diff --git a/Lib/pickle.py b/Lib/pickle.py
index c6c151b2065f4d3..299c9e0e5e5641c 100644
--- a/Lib/pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/pickle.py
@@ -314,16 +314,17 @@ def load_frame(self, frame_size):
 # Tools used for pickling.
 
 def _getattribute(obj, name):
+    top = obj
     for subpath in name.split('.'):
         if subpath == '<locals>':
             raise AttributeError("Can't get local attribute {!r} on {!r}"
-                                 .format(name, obj))
+                                 .format(name, top))
         try:
             parent = obj
             obj = getattr(obj, subpath)
         except AttributeError:
             raise AttributeError("Can't get attribute {!r} on {!r}"
-                                 .format(name, obj)) from None
+                                 .format(name, top)) from None
     return obj, parent
 
 def whichmodule(obj, name):
@@ -832,7 +833,7 @@ def save_bytearray(self, obj):
     if _HAVE_PICKLE_BUFFER:
         def save_picklebuffer(self, obj):
             if self.proto < 5:
-                raise PicklingError("PickleBuffer can only pickled with "
+                raise PicklingError("PickleBuffer can only be pickled with "
                                     "protocol >= 5")
             with obj.raw() as m:
                 if not m.contiguous:
diff --git a/Lib/test/pickletester.py b/Lib/test/pickletester.py
index 174f4ff6d021b20..60150f632644145 100644
--- a/Lib/test/pickletester.py
+++ b/Lib/test/pickletester.py
@@ -1982,8 +1982,10 @@ def test_picklebuffer_error(self):
         pb = pickle.PickleBuffer(b"foobar")
         for proto in range(0, 5):
             with self.subTest(proto=proto):
-                with self.assertRaises(pickle.PickleError):
+                with self.assertRaises(pickle.PickleError) as cm:
                     self.dumps(pb, proto)
+                 self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception),
+                    'PickleBuffer can only be pickled with protocol >= 5')
 
     def test_non_continuous_buffer(self):
         if self.pickler is pickle._Pickler:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-07-29-10-24-48.gh-issue-122311.xChV1b.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-07-29-10-24-48.gh-issue-122311.xChV1b.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..8d70c610a8dad65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-07-29-10-24-48.gh-issue-122311.xChV1b.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix some error messages in :mod:`pickle`.
diff --git a/Modules/_pickle.c b/Modules/_pickle.c
index 861363b68c20c5f..452b4aff0237cad 100644
--- a/Modules/_pickle.c
+++ b/Modules/_pickle.c
@@ -1817,10 +1817,10 @@ get_dotted_path(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name)
         if (_PyUnicode_EqualToASCIIString(subpath, "<locals>")) {
             if (obj == NULL)
                 PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,
-                             "Can't pickle local object %R", name);
+                             "Can't get local object %R", name);
             else
                 PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,
-                             "Can't pickle local attribute %R on %R", name, obj);
+                             "Can't get local attribute %R on %R", name, obj);
             Py_DECREF(dotted_path);
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ save_picklebuffer(PickleState *st, PicklerObject *self, PyObject *obj)
 {
     if (self->proto < 5) {
         PyErr_SetString(st->PicklingError,
-                        "PickleBuffer can only pickled with protocol >= 5");
+                        "PickleBuffer can only be pickled with protocol >= 5");
         return -1;
     }
     const Py_buffer* view = PyPickleBuffer_GetBuffer(obj);