diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_flags.inc b/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_flags.inc
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_flags.inc
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_flags.inc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 HWASAN_FLAG(bool, free_checks_tail_magic, 1,
     "If set, free() will check the magic values "
-    "to the right of the allocated object "
+    "after the allocated object "
     "if the allocation size is not a divident of the granule size")
 HWASAN_FLAG(
     int, max_free_fill_size, 0,
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_report.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_report.cpp
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_report.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/hwasan_report.cpp
@@ -309,16 +309,16 @@
       whence = "inside";
     } else if (candidate == left) {
       offset = untagged_addr - chunk.End();
-      whence = "to the right of";
+      whence = "after";
     } else {
       offset = chunk.Beg() - untagged_addr;
-      whence = "to the left of";
+      whence = "before";
     }
     Printf("%s", d.Error());
     Printf("\nCause: heap-buffer-overflow\n");
     Printf("%s", d.Default());
     Printf("%s", d.Location());
-    Printf("%p is located %zd bytes %s %zd-byte region [%p,%p)\n",
+    Printf("%p is located %zd bytes %s a %zd-byte region [%p,%p)\n",
            untagged_addr, offset, whence, chunk.UsedSize(), chunk.Beg(),
            chunk.End());
     Printf("%s", d.Allocation());
@@ -340,27 +340,27 @@
     Printf("%s", d.Location());
     if (sym->SymbolizeData(mem, &info) && info.start) {
       Printf(
-          "%p is located %zd bytes to the %s of %zd-byte global variable "
+          "%p is located %zd bytes %s a %zd-byte global variable "
           "%s [%p,%p) in %s\n",
           untagged_addr,
           candidate == left ? untagged_addr - (info.start + info.size)
                             : info.start - untagged_addr,
-          candidate == left ? "right" : "left", info.size, info.name,
+          candidate == left ? "after" : "before", info.size, info.name,
           info.start, info.start + info.size, module_name);
     } else {
       uptr size = GetGlobalSizeFromDescriptor(mem);
       if (size == 0)
         // We couldn't find the size of the global from the descriptors.
         Printf(
-            "%p is located to the %s of a global variable in "
+            "%p is located %s a global variable in "
             "\n    #0 0x%x (%s+0x%x)\n",
-            untagged_addr, candidate == left ? "right" : "left", mem,
+            untagged_addr, candidate == left ? "after" : "before", mem,
             module_name, module_address);
       else
         Printf(
-            "%p is located to the %s of a %zd-byte global variable in "
+            "%p is located %s a %zd-byte global variable in "
             "\n    #0 0x%x (%s+0x%x)\n",
-            untagged_addr, candidate == left ? "right" : "left", size, mem,
+            untagged_addr, candidate == left ? "after" : "before", size, mem,
             module_name, module_address);
     }
     Printf("%s", d.Default());
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
       Printf("%s", d.Error());
       Printf("\nCause: use-after-free\n");
       Printf("%s", d.Location());
-      Printf("%p is located %zd bytes inside of %zd-byte region [%p,%p)\n",
+      Printf("%p is located %zd bytes inside a %zd-byte region [%p,%p)\n",
              untagged_addr, untagged_addr - UntagAddr(har.tagged_addr),
              har.requested_size, UntagAddr(har.tagged_addr),
              UntagAddr(har.tagged_addr) + har.requested_size);
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
     s.append("%s ", actual_expected[i] != tail[i] ? "^^" : "  ");
 
   s.append("\nThis error occurs when a buffer overflow overwrites memory\n"
-    "to the right of a heap object, but within the %zd-byte granule, e.g.\n"
+    "after a heap object, but within the %zd-byte granule, e.g.\n"
     "   char *x = new char[20];\n"
     "   x[25] = 42;\n"
     "%s does not detect such bugs in uninstrumented code at the time of write,"
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/scripts/hwasan_symbolize b/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/scripts/hwasan_symbolize
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/scripts/hwasan_symbolize
