diff --git a/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h b/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h
index d866804db..71a865588 100644
--- a/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h
+++ b/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class TypeSystem {
     auto x = lookup_type(type_name);
     T* result = dynamic_cast<T*>(x);
     if (!result) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get the right type");
+      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get " + type_name + " as the right type");
     }
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/decompiler/util/FileIO.cpp b/decompiler/util/FileIO.cpp
index 9a7dd7224..914d647d5 100644
--- a/decompiler/util/FileIO.cpp
+++ b/decompiler/util/FileIO.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ std::string combine_path(const std::string& parent, const std::string& child) {
 
 std::vector<uint8_t> read_binary_file(const std::string& filename) {
   auto fp = fopen(filename.c_str(), "rb");
-  if(!fp) throw std::runtime_error("File cannot be opened");
+  if(!fp) throw std::runtime_error("File " + filename + " cannot be opened");
   fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
   auto len = ftell(fp);
   rewind(fp);
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ std::vector<uint8_t> read_binary_file(const std::string& filename) {
   data.resize(len);
 
   if(fread(data.data(), len, 1, fp) != 1) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("File cannot be read");
+    throw std::runtime_error("File " + filename + " cannot be read");
   }
 
   return data;
diff --git a/decompiler/util/Timer.cpp b/decompiler/util/Timer.cpp
index 0a5d89506..4ac44ab25 100644
--- a/decompiler/util/Timer.cpp
+++ b/decompiler/util/Timer.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int64_t Timer::getNs() {
   clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
 #elif _WIN32
   clock_gettime_monotonic(&now);
-#endif;
+#endif
   return (int64_t)(now.tv_nsec - _startTime.tv_nsec) +
          1000000000 * (now.tv_sec - _startTime.tv_sec);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/decompiler/util/Timer.h b/decompiler/util/Timer.h
index c589657a0..597202033 100644
--- a/decompiler/util/Timer.h
+++ b/decompiler/util/Timer.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ class Timer {
   int clock_gettime_monotonic(struct timespec* tv);
 #endif
 
-
-
   /*!
    * Start the timer
    */
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ class Timer {
   /*!
    * Get milliseconds elapsed
    */
- double getMs() { return (double)getNs() / 1.e6; }
+  double getMs() { return (double)getNs() / 1.e6; }
 
   double getUs() { return (double)getNs() / 1.e3; }
 
diff --git a/goalc/goos/Interpreter.cpp b/goalc/goos/Interpreter.cpp
index e98f0df66..f37ba8c1e 100644
--- a/goalc/goos/Interpreter.cpp
+++ b/goalc/goos/Interpreter.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void Interpreter::disable_printfs() {
  */
 void Interpreter::load_goos_library() {
   auto cmd = "(load-file \"goalc/gs/goos-lib.gs\")";
-     eval_with_rewind(reader.read_from_string(cmd), global_environment.as_env());
+  eval_with_rewind(reader.read_from_string(cmd), global_environment.as_env());
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ void Interpreter::execute_repl() {
  * for debugging.
  */
 void Interpreter::throw_eval_error(const Object& o, const std::string& err) {
- throw std::runtime_error("[GOOS] Evaluation error on " + o.print() + ": " + err + "\n" +
-                          reader.db.get_info_for(o));
+  throw std::runtime_error("[GOOS] Evaluation error on " + o.print() + ": " + err + "\n" +
+                           reader.db.get_info_for(o));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -918,4 +918,4 @@ Object Interpreter::eval_while(const Object& form,
   return rv;
 }
 
