diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-case-insensitive-paths.test.js b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-case-insensitive-paths.test.js
index 5bc70e4a..216c58b2 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-case-insensitive-paths.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-case-insensitive-paths.test.js
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ describe('+ copySync() - case insensitive paths', () => {
 
   afterEach(done => fs.remove(TEST_DIR, done))
 
-  describe('> when the source is a directory', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
     it('should behave correctly based on the OS', () => {
       src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcdir')
       fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcDir')
+      let errThrown = false
 
       try {
         fs.copySync(src, dest)
@@ -32,20 +33,24 @@ describe('+ copySync() - case insensitive paths', () => {
           assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'Source and destination must not be the same.')
           assert(fs.existsSync(src))
           assert(!fs.existsSync(dest))
+          errThrown = true
         }
       }
+      if (os === 'darwin' || os === 'win32') assert(errThrown)
       if (os === 'linux') {
         assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
         assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'utf8'), 'some data')
+        assert(!errThrown)
       }
     })
   })
 
-  describe('> when the source is a file', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a file', () => {
     it('should behave correctly based on the OS', () => {
       src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcfile')
       fs.outputFileSync(src, 'some data')
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcFile')
+      let errThrown = false
 
       try {
         fs.copySync(src, dest)
@@ -54,22 +59,26 @@ describe('+ copySync() - case insensitive paths', () => {
           assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'Source and destination must not be the same.')
           assert(fs.existsSync(src))
           assert(!fs.existsSync(dest))
+          errThrown = true
         }
       }
+      if (os === 'darwin' || os === 'win32') assert(errThrown)
       if (os === 'linux') {
         assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
         assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8'), 'some data')
+        assert(!errThrown)
       }
     })
   })
 
-  describe('> when the source is a symlink', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a symlink', () => {
     it('should behave correctly based on the OS, symlink dir', () => {
       src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcdir')
       fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
       const srcLink = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src-symlink')
       fs.symlinkSync(src, srcLink, 'dir')
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcDir')
+      let errThrown = false
 
       try {
         fs.copySync(src, dest)
@@ -78,13 +87,16 @@ describe('+ copySync() - case insensitive paths', () => {
           assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'Source and destination must not be the same.')
           assert(fs.existsSync(src))
           assert(!fs.existsSync(dest))
+          errThrown = true
         }
       }
+      if (os === 'darwin' || os === 'win32') assert(errThrown)
       if (os === 'linux') {
         assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
         assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'utf8'), 'some data')
         const link = fs.readlinkSync(srcLink)
         assert.strictEqual(link, dest)
+        assert(!errThrown)
       }
     })
 
@@ -94,6 +106,7 @@ describe('+ copySync() - case insensitive paths', () => {
       const srcLink = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src-symlink')
       fs.symlinkSync(src, srcLink, 'file')
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcFile')
+      let errThrown = false
 
       try {
         fs.copySync(src, dest)
@@ -102,13 +115,16 @@ describe('+ copySync() - case insensitive paths', () => {
           assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'Source and destination must not be the same.')
           assert(fs.existsSync(src))
           assert(!fs.existsSync(dest))
+          errThrown = true
         }
       }
+      if (os === 'darwin' || os === 'win32') assert(errThrown)
       if (os === 'linux') {
         assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
         assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8'), 'some data')
         const link = fs.readlinkSync(srcLink)
         assert.strictEqual(link, dest)
+        assert(!errThrown)
       }
     })
   })
diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-dir.test.js b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-dir.test.js
index e31360b2..9c326736 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-dir.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-dir.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('+ copySync()', () => {
     fs.emptyDir(TEST_DIR, done)
   })
 
-  describe('> when the source is a directory', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
     describe('> when dest exists and is a file', () => {
       it('should throw error', () => {
         const src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src')
diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-file.test.js b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-file.test.js
index 2874c120..fd58c1c7 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-file.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-file.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('+ copySync()', () => {
 
   afterEach(done => fs.remove(TEST_DIR, done))
 