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/hwasan/scripts/hwasan_symbolize
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
           continue
         self.print('')
         self.print('Potentially referenced stack object:')
-        self.print('  %d bytes inside variable "%s" in stack frame of function "%s"' % (obj_offset, local[2], local[0]))
+        self.print('  %d bytes inside a variable "%s" in stack frame of function "%s"' % (obj_offset, local[2], local[0]))
         self.print('  at %s' % (local[1],))
       return True
     return False
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global-with-reduction.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global-with-reduction.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global-with-reduction.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global-with-reduction.c
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // CHECK: Cause: global-overflow
-  // RSYM: is located 0 bytes to the right of 4-byte global variable f.x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global-with-reduction.c.tmp
-  // RNOSYM: is located to the right of a 4-byte global variable in
+  // RSYM: is located 0 bytes after a 4-byte global variable f.x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global-with-reduction.c.tmp
+  // RNOSYM: is located after a 4-byte global variable in
   // RNOSYM-NEXT: #0 0x{{.*}} ({{.*}}global-with-reduction.c.tmp+{{.*}})
-  // LSYM: is located 4 bytes to the left of 4-byte global variable f.x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global-with-reduction.c.tmp
-  // LNOSYM: is located to the left of a 4-byte global variable in
+  // LSYM: is located 4 bytes before a 4-byte global variable f.x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global-with-reduction.c.tmp
+  // LNOSYM: is located before a 4-byte global variable in
   // LNOSYM-NEXT: #0 0x{{.*}} ({{.*}}global-with-reduction.c.tmp+{{.*}})
   // CHECK-NOT: can not describe
   f()[atoi(argv[1])] = 1;
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/global.c
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // CHECK: Cause: global-overflow
-  // RSYM: is located 0 bytes to the right of 4-byte global variable x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global.c.tmp
-  // RNOSYM: is located to the right of a 4-byte global variable in
+  // RSYM: is located 0 bytes after a 4-byte global variable x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global.c.tmp
+  // RNOSYM: is located after a 4-byte global variable in
   // RNOSYM-NEXT: #0 0x{{.*}} ({{.*}}global.c.tmp+{{.*}})
-  // LSYM: is located 4 bytes to the left of 4-byte global variable x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global.c.tmp
-  // LNOSYM: is located to the left of a 4-byte global variable in
+  // LSYM: is located 4 bytes before a 4-byte global variable x {{.*}} in {{.*}}global.c.tmp
+  // LNOSYM: is located before a 4-byte global variable in
   // LNOSYM-NEXT: #0 0x{{.*}} ({{.*}}global.c.tmp+{{.*}})
   // CHECK-NOT: can not describe
   (&x)[atoi(argv[1])] = 1;
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow-into.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow-into.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow-into.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow-into.c
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
   char *volatile x = (char *)malloc(size);
   memset(x + read_offset, 0, 26);
   // CHECK5: Invalid access starting at offset 5
-  // CHECK5: is located 5 bytes inside 10-byte region
+  // CHECK5: is located 5 bytes inside a 10-byte region
   // CHECK7: Invalid access starting at offset 3
-  // CHECK7: is located 7 bytes inside 10-byte region
+  // CHECK7: is located 7 bytes inside a 10-byte region
   // CHECK8: Invalid access starting at offset 12
-  // CHECK8: is located 8 bytes inside 20-byte region
-  // CHECK32: is located 12 bytes to the right of 20-byte region
+  // CHECK8: is located 8 bytes inside a 20-byte region
+  // CHECK32: is located 12 bytes after a 20-byte region
   free(x);
 }
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/heap-buffer-overflow.c
@@ -40,27 +40,27 @@
 
 // CHECK40: allocated heap chunk; size: 32 offset: 8
 // CHECK40: Cause: heap-buffer-overflow
-// CHECK40: is located 10 bytes to the right of 30-byte region
+// CHECK40: is located 10 bytes after a 30-byte region
 //
 // CHECK80: allocated heap chunk; size: 32 offset: 16
 // CHECK80: Cause: heap-buffer-overflow
