diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 3041a6c..4aa3b6d 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
  * Check "type" is a string or a list of strings.
  */
     static int
-arg_string_or_list(type_T *type, argcontext_T *context)
+arg_string_or_list_string(type_T *type, argcontext_T *context)
 {
     if (type->tt_type == VAR_ANY || type->tt_type == VAR_STRING)
 	return OK;
@@ -340,6 +340,19 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Check "type" is a string or a list of 'any'
+ */
+    static int
+arg_string_or_list_any(type_T *type, argcontext_T *context)
+{
+    if (type->tt_type == VAR_ANY
+	    || type->tt_type == VAR_STRING || type->tt_type == VAR_LIST)
+	return OK;
+    arg_type_mismatch(&t_string, type, context->arg_idx + 1);
+    return FAIL;
+}
+
+/*
  * Check "type" is a list or a dict.
  */
     static int
@@ -413,6 +426,20 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Check "type" is a string or a number or a list
+ */
+    static int
+arg_str_or_nr_or_list(type_T *type, argcontext_T *context)
+{
+    if (type->tt_type == VAR_STRING
+		     || type->tt_type == VAR_NUMBER
+		     || type->tt_type == VAR_LIST)
+	return OK;
+    arg_type_mismatch(&t_string, type, context->arg_idx + 1);
+    return FAIL;
+}
+
+/*
  * Check "type" which is the third argument of extend().
  */
     static int
@@ -438,7 +465,8 @@
 argcheck_T arg1_list_string[] = {arg_list_string};
 argcheck_T arg1_float_or_nr[] = {arg_float_or_nr};
 argcheck_T arg1_string_or_nr[] = {arg_string_or_nr};
-argcheck_T arg1_string_or_list[] = {arg_string_or_list};
+argcheck_T arg1_string_or_list_any[] = {arg_string_or_list_any};
+argcheck_T arg1_string_or_list_string[] = {arg_string_or_list_string};
 argcheck_T arg1_list_or_blob[] = {arg_list_or_blob};
 argcheck_T arg1_chan_or_job[] = {arg_chan_or_job};
 argcheck_T arg2_float_or_nr[] = {arg_float_or_nr, arg_float_or_nr};
@@ -449,14 +477,18 @@
 argcheck_T arg2_dict_string_or_nr[] = {arg_dict_any, arg_string_or_nr};
 argcheck_T arg2_string_dict[] = {arg_string, arg_dict_any};
 argcheck_T arg2_listblob_item[] = {arg_list_or_blob, arg_item_of_prev};
-argcheck_T arg2_execute[] = {arg_string_or_list, arg_string};
-argcheck_T arg23_win_execute[] = {arg_number, arg_string_or_list, arg_string};
-argcheck_T arg23_extend[] = {arg_list_or_dict, arg_same_as_prev, arg_extend3};
-argcheck_T arg23_extendnew[] = {arg_list_or_dict, arg_same_struct_as_prev, arg_extend3};
+argcheck_T arg2_str_or_nr_or_list_dict[] = {arg_str_or_nr_or_list, arg_dict_any};
+argcheck_T arg2_string_or_list_dict[] = {arg_string_or_list_any, arg_dict_any};
 argcheck_T arg3_string[] = {arg_string, arg_string, arg_string};
 argcheck_T arg3_number[] = {arg_number, arg_number, arg_number};
 argcheck_T arg3_string_nr_bool[] = {arg_string, arg_number, arg_bool};
 argcheck_T arg3_string_string_nr[] = {arg_string, arg_string, arg_number};
+argcheck_T arg2_execute[] = {arg_string_or_list_string, arg_string};
+argcheck_T arg23_win_execute[] = {arg_number, arg_string_or_list_string, arg_string};
+argcheck_T arg2_setline[] = {arg_string_or_nr, arg_string_or_list_any};
+argcheck_T arg3_setbufline[] = {arg_string_or_nr, arg_string_or_nr, arg_string_or_list_any};
+argcheck_T arg23_extend[] = {arg_list_or_dict, arg_same_as_prev, arg_extend3};
+argcheck_T arg23_extendnew[] = {arg_list_or_dict, arg_same_struct_as_prev, arg_extend3};
 argcheck_T arg3_insert[] = {arg_list_or_blob, arg_item_of_prev, arg_number};
 
