35 files changed, 48 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk b/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk
index c86d4b9a5e30..ea8db1a04720 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.licenses.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Licenses_Include_MAINTAINER=         portmgr@FreeBSD.org
 #
 # - Redistribution of modified distfiles, because is never done.
 # - Creating binaries from modified sources, because packages almost always
-#   contain modifications to the source, can not be autodetected (i.e.
+#   contain modifications to the source, cannot be autodetected (i.e.
 #   patch-* in ${FILESDIR}, post-* targets, etc), and these licenses tend to
 #   have more restrictions anyways.
 #
diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 7512f46cb234..59738473fe03 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -6294,7 +6294,7 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.
 
   Elasticsearch has been updated to version 1.1.0. If you are updating
   from a version prior to 1.0.0 you will need to do a full cluster
-  shutdown for this update as it can not be performed in a rolling
+  shutdown for this update as it cannot be performed in a rolling
   fashion.
 
 20140401:
@@ -10524,13 +10524,13 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.
                       FreeBSD sources.
 
   Also, subversion 1.7.0 changes the working copy format,
-  and a working copy can not be shared between
+  and a working copy cannot be shared between
   subversion 1.7.0 and 1.6.x. Please, think twice before
   upgrading.
 
   Additional the port "devel/subversion16" was created to
   support subversion 1.6.x. Subversion 1.7.x and 1.6.x
-  can not be installed simultaneously!
+  cannot be installed simultaneously!
 
   Binding ports can be built with Subversion 1.7.0 (Default)
   or with Subversion 1.6.x. To build bindings with subversion 1.6.x
@@ -12622,7 +12622,7 @@ or
     o japanese/ibus-mozc
     o devel/py-gyp-devel
 
-  You can not upgrade with portupgrade or portmaster. To upgrade, you
+  You cannot upgrade with portupgrade or portmaster. To upgrade, you
   must deinstall japanese/ibus-mozc first and then install the new
   japanese/ibus-mozc.
 
@@ -14569,7 +14569,7 @@ or
   AUTHOR: pgollucci@FreeBSD.org
 
   www/rt2 www/rt3 www/rt32 www/rt34 are now deprecated and will expire
-  2009-02-01.  All ports now depend on www/rt38 If you can not update
+  2009-02-01.  All ports now depend on www/rt38 If you cannot update
   to www/rt38, www/rt36 is still around.
 
 20081224:
diff --git a/cad/qcad/pkg-descr b/cad/qcad/pkg-descr
index 06fb1be3aa07..0957693306eb 100644
--- a/cad/qcad/pkg-descr
+++ b/cad/qcad/pkg-descr
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ What Is QCad?
 
 What is QCad not?
 
-   QCad is no designer tool. That means you can not create any filled
-   shapes nor any crazy freehand forms. Also you can not drag and drop
+   QCad is no designer tool. That means you cannot create any filled
+   shapes nor any crazy freehand forms. Also you cannot drag and drop
    the objects in the drawing with the mouse.
 
 If you find any bugs, send a report to bugs@qcad.org.
diff --git a/comms/linrad/Makefile b/comms/linrad/Makefile
index 3cc48a9ee155..24481aeceec0 100644
--- a/comms/linrad/Makefile
+++ b/comms/linrad/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ LINRAD_DOCFILES=	z_APM.txt z_BUFFERS.txt z_CALIBRATE.txt \
 			z_USERS_EXTRA.txt z_USERS_HWARE.txt
 
 BROKEN_aarch64=		fails to compile: implicit declaration of function outb
-BROKEN_armv6=		fails to configure: can not find /nxb-bin/usr/bin/cc
-BROKEN_armv7=		fails to configure: can not find /nxb-bin/usr/bin/cc
+BROKEN_armv6=		fails to configure: cannot find /nxb-bin/usr/bin/cc
+BROKEN_armv7=		fails to configure: cannot find /nxb-bin/usr/bin/cc
 BROKEN_powerpc64=	fails to compile: implicit declaration of function outb
 BROKEN_sparc64=		fails to compile: implicit declaration of function outb
 
