> i assume because it reads better, in english anyway

this is a pity.
i think something like:

	file does not exist: '/usr/rog/dvfgfdds'

is just as readable, and adheres to the usual convention
for cascading of error messages (most to least recent;
truncation can occur at the end if necessary).

it is sometimes necessary to have a program distinguish
between error messages, and the way i've seen some
programs deal with the current convention:

	n = sizeof " does not exist" - 1;
	if(strlen(e) > n && strcmp(strlen(e)-n, " does not exist")){
		/* file does not exist */
	}

is just wrong.