diff --git a/common-errors.go b/common-errors.go
index 23ebe6f..f103c2c 100644
--- a/common-errors.go
+++ b/common-errors.go
@@ -55,8 +55,25 @@ func ErrInvalidParameterValue(funcName, paramName string, paramValue any) error
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): invalid value %s (%v) for parameter %q", funcName, TypeName(paramValue), paramValue, paramName)
 }
 
+func undefArticle(s string) (article string) {
+	if len(s) > 0 && strings.Contains("aeiou", s[0:1]) {
+		article = "an"
+	} else {
+		article = "a"
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func prependUndefArticle(s string) (result string) {
+	return undefArticle(s) + " " + s
+}
+
 func ErrWrongParamType(funcName, paramName, paramType string, paramValue any) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): the %q parameter must be a %s, got a %s (%v)", funcName, paramName, paramType, TypeName(paramValue), paramValue)
+	var artWantType, artGotType string
+	gotType := TypeName(paramValue)
+	artGotType = prependUndefArticle(gotType)
+	artWantType = prependUndefArticle(paramType)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): the %q parameter must be %s, got %s (%v)", funcName, paramName, artWantType, artGotType, paramValue)
 }
 
 func ErrUnknownParam(funcName, paramName string) error {