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-IntrospectableM2M/pkg-descr b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-IntrospectableM2M/pkg-descr
index 108de475f028..831c9ce56617 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-IntrospectableM2M/pkg-descr
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-IntrospectableM2M/pkg-descr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Because the many-to-many relationships are not real relationships,
-they can not be introspected with DBIx::Class. Many-to-many
+they cannot be introspected with DBIx::Class. Many-to-many
 relationships are actually just a collection of convenience methods
 installed to bridge two relationships. This DBIx::Class component
 can be used to store all relevant information about these
diff --git a/devel/libcfg/Makefile b/devel/libcfg/Makefile
index 5ed10faf9416..77ed4ed44003 100644
--- a/devel/libcfg/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libcfg/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	Library for command line and configuration file parsing
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-BROKEN_aarch64=		fails to link: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol cfg_default_properties can not be used when making a shared object
+BROKEN_aarch64=		fails to link: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol cfg_default_properties cannot be used when making a shared object
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	ossp-cfg
 
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Method-Modifiers-Fast/pkg-descr b/devel/p5-Class-Method-Modifiers-Fast/pkg-descr
index 8683c1701075..896ab53100da 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Method-Modifiers-Fast/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Method-Modifiers-Fast/pkg-descr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Class::Method::Modifiers::Fast provides three modifiers: before,
 around, and after.  before and after are run just before and after the
-method they modify, but can not really affect that original method.
+method they modify, but cannot really affect that original method.
 around is run in place of the original method, with a hook to easily
 call that original method. See the MODIFIERS section for more details
 on how the particular modifiers work.
diff --git a/devel/p5-DateTime-Format-DateParse/pkg-descr b/devel/p5-DateTime-Format-DateParse/pkg-descr
index 747f1818ad13..9bae789c80b7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-DateTime-Format-DateParse/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/p5-DateTime-Format-DateParse/pkg-descr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ If a date doesn't contain a timezone suffix, and zone parameter is not set,
 then the timezone of the returned DateTime object will be set to the local
 timezone. This is consistent with the behavior of Date::Parse.
 If no zone is specified and the date string does specify a timezone/offset or
-if a zone format can not be parsed by DateTime::TimeZone, the returned
+if a zone format cannot be parsed by DateTime::TimeZone, the returned
 DateTime object will have UTC timezone.
 
 WWW: https://metacpan.org/release/DateTime-Format-DateParse
diff --git a/devel/py-expiringdict/pkg-descr b/devel/py-expiringdict/pkg-descr
index d62fe94d727c..ff82a9cc942a 100644
--- a/devel/py-expiringdict/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/py-expiringdict/pkg-descr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 expiringdict is a Python caching library.  The core of the library is
 ExpiringDict class which is an ordered dictionary with auto-expiring values for
 caching purposes.  Expiration happens on any access, object is locked during
-cleanup from expired values.  ExpiringDict can not store more than max_len
+cleanup from expired values.  ExpiringDict cannot store more than max_len
 elements - the oldest will be deleted.
 
 WWW: https://github.com/mailgun/expiringdict
diff --git a/devel/subversion/Makefile b/devel/subversion/Makefile
index bc8f318206e8..2ee41a11710b 100644
--- a/devel/subversion/Makefile
+++ b/devel/subversion/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pre-configure:
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSTATIC}
 	@if ${GREP} -q ucol_close ${LOCALBASE}/lib/libsqlite3.a ; then \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "" ; \
-		${ECHO_MSG} "You can not build static subversion if your SQLite3 is built with ICU enabled."; \
+		${ECHO_MSG} "You cannot build static subversion if your SQLite3 is built with ICU enabled."; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "Please, reinstall 'devel/sqlite3' port with disabled ICU support."; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "" ; \
 		${FALSE} ; \
diff --git a/devel/subversion19/Makefile b/devel/subversion19/Makefile
index 7a3f3f02ae73..e37dfb844329 100644
--- a/devel/subversion19/Makefile
+++ b/devel/subversion19/Makefile
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pre-configure:
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSTATIC}
 	@if ${GREP} -q ucol_close ${LOCALBASE}/lib/libsqlite3.a ; then \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "" ; \
-		${ECHO_MSG} "You can not build static subversion if your SQLite3 is built with ICU enabled."; \
+		${ECHO_MSG} "You cannot build static subversion if your SQLite3 is built with ICU enabled."; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "Please, reinstall 'devel/sqlite3' port with disabled ICU support."; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "" ; \
 		${FALSE} ; \
diff --git a/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile b/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile
index 63a691d51f9c..e88ab8aad6e2 100644
--- a/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile
+++ b/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ COMMENT=	LuaJIT library for TeXLive
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LuaJIT-2.0.3/COPYRIGHT
 
