diff --git a/src/string.rs b/src/string.rs
index df9bb81..eeb08ed 100644
--- a/src/string.rs
+++ b/src/string.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl String {
 
     /// Get the bytes that make up this string.
     ///
-    /// The returned slice will not contain the terminating nul byte, but will contain any nul
+    /// The returned slice will not contain the terminating null byte, but will contain any null
     /// bytes embedded into the Lua string.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ impl String {
         BorrowedBytes::from(self)
     }
 
-    /// Get the bytes that make up this string, including the trailing nul byte.
+    /// Get the bytes that make up this string, including the trailing null byte.
     pub fn as_bytes_with_nul(&self) -> BorrowedBytes<'_> {
         let BorrowedBytes { buf, borrow, _lua } = BorrowedBytes::from(self);
-        // Include the trailing nul byte (it's always present but excluded by default)
+        // Include the trailing null byte (it's always present but excluded by default)
         let buf = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts((*buf).as_ptr(), (*buf).len() + 1) };
         BorrowedBytes { buf, borrow, _lua }
     }
 
-    // Does not return the terminating nul byte
+    // Does not return the terminating null byte
     unsafe fn to_slice(&self) -> (&[u8], Lua) {
         let lua = self.0.lua.upgrade();
         let slice = {
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index 2edef35..662ea6a 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ impl Value {
     ///
     /// If the value is a Lua [`String`], try to convert it to [`BorrowedStr`] or return `None`
     /// otherwise.
+    #[deprecated(
+        since = "0.11.0",
+        note = "This method does not follow Rust naming convention. Use `as_string().and_then(|s| s.to_str().ok())` instead."
+    )]
     #[inline]
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> Option<BorrowedStr<'_>> {
         self.as_string().and_then(|s| s.to_str().ok())
@@ -364,6 +368,10 @@ impl Value {
     /// Cast the value to [`StdString`].
     ///
     /// If the value is a Lua [`String`], converts it to [`StdString`] or returns `None` otherwise.
+    #[deprecated(
+        since = "0.11.0",
+        note = "This method does not follow Rust naming convention. Use `as_string().map(|s| s.to_string_lossy())` instead."
+    )]
     #[inline]
     pub fn as_string_lossy(&self) -> Option<StdString> {
         self.as_string().map(|s| s.to_string_lossy())
diff --git a/tests/conversion.rs b/tests/conversion.rs
index d724fa8..7322853 100644
--- a/tests/conversion.rs
+++ b/tests/conversion.rs
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ fn test_registry_value_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
     let r = lua.create_registry_value(&s)?;
     let value1 = lua.pack(&r)?;
     let value2 = lua.pack(r)?;
-    assert_eq!(value1.as_str().as_deref(), Some("hello, world"));
+    assert_eq!(value1.to_string()?, "hello, world");
     assert_eq!(value1.to_pointer(), value2.to_pointer());
 
     // Push into stack
@@ -560,11 +560,11 @@ fn test_osstring_into_from_lua() -> Result<()> {
 
     let v = lua.pack(s.as_os_str())?;
     assert!(v.is_string());
-    assert_eq!(v.as_str().unwrap(), "hello, world");
+    assert_eq!(v.as_string().unwrap(), "hello, world");
 
     let v = lua.pack(s)?;
     assert!(v.is_string());
-    assert_eq!(v.as_str().unwrap(), "hello, world");
+    assert_eq!(v.as_string().unwrap(), "hello, world");
 
     let s = lua.create_string("hello, world")?;
     let bstr = lua.unpack::<OsString>(Value::String(s))?;
@@ -588,11 +588,11 @@ fn test_pathbuf_into_from_lua() -> Result<()> {
 
     let v = lua.pack(pb.as_path())?;
     assert!(v.is_string());
-    assert_eq!(v.as_str().unwrap(), pb_str);
+    assert_eq!(v.to_string().unwrap(), pb_str);
 
     let v = lua.pack(pb.clone())?;
     assert!(v.is_string());
-    assert_eq!(v.as_str().unwrap(), pb_str);
+    assert_eq!(v.to_string().unwrap(), pb_str);
 
     let s = lua.create_string(pb_str)?;
     let bstr = lua.unpack::<PathBuf>(Value::String(s))?;
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ fn test_char_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
 
     let v = '🦀';
     let v2 = v.into_lua(&lua)?;
-    assert_eq!(Some(v.to_string()), v2.as_string_lossy());
+    assert_eq!(*v2.as_string().unwrap(), v.to_string());
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/tests/multi.rs b/tests/multi.rs
index 13ce687..3208555 100644
--- a/tests/multi.rs
+++ b/tests/multi.rs
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ fn test_result_conversions() -> Result<()> {
     let multi_err1 = err1.into_lua_multi(&lua)?;
     assert_eq!(multi_err1.len(), 2);
     assert_eq!(multi_err1[0], Value::Nil);
-    assert_eq!(multi_err1[1].as_str().unwrap(), "failure1");
+    assert_eq!(multi_err1[1].as_string().unwrap(), "failure1");
 
     let ok2 = Ok::<_, Error>("!");
     let multi_ok2 = ok2.into_lua_multi(&lua)?;
     assert_eq!(multi_ok2.len(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(multi_ok2[0].as_str().unwrap(), "!");
+    assert_eq!(multi_ok2[0].as_string().unwrap(), "!");
     let err2 = Err::<String, _>("failure2".into_lua_err());
     let multi_err2 = err2.into_lua_multi(&lua)?;
     assert_eq!(multi_err2.len(), 2);
diff --git a/tests/value.rs b/tests/value.rs
index 4185442..0ff4844 100644
--- a/tests/value.rs
+++ b/tests/value.rs
@@ -255,16 +255,7 @@ fn test_value_conversions() -> Result<()> {
         Value::String(lua.create_string("hello")?).as_string().unwrap(),
         "hello"
     );
-    assert_eq!(
-        Value::String(lua.create_string("hello")?).as_str().unwrap(),
-        "hello"
-    );
-    assert_eq!(
-        Value::String(lua.create_string("hello")?)
-            .as_string_lossy()
-            .unwrap(),
-        "hello"
-    );
+    assert_eq!(Value::String(lua.create_string("hello")?).to_string()?, "hello");
     assert!(Value::Table(lua.create_table()?).is_table());
     assert!(Value::Table(lua.create_table()?).as_table().is_some());
     assert!(Value::Function(lua.create_function(|_, ()| Ok(())).unwrap()).is_function());