-  describe('> when the source is a file', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a file', () => {
     it('should copy the file synchronously', () => {
       const fileSrc = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'TEST_fs-extra_src')
       const fileDest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'TEST_fs-extra_copy')
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('+ copySync()', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('> when the source file does not have write permissions', () => {
+    describe('> when src file does not have write permissions', () => {
       it('should be able to copy contents of file', () => {
         const fileSrc = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'file.txt')
         const fileDest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'file-copy.txt')
diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-prevent-copying-identical.test.js b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-prevent-copying-identical.test.js
index 6dabcc47..398e6687 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-prevent-copying-identical.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-prevent-copying-identical.test.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('+ copySync() - prevent copying identical files and dirs', () => {
   //  src is symlink, dest is regular
   //  src is symlink, dest is symlink
 
-  describe('> when the source is a directory', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
     describe(`>> when src is regular and dest is a symlink that points to src`, () => {
       it('should error', () => {
         src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src')
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('+ copySync() - prevent copying identical files and dirs', () => {
   //  src is symlink, dest is regular
   //  src is symlink, dest is symlink
 
-  describe('> when the source is a file', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a file', () => {
     describe(`>> when src is regular and dest is a symlink that points to src`, () => {
       it('should error', () => {
         src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src', 'somefile.txt')
diff --git a/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-case-insensitive-paths.test.js b/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-case-insensitive-paths.test.js
index 46d93cf7..9c581324 100644
--- a/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-case-insensitive-paths.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-case-insensitive-paths.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('+ copy() - case insensitive paths', () => {
 
   afterEach(done => fs.remove(TEST_DIR, done))
 
-  describe('> when the source is a directory', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
     it('should behave correctly based on the OS', done => {
       src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcdir')
       fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('+ copy() - case insensitive paths', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('> when the source is a file', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a file', () => {
     it('should behave correctly based on the OS', done => {
       src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcfile')
       fs.outputFileSync(src, 'some data')
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('+ copy() - case insensitive paths', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('> when the source is a symlink', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a symlink', () => {
     it('should behave correctly based on the OS, symlink dir', done => {
       src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcdir')
       fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
diff --git a/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-prevent-copying-identical.test.js b/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-prevent-copying-identical.test.js
index 4c13d0b6..acb260c5 100644
--- a/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-prevent-copying-identical.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy/__tests__/copy-prevent-copying-identical.test.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('+ copy() - prevent copying identical files and dirs', () => {
   //  src is symlink, dest is regular
   //  src is symlink, dest is symlink
 
-  describe('> when the source is a directory', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
     describe(`>> when src is regular and dest is a symlink that points to src`, () => {
       it('should error', done => {
         src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src')
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('+ copy() - prevent copying identical files and dirs', () => {
   //  src is symlink, dest is regular
   //  src is symlink, dest is symlink
 
-  describe('> when the source is a file', () => {
+  describe('> when src is a file', () => {
     describe(`>> when src is regular and dest is a symlink that points to src`, () => {
       it('should error', done => {
         src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src', 'somefile.txt')
diff --git a/lib/copy/__tests__/copy.test.js b/lib/copy/__tests__/copy.test.js
index 98692b40..90473a5e 100644
--- a/lib/copy/__tests__/copy.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy/__tests__/copy.test.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('fs-extra', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('> when the source is a file', () => {
+    describe('> when src is a file', () => {
       it('should copy the file asynchronously', done => {
         const fileSrc = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'TEST_fs-extra_src')
         const fileDest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'TEST_fs-extra_copy')
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('fs-extra', () => {
         })
       })
 
-      it('should return an error if the source file does not exist', done => {
+      it('should return an error if src file does not exist', done => {
         const fileSrc = 'we-simply-assume-this-file-does-not-exist.bin'
         const fileDest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'TEST_fs-extra_copy')
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ describe('fs-extra', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('> when the source is a directory', () => {
-      describe('> when the source directory does not exist', () => {
+    describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
+      describe('> when src directory does not exist', () => {
         it('should return an error', done => {
           const ts = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'this_dir_does_not_exist')
           const td = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'this_dir_really_does_not_matter')