diff --git a/releases/8.5/common.php b/releases/8.5/common.php
index ef05a2a1fb..f8796b6585 100644
--- a/releases/8.5/common.php
+++ b/releases/8.5/common.php
@@ -59,12 +59,18 @@ function language_chooser(string $currentLang): void {
 ';
 }
 
-function message($code, $language = 'en')
+function message($code, $language = 'en', array $interpolations = [])
 {
     $original = require __DIR__ . '/languages/en.php';
     if (($language !== 'en') && file_exists(__DIR__ . '/languages/' . $language . '.php')) {
         $translation = require __DIR__ . '/languages/' . $language . '.php';
     }
 
-    return $translation[$code] ?? $original[$code] ?? $code;
+    $message = $translation[$code] ?? $original[$code] ?? $code;
+
+    foreach ($interpolations as $name => $value) {
+        $message = str_replace("{{$name}}", $value, $message);
+    }
+
+    return $message;
 }
diff --git a/releases/8.5/languages/en.php b/releases/8.5/languages/en.php
index 9c58cdec5f..d216924a52 100644
--- a/releases/8.5/languages/en.php
+++ b/releases/8.5/languages/en.php
@@ -22,8 +22,30 @@
     'persistent_curl_share_handles_description' => 'Unlike <code>curl_share_init()</code>, handles created by <code>curl_share_init_persistent()</code> will not be destroyed at the end of the PHP request. If a persistent share handle with the same set of share options is found, it will be reused, avoiding the cost of initializing cURL handles each time.',
 
     'new_classes_title' => 'Additional features and improvements',
+    'fatal_error_backtrace' => 'Fatal Errors (such as an exceeded maximum execution time) now include a backtrace.',
+    'const_attribute_target' => 'Attributes can now target constants.',
+    'override_attr_properties' => '{0} attribute can now be applied to properties.',
+    'deprecated_traits_constants' => '{0} attribute can be used on traits and constants.',
+    'asymmetric_static_properties' => 'Static properties now support asymmetric visibility.',
+    'final_promoted_properties' => 'Properties can be marked as <code>final</code> using constructor property promotion.',
+    'closure_getCurrent' => 'Added <code>Closure::getCurrent()</code> method to simplify recursion in anonymous functions.',
+    'partitioned_cookies' => '<code>setcookie()</code> and <code>setrawcookie()</code> now support the "partitioned" key.',
+    'get_set_error_handler' => 'New {0} and {1} functions are available.',
+    'new_dom_element_methods' => 'New {0} and {1} methods are available.',
+    'grapheme_levenshtein' => 'Added {0} function.',
+    'delayed_target_validation' => 'New {0} attribute can be used to suppress compile-time errors from core and extension attributes that are used on invalid targets.',
 
     'bc_title' => 'Deprecations and backward compatibility breaks',
+    'bc_backtick_operator' => 'The backtick operator as an alias for {0} has been deprecated.',
+    'bc_non_canonical_cast_names' => 'Non-canonical cast names <code>(boolean)</code>, <code>(integer)</code>, <code>(double)</code>, and <code>(binary)</code> have been deprecated. Use <code>(bool)</code>, <code>(int)</code>, <code>(float)</code>, and <code>(string)</code> instead, respectively.',
+    'bc_disable_classes' => 'The {0} INI setting has been removed as it causes various engine assumptions to be broken.',
+    'bc_semicolon_after_case' => 'Terminating case statements with a semicolon instead of a colon has been deprecated.',
+    'bc_null_array_offset' => 'Using <code>null</code> as an array offset or when calling {0} is now deprecated. Use an empty string instead.',
+    'bc_class_alias_names' => 'It is no longer possible to use "array" and "callable" as class alias names in {0}.',
+    'bc_sleep_wakeup' => 'The {0} and {1} magic methods have been soft-deprecated. The {2} and {3} magic methods should be used instead.',
+    'bc_casting_nan' => 'A warning is now emitted when casting {0} to other types.',
+    'bc_non_array_destructuring' => 'Destructuring non-array values (other than <code>null</code>) using {0} or {1} now emits a warning.',
+    'bc_casting_non_int_floats' => 'A warning is now emitted when casting floats (or strings that look like floats) to <code>int</code> if they cannot be represented as one.',
 