-BROKEN_aarch64=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, can not preprocess lj_arch.h
-BROKEN_mips=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, can not preprocess lj_arch.h
-BROKEN_mips64=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, can not preprocess lj_arch.h
+BROKEN_aarch64=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, cannot preprocess lj_arch.h
+BROKEN_mips=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, cannot preprocess lj_arch.h
+BROKEN_mips64=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, cannot preprocess lj_arch.h
 BROKEN_powerpc64=	Does not build: uninitialized constant Config (NameError)
-BROKEN_sparc64=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, can not preprocess lj_arch.h
+BROKEN_sparc64=		Does not configure: error: Sorry, cannot preprocess lj_arch.h
 
 USES=		tar:xz libtool pathfix pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
diff --git a/emulators/bochs/Makefile b/emulators/bochs/Makefile
index f790ccdf7ee0..00bf38f2944c 100644
--- a/emulators/bochs/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/bochs/Makefile
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-vmx=1
 
 .if defined(WITH_CPU_LEVEL)
 .if ${WITH_CPU_LEVEL} < 3 || ${WITH_CPU_LEVEL} > 6
-IGNORE=		can not install: WITH_CPU_LEVEL must be an integer value between 3 and 6
+IGNORE=		cannot install: WITH_CPU_LEVEL must be an integer value between 3 and 6
 .endif
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-cpu-level=${WITH_CPU_LEVEL}
 .endif
diff --git a/games/darkplaces/pkg-descr b/games/darkplaces/pkg-descr
index 920e3d23ccfc..35e6d06ed552 100644
--- a/games/darkplaces/pkg-descr
+++ b/games/darkplaces/pkg-descr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source code was released, and I began developing a custom OpenGL-only engine
 for it and other mods, which supports Windows WGL and Linux GLX, and has
 greatly improved graphics and image quality.
 
-It can not easily be described, as it is simply an improved Quake, not a total
+It cannot easily be described, as it is simply an improved Quake, not a total
 conversion (yet, anyway).
 
 The realism of shell casings falling to the floor, much improved bullet
diff --git a/games/iceicepenguin/pkg-descr b/games/iceicepenguin/pkg-descr
index 44925dde66ad..0e2d3786d03a 100644
--- a/games/iceicepenguin/pkg-descr
+++ b/games/iceicepenguin/pkg-descr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Each arrow will disappear after after a given time (15 seconds by default) and
 a new arrow will automagically appear in the control field.
 
 Bears eat penguins (at least in this game). If a bear enter a player's target
-area, the player loses up to 15 points (the score can not become negative)
+area, the player loses up to 15 points (the score cannot become negative)
 Special penguins, marked by a colored ring, score 10 points and launch a
 10 second long special event. See below for a list of events.
 
diff --git a/games/tanglet/pkg-descr b/games/tanglet/pkg-descr
index 489920ab3b91..fa44eba6e063 100644
--- a/games/tanglet/pkg-descr
+++ b/games/tanglet/pkg-descr
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ a word.
 