-}  // namespace goos
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace goos
diff --git a/goalc/goos/Object.cpp b/goalc/goos/Object.cpp
index f2f0dfd62..1023ff358 100644
--- a/goalc/goos/Object.cpp
+++ b/goalc/goos/Object.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ bool Object::operator==(const Object& other) const {
     }
 
     default:
-      throw std::runtime_error("equality not implemented for");
+      throw std::runtime_error("equality not implemented for " + print());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/goalc/goos/Object.h b/goalc/goos/Object.h
index 6381b3ed2..926014bc6 100644
--- a/goalc/goos/Object.h
+++ b/goalc/goos/Object.h
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Object {
 
   std::shared_ptr<PairObject> as_pair() const {
     if (type != ObjectType::PAIR) {
-     throw std::runtime_error("as_pair called on a " + object_type_to_string(type) + " " +
+      throw std::runtime_error("as_pair called on a " + object_type_to_string(type) + " " +
                                print());
     }
     return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<PairObject>(heap_obj);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class Object {
   std::shared_ptr<StringObject> as_string() const {
     if (type != ObjectType::STRING) {
       throw std::runtime_error("as_string called on a " + object_type_to_string(type) + " " +
-                              print());
+                               print());
     }
     return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<StringObject>(heap_obj);
   }
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class Object {
 
   std::shared_ptr<ArrayObject> as_array() const {
     if (type != ObjectType::ARRAY) {
-     throw std::runtime_error("as_array called on a " + object_type_to_string(type) + " " +
+      throw std::runtime_error("as_array called on a " + object_type_to_string(type) + " " +
                                print());
     }
     return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ArrayObject>(heap_obj);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class Object {
 
   FloatType& as_float() {
     if (type != ObjectType::FLOAT) {
-     throw std::runtime_error("as_float called on a " + object_type_to_string(type) + " " +
+      throw std::runtime_error("as_float called on a " + object_type_to_string(type) + " " +
                                print());
     }
     return float_obj.value;
diff --git a/goalc/goos/Reader.cpp b/goalc/goos/Reader.cpp
index d39cbe5ce..f4b4ec73d 100644
--- a/goalc/goos/Reader.cpp
+++ b/goalc/goos/Reader.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ bool Reader::try_token_as_binary(const Token& tok, Object& obj) {
 
     for (uint32_t i = 2; i < tok.text.size(); i++) {
       if (value & (0x8000000000000000)) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("overflow in binary constant:)");
+        throw std::runtime_error("overflow in binary constant: " + tok.text);
       }
 
       value <<= 1u;
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ bool Reader::try_token_as_hex(const Token& tok, Object& obj) {
       obj = Object::make_integer(v);
       return true;
     } catch (std::exception& e) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("The number cannot be a hexadecimal constant");
+      throw std::runtime_error("The number " + tok.text + " cannot be a hexadecimal constant");
     }
   }
   return false;
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ bool Reader::try_token_as_integer(const Token& tok, Object& obj) {
       obj = Object::make_integer(v);
       return true;
     } catch (std::exception& e) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("The number cannot be an integer constant");
+      throw std::runtime_error("The number " + tok.text + " cannot be an integer constant");
     }
   }
   return false;
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ bool Reader::try_token_as_char(const Token& tok, Object& obj) {
  * Used for reader errors, like "missing close paren" or similar.
  */
 void Reader::throw_reader_error(TextStream& here, const std::string& err, int seek_offset) {
-  throw std::runtime_error("Reader error at");
+  throw std::runtime_error("Reader error:\n" + err + "\nat " +
+                           db.get_info_for(here.text, here.seek + seek_offset));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -706,4 +707,4 @@ void Reader::throw_reader_error(TextStream& here, const std::string& err, int se
 std::string Reader::get_source_dir() {
   return source_dir;
 }
-}  // namespace goos
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace goos
diff --git a/goalc/util/file_io.cpp b/goalc/util/file_io.cpp
index b659ed7bc..d6b35e173 100644
--- a/goalc/util/file_io.cpp
+++ b/goalc/util/file_io.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace util {
 std::string read_text_file(const std::string& path) {
   std::ifstream file(path);
   if (!file.good()) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("couldn't open ");
+    throw std::runtime_error("couldn't open " + path);
   }
   std::stringstream ss;
   ss << file.rdbuf();
diff --git a/test/all_jak1_symbols.cpp b/test/all_jak1_symbols.cpp
index e0089acc8..9004c7089 100644
--- a/test/all_jak1_symbols.cpp
+++ b/test/all_jak1_symbols.cpp
@@ -7748,7 +7748,7 @@ const char* all_syms[7941] = {"ripple-for-lava",
                               "list-control",
                               "sunken-pipegame-idle",
                               "anim-test-edit-seq-insert-item",
-                              "anim-tester-interfaces",
+                              "anim-tester-interface",
                               "anim-tester-adjust-frame",
                               "extra-radius",
                               "*volume-descriptor*",
diff --git a/third-party/fmt/format-inl.h b/third-party/fmt/format-inl.h
index c379681be..d8c9c8a5e 100644
--- a/third-party/fmt/format-inl.h
+++ b/third-party/fmt/format-inl.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ FMT_FUNC void system_error::init(int err_code, string_view format_str,
   memory_buffer buffer;
   format_system_error(buffer, err_code, vformat(format_str, args));
   std::runtime_error& base = *this;
-//  base = std::runtime_error(to_string(buffer));
+  base = std::runtime_error(to_string(buffer));
 }
 