     'footer_title' => 'Better syntax, improved performance and type safety.',
     'footer_description' => '<p>The full list of changes is recorded in the <a href="/ChangeLog-8.php#PHP_8_5">ChangeLog</a>.</p>
diff --git a/releases/8.5/release.inc b/releases/8.5/release.inc
index 246c654a33..c845371ec4 100644
--- a/releases/8.5/release.inc
+++ b/releases/8.5/release.inc
@@ -254,34 +254,9 @@ PHP
                     <div class="php8-code phpcode">
                         <?php highlight_php_trimmed(
                                 <<<'PHP'
-final class Stopwatch
-{
-    private int $start;
-    public private(set) array $laps = [];
-
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        $this->start = hrtime(true);
-    }
-
-    public function stopLap()
-    {
-        $fromStart = hrtime(true) - $this->start;
-        $lastLap = $this->laps !== []
-            ? $this->laps[array_key_last($this->laps)]
-            : 0;
-        $lapDuration = $fromStart - $lastLap;
-
-        $this->laps[] = $fromStart;
-
-        return $lapDuration;
-    }
-}
-
-$watch = new Stopwatch();
-for ($i = 1; $i < 5; $i++) {
-    printf("Lap #%d took %dns\n", $i, $watch->stopLap());
-}
+$lastEvent = $events === []
+    ? null
+    : $events[array_key_last($events)];
 PHP
 
