diff --git a/analyzer/analyzer.go b/analyzer/analyzer.go
index 0d32826..2cd4f30 100644
--- a/analyzer/analyzer.go
+++ b/analyzer/analyzer.go
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ func (n *perfSprint) run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 			d = &analysis.Diagnostic{
 				Pos:     call.Pos(),
 				End:     call.End(),
-				Message: fn + " can be replaced with string addition",
+				Message: fn + " can be replaced with string concatenation",
 				SuggestedFixes: []analysis.SuggestedFix{
 					{
-						Message: "Use string addition",
+						Message: "Use string concatenation",
 						TextEdits: []analysis.TextEdit{{
 							Pos:     call.Pos(),
 							End:     call.End(),
diff --git a/analyzer/replacements_bench_test.go b/analyzer/replacements_bench_test.go
index 54cb664..90e0472 100644
--- a/analyzer/replacements_bench_test.go
+++ b/analyzer/replacements_bench_test.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func BenchmarkStringAdditionFormatting(b *testing.B) {
 		b.ReportAllocs()
 	})
 
-	b.Run("string addition", func(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("string concatenation", func(b *testing.B) {
 		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 			_ = "Hello " + "world"
 		}
diff --git a/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go b/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go
index be26c7c..2c12099 100644
--- a/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go
+++ b/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ func positive() {
 	fmt.Sprint(s)              // want "fmt.Sprint can be replaced with just using the string"
 	fmt.Errorf("hello")        // want "fmt.Errorf can be replaced with errors.New"
 
-	fmt.Sprintf("Hello %s", s)         // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
-	fmt.Sprintf("%s says Hello", s)    // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
-	fmt.Sprintf("Hello says %[1]s", s) // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
+	fmt.Sprintf("Hello %s", s)         // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
+	fmt.Sprintf("%s says Hello", s)    // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
+	fmt.Sprintf("Hello says %[1]s", s) // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
 
 	var err error
 	fmt.Sprintf("%s", errSentinel) // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with errSentinel.Error()"
diff --git a/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go.golden b/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go.golden
index 5c9d7e7..527d33b 100644
--- a/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go.golden
+++ b/analyzer/testdata/src/p/p.go.golden
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ func positive() {
 	s                   // want "fmt.Sprint can be replaced with just using the string"
 	errors.New("hello") // want "fmt.Errorf can be replaced with errors.New"
 
-	"Hello " + s      // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
-	s + " says Hello" // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
-	"Hello says " + s // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
+	"Hello " + s      // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
+	s + " says Hello" // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
+	"Hello says " + s // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
 
 	var err error
 	errSentinel.Error() // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with errSentinel.Error()"