-// CHECK80: is located 50 bytes to the right of 30-byte region
+// CHECK80: is located 50 bytes after a 30-byte region
 //
 // CHECKm30: Cause: heap-buffer-overflow
-// CHECKm30: is located 30 bytes to the left of 30-byte region
+// CHECKm30: is located 30 bytes before a 30-byte region
 //
 // CHECKMm30: is a large allocated heap chunk; size: 1003520 offset: -30
 // CHECKMm30: Cause: heap-buffer-overflow
-// CHECKMm30: is located 30 bytes to the left of 1000000-byte region
+// CHECKMm30: is located 30 bytes before a 1000000-byte region
 //
 // CHECKM: is a large allocated heap chunk; size: 1003520 offset: 1000000
 // CHECKM: Cause: heap-buffer-overflow
-// CHECKM: is located 0 bytes to the right of 1000000-byte region
+// CHECKM: is located 0 bytes after a 1000000-byte region
 //
 // CHECK31: tags: [[TAG:..]]/0e([[TAG]]) (ptr/mem)
 // CHECK31-NOT: Invalid access starting at offset
 // CHECK31: Cause: heap-buffer-overflow
-// CHECK31: is located 1 bytes to the right of 30-byte region
+// CHECK31: is located 1 bytes after a 30-byte region
 // CHECK31: Memory tags around the buggy address
 // CHECK31: [0e]
 // CHECK31: Tags for short granules around the buggy address
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@
 //
 // CHECK20-NOT: Invalid access starting at offset
 // CHECK20: Cause: heap-buffer-overflow
-// CHECK20: is located 10 bytes to the right of 20-byte region [0x{{.*}}0,0x{{.*}}4)
+// CHECK20: is located 10 bytes after a 20-byte region [0x{{.*}}0,0x{{.*}}4)
   free(x);
 }
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/lto.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/lto.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/lto.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/lto.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // CHECK: Cause: global-overflow
-  // CHECK: is located 0 bytes to the right of 4-byte global variable x {{.*}} in {{.*}}lto.c.tmp
+  // CHECK: is located 0 bytes after a 4-byte global variable x {{.*}} in {{.*}}lto.c.tmp
   // CHECK-NOT: can not describe
   (&x)[atoi(argv[1])] = 1;
 }
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/tag_in_free.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/tag_in_free.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/tag_in_free.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/tag_in_free.c
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
   char * volatile p = (char*)malloc(10);
 #ifdef MALLOC
   // MALLOC: READ of size 1 at
-  // MALLOC: is located 6 bytes to the right of 10-byte region
+  // MALLOC: is located 6 bytes after a 10-byte region
   // MALLOC: allocated here:
   char volatile x = p[16];
 #endif
   free(p);
 #ifdef FREE
   // FREE: READ of size 1 at
-  // FREE: is located 0 bytes inside of 10-byte region
+  // FREE: is located 0 bytes inside a 10-byte region
   // FREE: freed by thread T0 here:
   // FREE: previously allocated here:
   char volatile y = p[0];
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/use-after-free.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/use-after-free.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/use-after-free.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/use-after-free.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   // Offset is 5 or 11 depending on left/right alignment.
   // CHECK: is a small unallocated heap chunk; size: 32 offset: {{5|11}}
   // CHECK: Cause: use-after-free
-  // CHECK: is located 5 bytes inside of 10-byte region
+  // CHECK: is located 5 bytes inside a 10-byte region
   //
   // CHECK: freed by thread {{.*}} here:
   // CHECK: #0 {{.*}} in {{.*}}free{{.*}} {{.*}}hwasan_allocation_functions.cpp
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/wild-free-close.c b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/wild-free-close.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/wild-free-close.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/hwasan/TestCases/wild-free-close.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   // CHECK: ERROR: HWAddressSanitizer: invalid-free on address {{.*}} at pc {{[0x]+}}[[PC:.*]] on thread T{{[0-9]+}}
   // CHECK: #0 {{[0x]+}}{{.*}}[[PC]] in {{.*}}free
   // CHECK: #1 {{.*}} in main {{.*}}wild-free-close.c:[[@LINE-3]]
-  // CHECK: is located 8 bytes to the left of 1-byte region [{{[0x]+}}{{.*}}[[ADDR]]
+  // CHECK: is located 8 bytes before a 1-byte region [{{[0x]+}}{{.*}}[[ADDR]]
   // CHECK-NOT: Segmentation fault
   // CHECK-NOT: SIGSEGV
   return 0;