 You can join letters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in any
 direction to make a word, so as long as the letters are next to
-each other on the board. However, you can not reuse the same letter
+each other on the board. However, you cannot reuse the same letter
 cells in a single word. Also, each word must be at least three
 letters on a normal board, and four letters on a large board.
 
diff --git a/graphics/pixie/pkg-descr b/graphics/pixie/pkg-descr
index 26f26adcdbda..a64c36452d9b 100644
--- a/graphics/pixie/pkg-descr
+++ b/graphics/pixie/pkg-descr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pixie is a RenderMan like photorealistic renderer. It is being developed
 in the hope that it will be useful for graphics research and for people
-who can not afford a commercial renderer.
+who cannot afford a commercial renderer.
 
 Some of supported features:
 * All RenderMan 3.4 primitives
diff --git a/graphics/s10sh/Makefile b/graphics/s10sh/Makefile
index 933a72b9cfbc..1a8693f3fb56 100644
--- a/graphics/s10sh/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/s10sh/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ COMMENT=	USB/serial userspace driver for the Canon PowerShot digital cameras
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-BROKEN_aarch64=	Fails to build: error: can not find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
-BROKEN_armv6=	Fails to build: error: can not find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
-BROKEN_armv7=	Fails to build: error: can not find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
+BROKEN_aarch64=	Fails to build: error: cannot find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
+BROKEN_armv6=	Fails to build: error: cannot find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
+BROKEN_armv7=	Fails to build: error: cannot find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
 
 USES=		ncurses readline
 
diff --git a/japanese/epwutil/pkg-descr b/japanese/epwutil/pkg-descr
index 34950f2c3c66..afe7102804e5 100644
--- a/japanese/epwutil/pkg-descr
+++ b/japanese/epwutil/pkg-descr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ catdump - edit and concatenate the CD-ROM catalogue files.
 squeeze - remove multi-media data(image or audio) and indexes for conditional
           or compound search from the book.
 
-Bookinfo and squeeze can not be used for EPWING V4 and later.
+Bookinfo and squeeze cannot be used for EPWING V4 and later.
 See "Section 5: Restriction" in epwutil.doc.
 
 In use of this programs, you have to check the agreement of your CD-ROM books
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Units/pkg-descr b/math/p5-Math-Units/pkg-descr
index 1167e76fd204..424ed5563b99 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Units/pkg-descr
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Units/pkg-descr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The Math::Units module converts a numeric value in one unit of measurement
-to some other unit. The units must be compatible, i.e. length can not be
-converted to volume. If a conversion can not be made an exception is
+to some other unit. The units must be compatible, i.e. length cannot be
+converted to volume. If a conversion cannot be made an exception is
 thrown.
 
 A combination chaining and reduction algorithm is used to perform the most
diff --git a/net-mgmt/bgpq3/pkg-descr b/net-mgmt/bgpq3/pkg-descr
index ec9778f5cb10..aac72066b2b7 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/bgpq3/pkg-descr
+++ b/net-mgmt/bgpq3/pkg-descr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ with next major advantages:
 - supports asn32 in both asdot and asplain notation, also supports
 "transition" as23456 generation instead of asn32.
 
-However, bgpq3 can not be used as a full replacement of bgpq, because:
+However, bgpq3 cannot be used as a full replacement of bgpq, because:
 - "more specific" prefix filtering is not implemented (and not planned).
 - GateD prefix-filters generation is not implemented (and not planned).
 - Cisco standard access-lists generation is not implemented (and not planned).
diff --git a/net/hanstunnel/pkg-message b/net/hanstunnel/pkg-message
index 023661b7b432..e7ad47ecbf88 100644
--- a/net/hanstunnel/pkg-message
+++ b/net/hanstunnel/pkg-message
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Hans runs on Linux as a client and a server.
 It runs on FreeBSD client only.
 
