a/internal/model/status_visibility.go
+++ b/internal/model/status_visibility.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (s *StatusVisibility) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	)
 
 	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &value); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON data; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON data: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Ignore the error if the visibility from another service is
diff --git a/internal/utilities/file.go b/internal/utilities/file.go
index b35827d..99fc67b 100644
--- a/internal/utilities/file.go
+++ b/internal/utilities/file.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func ReadFile(path string) (string, error) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to read the data from the file; %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to read the data from the file: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return string(data), nil