                         ); ?>
@@ -293,32 +268,7 @@ PHP
                     <div class="php8-code phpcode">
                         <?php highlight_php_trimmed(
                                 <<<'PHP'
-final class Stopwatch
-{
-    private int $start;
-    public private(set) array $laps = [];
-
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        $this->start = hrtime(true);
-    }
-
-    public function stopLap()
-    {
-        $fromStart = hrtime(true) - $this->start;
-        $lastLap = array_last($this->laps) ?? 0;
-        $lapDuration = $fromStart - $lastLap;
-
-        $this->laps[] = $fromStart;
-
-        return $lapDuration;
-    }
-}
-
-$watch = new Stopwatch();
-for ($i = 1; $i < 5; $i++) {
-    printf("Lap #%d took %dns\n", $i, $watch->stopLap());
-}
+$lastEvent = array_last($events);
 PHP
                         ); ?>
                     </div>
@@ -441,18 +391,24 @@ PHP
             <h2 class="php8-h2" id="other_new_things"><?= message('new_classes_title', $lang) ?></h2>
             <div class="php8-compare__content php8-compare__content--block">
                 <ul>
-                    <li>Fatal Errors (such as an exceeded maximum execution time) now include a backtrace.</li>
-                    <li>Attributes can now target constants.</li>
-                    <li><a href="/manual/<?= $documentation ?>/class.override.php"><code>#[\Override]</code></a> attribute can now be applied to properties.</li>
-                    <li><a href="/manual/<?= $documentation ?>/class.deprecated.php"><code>#[\Deprecated]</code></a> attribute can be used on traits and constants.</li>
-                    <li>Static properties now support asymmetric visibility.</li>
-                    <li>Properties can be marked as <code>final</code> using constructor property promotion.</li>
-                    <li>Added <code>Closure::getCurrent()</code> method to simplify recursion in anonymous functions.</li>
-                    <li><code>setcookie()</code> and <code>setrawcookie()</code> now support the "partitioned" key.</li>
-                    <li>New <a href="/manual/<?= $documentation ?>/function.get-error-handler.php"><code>get_error_handler()</code></a> and <a href="/manual/<?= $documentation ?>/function.get-exception-handler.php"><code>get_exception_handler()</code></a> functions are available.</li>
-                    <li>New <code>Dom\Element::getElementsByClassName()</code> and <code>Dom\Element::insertAdjacentHTML()</code> methods are available.</li>
-                    <li>Added <code>grapheme_levenshtein()</code> function.</li>
-                    <li>New <code>#[\DelayedTargetValidation]</code> attribute can be used to suppress compile-time errors from core and extension attributes that are used on invalid targets.</li>
+                    <li><?= message('fatal_error_backtrace', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('const_attribute_target', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('override_attr_properties', $lang, ['<a href="/manual/' . $documentation . '/class.override.php"><code>#[\Override]</code></a>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('deprecated_traits_constants', $lang, ['<a href="/manual/' . $documentation . '/class.deprecated.php"><code>#[\Deprecated]</code></a>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('asymmetric_static_properties', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('final_promoted_properties', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('closure_getCurrent', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('partitioned_cookies', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('get_set_error_handler', $lang, [
+                        '<a href="/manual/' . $documentation . '/function.get-error-handler.php"><code>get_error_handler()</code></a>',
+                        '<a href="/manual/' . $documentation . '/function.get-exception-handler.php"><code>get_exception_handler()</code></a>',
+                    ]) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('new_dom_element_methods', $lang, [
+                        '<code>Dom\Element::getElementsByClassName()</code>',
+                        '<code>Dom\Element::insertAdjacentHTML()</code>',
+                    ]) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('grapheme_levenshtein', $lang, ['<code>grapheme_levenshtein()</code>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('delayed_target_validation', $lang, ['<code>#[\DelayedTargetValidation]</code>']) ?></li>
                 </ul>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -461,16 +417,21 @@ PHP
             <h2 class="php8-h2" id="deprecations_and_bc_breaks"><?= message('bc_title', $lang) ?></h2>
             <div class="php8-compare__content">
                 <ul>
-                    <li>The backtick operator as an alias for <code>shell_exec()</code> has been deprecated.</li>
-                    <li>Non-canonical cast names <code>(boolean)</code>, <code>(integer)</code>, <code>(double)</code>, and <code>(binary)</code> have been deprecated. Use <code>(bool)</code>, <code>(int)</code>, <code>(float)</code>, and <code>(string)</code> instead, respectively.</li>
-                    <li>The <code>disable_classes</code> INI setting has been removed as it causes various engine assumptions to be broken.</li>
-                    <li>Returning a non-string from a user output handler is deprecated.</li>
-                    <li>Terminating case statements with a semicolon instead of a colon has been deprecated.</li>
-                    <li>Using <code>null</code> as an array offset or when calling <code>array_key_exists()</code> is now deprecated. Use an empty string instead.</li>
-                    <li>It is no longer possible to use "array" and "callable" as class alias names in <code>class_alias()</code>.</li>
-                    <li>The <code>__sleep()</code> and <code>__wakeup()</code> magic methods have been soft-deprecated. The <code>__serialize()</code> and <code>__unserialize()</code> magic methods should be used instead.</li>
-                    <li>A warning is now emitted when casting <code>NAN</code> to other types.</li>
-                    <li>A warning is now emitted when casting floats (or strings that look like floats) to <code>int</code> if they cannot be represented as one.</li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_backtick_operator', $lang, ['<code>shell_exec()</code>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_non_canonical_cast_names', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_disable_classes', $lang, ['<code>disable_classes</code>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_semicolon_after_case', $lang) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_null_array_offset', $lang, ['<code>array_key_exists()</code>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_class_alias_names', $lang, ['<code>class_alias()</code>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_sleep_wakeup', $lang, [
+                        '<code>__sleep()</code>',
+                        '<code>__wakeup()</code>',
+                        '<code>__serialize()</code>',
+                        '<code>__unserialize()</code>',
+                    ]) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_casting_nan', $lang, ['<code>NAN</code>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_non_array_destructuring', $lang, ['<code>[]</code>', '<code>list()</code>']) ?></li>
+                    <li><?= message('bc_casting_non_int_floats', $lang) ?></li>
                 </ul>
             </div>
         </div>