diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 1bdadcff4c..36ac24d7d8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1235,11 +1235,12 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 		min_required_args := method.params.len - if method.is_variadic && method.params.len >
 			1 { 2 } else { 1 }
 		if call_expr.args.len < min_required_args {
-			c.error('too few arguments in call to `${left_type_sym.name}.$method_name` ($call_expr.args.len instead of $min_required_args)',
+			c.error('expected $min_required_args arguments, but got $call_expr.args.len',
 				call_expr.pos)
 		} else if !method.is_variadic && call_expr.args.len > nr_args {
-			c.error('too many arguments in call to `${left_type_sym.name}.$method_name` ($call_expr.args.len instead of $nr_args)',
-				call_expr.pos)
+			unexpected_arguments := call_expr.args[min_required_args..]
+			unexpected_arguments_pos := unexpected_arguments[0].pos.extend(unexpected_arguments.last().pos)
+			c.error('expected $nr_args arguments, but got $call_expr.args.len', unexpected_arguments_pos)
 			return method.return_type
 		}
 		// if method_name == 'clone' {
@@ -1511,11 +1512,13 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_fn(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 	}
 	min_required_args := if f.is_variadic { f.params.len - 1 } else { f.params.len }
 	if call_expr.args.len < min_required_args {
-		c.error('too few arguments in call to `$fn_name` ($call_expr.args.len instead of $min_required_args)',
+		c.error('expected $min_required_args arguments, but got $call_expr.args.len',
 			call_expr.pos)
 	} else if !f.is_variadic && call_expr.args.len > f.params.len {
-		c.error('too many arguments in call to `$fn_name` ($call_expr.args.len instead of $f.params.len)',
-			call_expr.pos)
+		unexpected_arguments := call_expr.args[min_required_args..]
+		unexpected_arguments_pos := unexpected_arguments[0].pos.extend(unexpected_arguments.last().pos)
+		c.error('expected $min_required_args arguments, but got $call_expr.args.len',
+			unexpected_arguments_pos)
 		return f.return_type
 	}
 	// println can print anything
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.out
index fbd345e5d2..904eb3483f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.out
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.vv:6:7: error: invalid argument 1 to `ptr`: expected `byte`, not `&int`
-    4 | 
+vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.vv:6:5: error: invalid argument 1 to `ptr`: expected `byte`, not `&int`
+    4 |
     5 | v := 4
     6 | ptr(&v)
-      |       ^
+      |     ~~
     7 | arr([5]!!)
     8 | fun(fn(i &int){})
-vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.vv:7:10: error: invalid argument 1 to `arr`: expected `[]int`, not `[1]int`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.vv:7:5: error: invalid argument 1 to `arr`: expected `[]int`, not `[1]int`
     5 | v := 4
     6 | ptr(&v)
     7 | arr([5]!!)
-      |          ^
+      |     ~~~~~
     8 | fun(fn(i &int){})
-vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.vv:8:17: error: invalid argument 1 to `fun`: expected `fn (int)`, not `fn (&int)`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/fn_args.vv:8:5: error: invalid argument 1 to `fun`: expected `fn (int)`, not `fn (&int)`
     6 | ptr(&v)
     7 | arr([5]!!)