-NOTE: that Hans can not receive echo requests on BSD systems.
+NOTE: that Hans cannot receive echo requests on BSD systems.
 Therefore the server only works on Linux.
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/net/hping/Makefile b/net/hping/Makefile
index d27cbb707ec8..53d19c6e606f 100644
--- a/net/hping/Makefile
+++ b/net/hping/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	hping-devel-[0-9]*
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/hping2-rc3
 
-BROKEN_aarch64=	fails to build: can not find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
+BROKEN_aarch64=	fails to build: cannot find the byte order for this architecture, fix bytesex.h
 
 USES=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/news/c-nocem/pkg-descr b/news/c-nocem/pkg-descr
index ffd0f932ad34..2fea880792e6 100644
--- a/news/c-nocem/pkg-descr
+++ b/news/c-nocem/pkg-descr
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
    Unlike the standard implementation of NoCeM, this version is optimized
    for the most common case of "spam cancels". In fact, it can do nothing
-   else. It can not be run by a normal user, it does not need or
+   else. It cannot be run by a normal user, it does not need or
    manipulate state like .newsrc files, it processes only "hide" actions,
    and that only by actually deleting the articles.
 
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl b/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
index f466fe68c48f..deb10c950ca1 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
@@ -1713,7 +1713,8 @@ sub checkmakefile {
 		# skip global options
 		next if ($i eq 'DOCS' or $i eq 'NLS' or $i eq 'EXAMPLES' or $i eq 'IPV6' or $i eq 'X11' or $i eq 'DEBUG');
 		if (!grep(/^$i$/, (@mopt, @popt))) {
-			if ($whole !~ /\n${i}_($m)(_\w+)?(.)?=[^\n]+/) {
+			if ($whole !~ /\n${i}_($m)(_\w+)?(.)?=[^\n]+/ and $whole !~ /\n[-\w]+-${i}-(on|off):
+     +\n/) {
 				if (!$slaveport) {
 					&perror("WARN", $file, -1, "$i is listed in ".
 						"OPTIONS_DEFINE, but no PORT_OPTIONS:M$i appears.");
diff --git a/print/pdftk/Makefile b/print/pdftk/Makefile
index 340d1283411e..f57ff3662c7a 100644
--- a/print/pdftk/Makefile
+++ b/print/pdftk/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME} man/man1/${PORTNAME}.1.gz
 pre-configure:
 	@if [ ! -e ${LOCALBASE}/bin/gcj${CSUFF} ]; then \
 		${ECHO_MSG} ""; \
-		${ECHO_MSG} "Can not find gcj${CSUFF}"; \
+		${ECHO_MSG} "Cannot find gcj${CSUFF}"; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "Please rebuild ${_GCC_PORT} with java support"; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} ""; \
 		exit 1; \
diff --git a/security/openssl-devel/Makefile b/security/openssl-devel/Makefile
index 9dec9c2f7ef8..07ef24c50430 100644
--- a/security/openssl-devel/Makefile
+++ b/security/openssl-devel/Makefile
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ZLIB_CONFIGURE_ON=	zlib-dynamic
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 .if ${PREFIX} == /usr
-IGNORE=	the OpenSSL port can not be installed over the base version
+IGNORE=	the OpenSSL port cannot be installed over the base version
 .endif
 
 OPENSSLDIR?=	${PREFIX}/openssl
diff --git a/security/openssl/Makefile b/security/openssl/Makefile
index 91e1dfc5447d..1933119818d0 100644
--- a/security/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/security/openssl/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ CFLAGS+= -Werror -Qunused-arguments
 .endif
 
 .if ${PREFIX} == /usr
-IGNORE=	the OpenSSL port can not be installed over the base version
+IGNORE=	the OpenSSL port cannot be installed over the base version
 .endif
 
 OPENSSLDIR?=	${PREFIX}/openssl
diff --git a/shells/ibsh/pkg-descr b/shells/ibsh/pkg-descr
index 128845c6b4c4..981ed0c3acbd 100644
--- a/shells/ibsh/pkg-descr
+++ b/shells/ibsh/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Iron Bars Shell is a restricted Unix shell. The user can not step out of, nor
+Iron Bars Shell is a restricted Unix shell. The user cannot step out of, nor
 access files outside the home directory. It is written in C for Linux. No
 libraries used. It is small, fast, secure. Two ascii configuration files for
 more control.
diff --git a/sysutils/dvdisaster/pkg-message b/sysutils/dvdisaster/pkg-message
index 4ade30318520..53d552a16433 100644
--- a/sysutils/dvdisaster/pkg-message
+++ b/sysutils/dvdisaster/pkg-message
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ so the program will not detect any available drives if the user running
 dvdisaster does not have permissions to read /dev/pass*
 
