diff --git a/internal/lang/eval.go b/internal/lang/eval.go
index c3da4cc6c6..706a552a6b 100644
--- a/internal/lang/eval.go
+++ b/internal/lang/eval.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (s *Scope) evalContext(refs []*addrs.Reference, selfAddr addrs.Referenceabl
 					// this codepath doesn't really "know about". If the "self"
 					// object starts being supported in more contexts later then
 					// we'll need to adjust this message.
-					Detail:  `The "self" object is not available in this context. This object can be used only in resource provisioner, connection and postcondition blocks.`,
+					Detail:  `The "self" object is not available in this context. This object can be used only in resource provisioner, connection, and postcondition blocks.`,
 					Subject: ref.SourceRange.ToHCL().Ptr(),
 				})
 				continue
diff --git a/internal/terraform/context_plan2_test.go b/internal/terraform/context_plan2_test.go
index 85e9d0a8f8..5d20742144 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/context_plan2_test.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/context_plan2_test.go
@@ -4195,7 +4195,7 @@ func TestContext2Plan_preconditionErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"self.value",
 			`Invalid "self" reference`,
-			"only in resource provisioner, connection and postcondition blocks",
+			"only in resource provisioner, connection, and postcondition blocks",
 		},
 		{
 			"data.foo.bar",
diff --git a/internal/terraform/evaluate_valid.go b/internal/terraform/evaluate_valid.go
index 6c7eb2cb66..16315abd5d 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/evaluate_valid.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/evaluate_valid.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (e *Evaluator) staticValidateReference(ref *addrs.Reference, modCfg *config
 				// this codepath doesn't really "know about". If the "self"
 				// object starts being supported in more contexts later then
 				// we'll need to adjust this message.
-				Detail:  `The "self" object is not available in this context. This object can be used only in resource provisioner, connection and postcondition blocks.`,
+				Detail:  `The "self" object is not available in this context. This object can be used only in resource provisioner, connection, and postcondition blocks.`,
 				Subject: ref.SourceRange.ToHCL().Ptr(),
 			})
 			return diags