     8 | fun(fn(i &int){})
-      |                 ^
-details: ``'s expected fn argument: `` is NOT a pointer, but the passed fn argument: `i` is a pointer
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+details: ``'s expected fn argument: `` is NOT a pointer, but the passed fn argument: `i` is a pointer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_too_many_args_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_too_many_args_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3836d7542a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_too_many_args_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/function_too_many_args_err.vv:5:16: error: expected 1 arguments, but got 3
+    3 |
+    4 | fn main() {
+    5 |     test(true, false, 1)
+      |                ~~~~~~~~
+    6 | }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_too_many_args_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_too_many_args_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff9759bd97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_too_many_args_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn test(b bool) {
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    test(true, false, 1)
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_wrong_arg_type.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_wrong_arg_type.out
index cd6e0f3d07..2e8af639cc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_wrong_arg_type.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/function_wrong_arg_type.out
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/function_wrong_arg_type.vv:7:10: error: invalid argument 1 to `f`: expected `int`, not `f64`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/function_wrong_arg_type.vv:7:9: error: invalid argument 1 to `f`: expected `int`, not `f64`
     5 | fn main() {
     6 |     a := 12.3
     7 |     q := f(a)
-      |             ^
+      |            ^
     8 |     println('$q')
-    9 | }
+    9 | }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_not_exist.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_not_exist.out
index 96ce48a3c6..84c7c0c2ec 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_not_exist.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_not_exist.out
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_not_exist.vv:4:26: error: invalid argument 1 to `fn_with_sum_type_param`: expected `Integer`, not `any_int`
-    2 | 
+vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_not_exist.vv:4:25: error: invalid argument 1 to `fn_with_sum_type_param`: expected `Integer`, not `any_int`
+    2 |
     3 | fn main() {
     4 |     fn_with_sum_type_param(1)
-      |                             ^
+      |                            ^
     5 | }
     6 |
 vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_not_exist.vv:8:10: error: is: type `SomethingThatDontExist` does not exist
-    6 | 
+    6 |
     7 | fn fn_with_sum_type_param(i Integer) {
     8 |     if i is SomethingThatDontExist {
       |             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     9 |         println('It should fail !')
-   10 |     }
+   10 |     }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_println_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_println_err.out
index 495fd57634..5b0d71ef8d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_println_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_println_err.out
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_println_err.vv:1:5: error: too few arguments in call to `println` (0 instead of 1)
+vlib/v/checker/tests/no_main_println_err.vv:1:5: error: expected 1 arguments, but got 0
     1 |     println()
-      |     ~~~~~~~~~
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.out
index 472ae5ee68..2247b78129 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.out
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.vv:30:3: error: invalid argument 1 to `sum`: expected `fn (Table)`, not `fn (mut Table)`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.vv:27:6: error: invalid argument 1 to `sum`: expected `fn (Table)`, not `fn (mut Table)`
+   25 |
+   26 | fn main() {
+   27 |     sum(fn (mut t Table) {
+      |         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    28 |         t.rename()
    29 |         println(t.name)
-   30 |     })
-      |      ^
-   31 |     sum(xxx)
-   32 |     sum(yyy)
 details: `main.MyFn`'s expected fn argument: `zzzz` is NOT a pointer, but the passed fn argument: `t` is a pointer
-vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.vv:31:9: error: invalid argument 1 to `sum`: expected `fn (Table)`, not `fn (mut Table)`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/non_matching_functional_args.vv:31:6: error: invalid argument 1 to `sum`: expected `fn (Table)`, not `fn (mut Table)`
    29 |         println(t.name)
    30 |     })
    31 |     sum(xxx)
-      |            ^
+      |         ~~~
    32 |     sum(yyy)
    33 | }
-details: `main.MyFn`'s expected fn argument: `zzzz` is NOT a pointer, but the passed fn argument: `mytable` is a pointer
+details: `main.MyFn`'s expected fn argument: `zzzz` is NOT a pointer, but the passed fn argument: `mytable` is a pointer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 935d1bfffb..144c21ca1d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -119,14 +119,16 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) call_args() []ast.CallArg {
 			p.next()
 		}
 		mut comments := p.eat_comments()
+		arg_start_pos := p.tok.position()
 		e := p.expr(0)
+		pos := arg_start_pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
 		comments << p.eat_comments()
 		args << ast.CallArg{
 			is_mut: is_mut
 			share: table.sharetype_from_flags(is_shared, is_atomic)
 			expr: e
 			comments: comments
-			pos: p.tok.position()
+			pos: pos
 		}
 		if p.tok.kind != .rpar {
 			p.check(.comma)