 FreeBSD 9.x does not pre-install an uniform CD-ROM driver for SCSI and ATAPI
-drives. Therefore dvdisaster can not use any ATAPI drives in an out-of-the-box
+drives. Therefore dvdisaster cannot use any ATAPI drives in an out-of-the-box
 FreeBSD 9.x installation.
 
 * Loading the atapicam kernel module by hand
diff --git a/sysutils/hextools/pkg-descr b/sysutils/hextools/pkg-descr
index 401f97506d93..04060145a7e6 100644
--- a/sysutils/hextools/pkg-descr
+++ b/sysutils/hextools/pkg-descr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 reversible hexdump is a hexdump/hex2bin-toolkit that dumps to a special
-readable and reversible hexadecimal byte-dump,where you can not only change
+readable and reversible hexadecimal byte-dump,where you cannot only change
 bytes, but also insert or delete bytes. It has a flush-switch, where it will
 output hexbytes for each single char it reads. This is especially useful for
 watching output from slow devices (e.g., serial devices like mice). The
diff --git a/textproc/flip/pkg-descr b/textproc/flip/pkg-descr
index ad99962af61f..4327489211aa 100644
--- a/textproc/flip/pkg-descr
+++ b/textproc/flip/pkg-descr
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ formats. It detects binary files in a nearly foolproof way and leaves them
 alone unless you override this. It will also leave files alone that are already
 in the right format and preserves file timestamps. User interrupts are handled
 gracefully and no garbage or corrupted files left behind. 'flip' does not
-convert files to a different character set, and it can not handle Apple
+convert files to a different character set, and it cannot handle Apple
 Macintosh line endings (CR only). For that (and more), you can use the 'recode'
 program (package 'recode').
diff --git a/textproc/p5-Pod-Autopod/pkg-descr b/textproc/p5-Pod-Autopod/pkg-descr
index f07399bf73ec..d465b0bd6fbf 100644
--- a/textproc/p5-Pod-Autopod/pkg-descr
+++ b/textproc/p5-Pod-Autopod/pkg-descr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ like javadoc. So it uses also comments written directly obove the
 method definitions. It is designed to asumes a pm file which
 represents a class.
 
-Of course it can not understand every kind of syntax, parameters,
+Of course it cannot understand every kind of syntax, parameters,
 etc. But the plan is to improve this library in the future to
 understand more and more automatically.
 
diff --git a/x11-fonts/geminifonts/pkg-descr b/x11-fonts/geminifonts/pkg-descr
index 16c481b2f62e..7536203d80aa 100644
--- a/x11-fonts/geminifonts/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11-fonts/geminifonts/pkg-descr
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ responsibility for damages incurred with its use.
 This port also creates  two aliases for each of the  fonts -- for koi8-r
 encoding (koi8-u is a superset of koi8-r anyway) and for cronyx foundry.
 Some applications (gtk?) look for -cronyx-*- and/or *-koi8-r explicitly,
-but there is no reason why this fonts can not be used in those cases.
+but there is no reason why this fonts cannot be used in those cases.
diff --git a/x11/xnee/pkg-descr b/x11/xnee/pkg-descr
index 6bebce046bca..a94713b2a52d 100644
--- a/x11/xnee/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11/xnee/pkg-descr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Xnee receives X11 protocol data (e.g. XEvents) from an X server and
 prints them to a file (or stdout).  By recording events such as
 MapNotify, the replaying of events can be synchronized.  This is not only
-useful but essential.  We can not replay or regenerate keyboard-events to
+useful but essential.  We cannot replay or regenerate keyboard-events to
 a window before it's ready to "receive" events.  By recording events and
 requests synchronization can be implemented.  Xnee can also distribute
 events (both when recording and replaying) to other displays.