 namespace detail {
diff --git a/third-party/fmt/format.h b/third-party/fmt/format.h
index a778ce376..17509b7b4 100644
--- a/third-party/fmt/format.h
+++ b/third-party/fmt/format.h
@@ -713,8 +713,8 @@ FMT_CLASS_API
 class FMT_API format_error : public std::runtime_error {
  public:
   explicit format_error(const char* message) : std::runtime_error(message) {}
-  explicit format_error(const std::string& message);
-  //    : std::runtime_error(message) {}
+  explicit format_error(const std::string& message)
+      : std::runtime_error(message) {}
   format_error(const format_error&) = default;
   format_error& operator=(const format_error&) = default;
   format_error(format_error&&) = default;
diff --git a/third-party/json.hpp b/third-party/json.hpp
index 740e9f12a..b37b2a5f1 100644
--- a/third-party/json.hpp
+++ b/third-party/json.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 
 #include <exception> // exception
-#include <stdexcept> // exception
+#include <stdexcept> // runtime_error
 #include <string> // to_string
 
 // #include <nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct position_t
     /// the number of lines read
     std::size_t lines_read = 0;
 
-    /// conversion to size_t to preserve SAX interfaces
+    /// conversion to size_t to preserve SAX interface
     constexpr operator size_t() const
     {
         return chars_read_total;
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ namespace detail
 /*!
 @brief general exception of the @ref basic_json class
 
-This class is an extension of `std::runtime_error` objects with a member @a id for
+This class is an extension of `std::exception` objects with a member @a id for
 exception ids. It is used as the base class for all exceptions thrown by the
 @ref basic_json class. This class can hence be used as "wildcard" to catch
 exceptions.
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ caught.,exception}
 
 @since version 3.0.0
 */
-class exception : public std::runtime_error
+class exception : public std::exception
 {
   public:
     /// returns the explanatory string
@@ -4823,7 +4823,7 @@ class input_stream_adapter
     std::char_traits<char>::int_type get_character()
     {
         auto res = sb->sbumpc();
-        // set eof manually, as we don't use the istream interfaces.
+        // set eof manually, as we don't use the istream interface.
         if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(res == EOF))
         {
             is->clear(is->rdstate() | std::ios::eofbit);
@@ -5191,9 +5191,9 @@ namespace nlohmann
 {
 
 /*!
-@brief SAX interfaces
+@brief SAX interface
 
-This class describes the SAX interfaces used by @ref nlohmann::json::sax_parse.
+This class describes the SAX interface used by @ref nlohmann::json::sax_parse.
 Each function is called in different situations while the input is parsed. The
 boolean return value informs the parser whether to continue processing the
 input.
@@ -5314,7 +5314,7 @@ namespace detail
 /*!
 @brief SAX implementation to create a JSON value from SAX events
 