 /*
@@ -765,7 +797,7 @@
 			ret_number_bool,    f_assert_notequal},
     {"assert_notmatch",	2, 3, FEARG_2,	    arg3_string,
 			ret_number_bool,    f_assert_notmatch},
-    {"assert_report",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+    {"assert_report",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string,
 			ret_number_bool,    f_assert_report},
     {"assert_true",	1, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_number_bool,    f_assert_true},
@@ -781,7 +813,7 @@
 	    NULL
 #endif
 			},
-    {"balloon_show",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list,
+    {"balloon_show",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list_any,
 			ret_void,
 #ifdef FEAT_BEVAL
 	    f_balloon_show
@@ -877,7 +909,7 @@
 			ret_number,	    f_char2nr},
     {"charclass",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string,
 			ret_number,	    f_charclass},
-    {"charcol",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list,
+    {"charcol",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list_any,
 			ret_number,	    f_charcol},
     {"charidx",		2, 3, FEARG_1,	    arg3_string_nr_bool,
 			ret_number,	    f_charidx},
@@ -887,7 +919,7 @@
 			ret_number,	    f_cindent},
     {"clearmatches",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_number,
 			ret_void,	    f_clearmatches},
-    {"col",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list,
+    {"col",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list_any,
 			ret_number,	    f_col},
     {"complete",	2, 2, FEARG_2,	    NULL,
 			ret_void,	    f_complete},
@@ -1301,17 +1333,17 @@
 	    NULL
 #endif
 			},
-    {"popup_atcursor",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+    {"popup_atcursor",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_str_or_nr_or_list_dict,
 			ret_number,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_atcursor)},
-    {"popup_beval",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+    {"popup_beval",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_str_or_nr_or_list_dict,
 			ret_number,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_beval)},
     {"popup_clear",	0, 1, 0,	    NULL,
 			ret_void,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_clear)},
     {"popup_close",	1, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_void,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_close)},
-    {"popup_create",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+    {"popup_create",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_str_or_nr_or_list_dict,
 			ret_number,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_create)},
-    {"popup_dialog",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+    {"popup_dialog",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_str_or_nr_or_list_dict,
 			ret_number,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_dialog)},
     {"popup_filter_menu", 2, 2, 0,	    NULL,
 			ret_bool,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_filter_menu)},
@@ -1331,11 +1363,11 @@
 			ret_list_number,    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_list)},
     {"popup_locate",	2, 2, 0,	    arg2_number,
 			ret_number,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_locate)},
-    {"popup_menu",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+    {"popup_menu",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_str_or_nr_or_list_dict,
 			ret_number,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_menu)},
     {"popup_move",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_void,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_move)},
-    {"popup_notification", 2, 2, FEARG_1,   NULL,
+    {"popup_notification", 2, 2, FEARG_1,   arg2_str_or_nr_or_list_dict,
 			ret_number,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_notification)},
     {"popup_setoptions", 2, 2, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_void,	    PROP_FUNC(f_popup_setoptions)},
@@ -1541,7 +1573,7 @@
 			ret_string,	    f_shellescape},
     {"shiftwidth",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_number,
 			ret_number,	    f_shiftwidth},
-    {"sign_define",	1, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_string_dict,
+    {"sign_define",	1, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_string_or_list_dict,
 			ret_any,	    SIGN_FUNC(f_sign_define)},
     {"sign_getdefined",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_list_dict_any,  SIGN_FUNC(f_sign_getdefined)},
@@ -1553,7 +1585,7 @@
 			ret_number,	    SIGN_FUNC(f_sign_place)},
     {"sign_placelist",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
 			ret_list_number,    SIGN_FUNC(f_sign_placelist)},
-    {"sign_undefine",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list,
+    {"sign_undefine",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list_string,
 			ret_number_bool,    SIGN_FUNC(f_sign_undefine)},
     {"sign_unplace",	1, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_string_dict,
 			ret_number_bool,    SIGN_FUNC(f_sign_unplace)},
@@ -1827,7 +1859,7 @@
 			ret_list_any,	    f_uniq},
     {"values",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_dict,
 			ret_list_any,	    f_values},
-    {"virtcol",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list,
+    {"virtcol",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list_any,
 			ret_number,	    f_virtcol},
     {"visualmode",	0, 1, 0,	    NULL,
 			ret_string,	    f_visualmode},
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index a17d92a..2a58747 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -213,12 +213,19 @@
   CheckDefFailure(['assert_notmatch("a", "b", null)'], 'E1013: Argument 3: type mismatch, expected string but got special')
 enddef
 
