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Remove ``cannot'' from the word list. We aren't building a

Description

Remove ``cannot'' from the word list. We aren't building a
dictionary, so it doesn't make sense to list common, every-day words
with well-known spellings. Besides, "can not" is a proper, albeit
confusing, construct. For example:

The quick brown fox can not jump over the lazy dog.

The above isn't saying that the fox isn't capable of jumping over the
dog, but rather that the fox is capable of *not* jumping over it
(e.g., it can walk around it). It is confusing (and should be
avoided), but nonetheless valid, English.

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Dima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>Authored on Jul 19 2001, 2:08 PM
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R9:29eb89e99b36: Fix two spelling errors.
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Dima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org> committed R9:fb12aad00437: Remove ``cannot'' from the word list. We aren't building a (authored by Dima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>).Jul 19 2001, 2:08 PM