diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index 9a691dbe714..4ac702aa2f8 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ PyCursesWindow_InsCh(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
         use_xy = TRUE;
         break;
     default:
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "insch requires 1 or 4 arguments");
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "insch requires 1 to 4 arguments");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ PyCursesWindow_InCh(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
         rtn = mvwinch(self->win,y,x);
         break;
     default:
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "inch requires 0 or 2 arguments");
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "inch requires 0 to 2 arguments");
         return NULL;
     }
     return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(rtn);