+def Test_assert_report()
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['assert_report([1, 2])'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got list<number>', 'E1174: String required for argument 1')
+enddef
+
 def Test_balloon_show()
   CheckGui
   CheckFeature balloon_eval
 
   assert_fails('balloon_show(10)', 'E1174:')
   assert_fails('balloon_show(true)', 'E1174:')
+
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['balloon_show(1.2)'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got float', 'E1174: String required for argument 1')
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['balloon_show({"a": 10})'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got dict<number>', 'E1174: String required for argument 1')
 enddef
 
 def Test_balloon_split()
@@ -387,6 +394,13 @@
 def Test_charcol()
   CheckDefFailure(['charcol(10)'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got number')
   CheckDefFailure(['charcol({a: 10})'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got dict<number>')
+  new
+  setline(1, ['abcdefgh'])
+  cursor(1, 4)
+  assert_equal(4, charcol('.'))
+  assert_equal(9, charcol([1, '$']))
+  assert_equal(0, charcol([10, '$']))
+  bw!
 enddef
 
 def Test_charidx()
@@ -412,8 +426,11 @@
 
 def Test_col()
   new
-  setline(1, 'asdf')
-  col([1, '$'])->assert_equal(5)
+  setline(1, 'abcdefgh')
+  cursor(1, 4)
+  assert_equal(4, col('.'))
+  col([1, '$'])->assert_equal(9)
+  assert_equal(0, col([10, '$']))
 
   assert_fails('col(true)', 'E1174:')
 
@@ -1503,11 +1520,36 @@
   CheckDefFailure(['or(0x1, "x")'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected number but got string')
 enddef
 
+def Test_popup_atcursor()
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_atcursor({"a": 10}, {})'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got dict<number>', 'E450: buffer number, text or a list required')
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_atcursor("a", [1, 2])'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected dict<any> but got list<number>', 'E715: Dictionary required')
+enddef
+
+def Test_popup_beval()
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_beval({"a": 10}, {})'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got dict<number>', 'E450: buffer number, text or a list required')
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_beval("a", [1, 2])'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected dict<any> but got list<number>', 'E715: Dictionary required')
+enddef
+
+def Test_popup_dialog()
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_dialog({"a": 10}, {})'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got dict<number>', 'E450: buffer number, text or a list required')
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_dialog("a", [1, 2])'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected dict<any> but got list<number>', 'E715: Dictionary required')
+enddef
+
 def Test_popup_locate()
   CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_locate("a", 20)'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected number but got string', 'E1030: Using a String as a Number')
   CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_locate(10, "b")'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected number but got string', 'E1030: Using a String as a Number')
 enddef
 
+def Test_popup_menu()
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_menu({"a": 10}, {})'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got dict<number>', 'E450: buffer number, text or a list required')
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_menu("a", [1, 2])'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected dict<any> but got list<number>', 'E715: Dictionary required')
+enddef
+
+def Test_popup_notification()
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_notification({"a": 10}, {})'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got dict<number>', 'E450: buffer number, text or a list required')
+  CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['popup_notification("a", [1, 2])'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected dict<any> but got list<number>', 'E715: Dictionary required')
+enddef
+
 def Test_prevnonblank()
   CheckDefFailure(['prevnonblank(null)'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got special')
   assert_equal(0, prevnonblank(1))
@@ -1887,6 +1929,17 @@
   CheckDefFailure(['setfperm("a", 0z10)'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected string but got blob')
 enddef
 
+def Test_setline()
+  new
+  setline(1, range(1, 4))
+  assert_equal(['1', '2', '3', '4'], getline(1, '$'))
+  setline(1, ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])
+  assert_equal(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], getline(1, '$'))
+  setline(1, 'one')
+  assert_equal(['one', 'b', 'c', 'd'], getline(1, '$'))
+  bw!
+enddef
+
 def Test_setloclist()
   var items = [{filename: '/tmp/file', lnum: 1, valid: true}]
   var what = {items: items}
@@ -2301,6 +2354,13 @@
 
 def Test_virtcol()
   CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['virtcol(1.1)'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got float', 'E1174: String required for argument 1')
+  new
+  setline(1, ['abcdefgh'])
+  cursor(1, 4)
+  assert_equal(4, virtcol('.'))
+  assert_equal(9, virtcol([1, '$']))
+  assert_equal(0, virtcol([10, '$']))
+  bw!
 enddef
 
 def Test_win_execute()
diff --git a/src/testing.c b/src/testing.c
index c2389bd..80596d4 100644
--- a/src/testing.c
+++ b/src/testing.c
@@ -824,6 +824,9 @@
 {
     garray_T	ga;
 
+    if (in_vim9script() && check_for_string_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL)
+	return;
+
     prepare_assert_error(&ga);
     ga_concat(&ga, tv_get_string(&argvars[0]));
     assert_error(&ga);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1102e94..0047c7d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3150,
+/**/
     3149,
 /**/
     3148,