-This class implements the @ref json_sax interfaces and processes the SAX events
+This class implements the @ref json_sax interface and processes the SAX events
 to create a JSON value which makes it basically a DOM parser. The structure or
 hierarchy of the JSON value is managed by the stack `ref_stack` which contains
 a pointer to the respective array or object for each recursion depth.
@@ -7198,7 +7198,7 @@ scan_number_done:
     /*
     @brief get next character from the input
 
-    This function provides the interfaces to the used input adapter. It does
+    This function provides the interface to the used input adapter. It does
     not throw in case the input reached EOF, but returns a
     `std::char_traits<char>::eof()` in that case.  Stores the scanned characters
     for use in error messages.
@@ -9881,7 +9881,7 @@ class binary_reader
     /*!
     @brief get next character from the input
 
-    This function provides the interfaces to the used input adapter. It does
+    This function provides the interface to the used input adapter. It does
     not throw in case the input reached EOF, but returns a -'ve valued
     `std::char_traits<char_type>::eof()` in that case.
 
@@ -10184,7 +10184,7 @@ class parser
     }
 
     /*!
-    @brief public parser interfaces
+    @brief public parser interface
 
     @param[in] strict      whether to expect the last token to be EOF
     @param[in,out] result  parsed JSON value
@@ -10249,7 +10249,7 @@ class parser
     }
 
     /*!
-    @brief public accept interfaces
+    @brief public accept interface
 
     @param[in] strict  whether to expect the last token to be EOF
     @return whether the input is a proper JSON text
@@ -12628,7 +12628,7 @@ namespace nlohmann
 {
 namespace detail
 {
-/// abstract output adapter interfaces
+/// abstract output adapter interface
 template<typename CharType> struct output_adapter_protocol
 {
     virtual void write_character(CharType c) = 0;
@@ -12636,7 +12636,7 @@ template<typename CharType> struct output_adapter_protocol
     virtual ~output_adapter_protocol() = default;
 };
 
-/// a type to simplify interfaces
+/// a type to simplify interface
 template<typename CharType>
 using output_adapter_t = std::shared_ptr<output_adapter_protocol<CharType>>;
 
@@ -16724,7 +16724,7 @@ class basic_json
     using initializer_list_t = std::initializer_list<detail::json_ref<basic_json>>;
 
     using input_format_t = detail::input_format_t;
-    /// SAX interfaces type, see @ref nlohmann::json_sax
+    /// SAX interface type, see @ref nlohmann::json_sax
     using json_sax_t = json_sax<basic_json>;
 
     ////////////////
@@ -21253,7 +21253,7 @@ class basic_json
           element as string (see example).
 
     @param[in] ref  reference to a JSON value
-    @return iteration proxy object wrapping @a ref with an interfaces to use in
+    @return iteration proxy object wrapping @a ref with an interface to use in
             range-based for loops
 
     @liveexample{The following code shows how the wrapper is used,iterator_wrapper}
@@ -21341,7 +21341,7 @@ class basic_json
              <https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/2040> for more
              information.
 
-    @return iteration proxy object wrapping @a ref with an interfaces to use in
+    @return iteration proxy object wrapping @a ref with an interface to use in
             range-based for loops
 
     @liveexample{The following code shows how the function is used.,items}
@@ -23249,7 +23249,7 @@ class basic_json
     /*!
     @brief generate SAX events
 
-    The SAX event lister must follow the interfaces of @ref json_sax.
+    The SAX event lister must follow the interface of @ref json_sax.
 
     This function reads from a compatible input. Examples are:
     - an std::istream object
diff --git a/third-party/minilzo/lzoconf.h b/third-party/minilzo/lzoconf.h
index a8ffb99ef..f9a8bdbee 100644
--- a/third-party/minilzo/lzoconf.h
+++ b/third-party/minilzo/lzoconf.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ typedef int
                                      const lzo_bytep dict, lzo_uint dict_len );
 
 
-/* Callback interfaces. Currently only the progress indicator ("nprogress")
+/* Callback interface. Currently only the progress indicator ("nprogress")
  * is used, but this may change in a future release. */
 
 struct lzo_callback_t;