3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1
index f60de7ffd03e9..23e76e84acebc 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ searches for a library of the from libx.so.n.m
 (see the
 .Fl l
 option)
-according to the search rules in effect. If such a file can not be
+according to the search rules in effect. If such a file cannot be
 found a traditional archive is looked for.
 This options can appear anywhere on the command line and is complementary
 to
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1aout b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1aout
index 0592d985877b2..7a3eed8ff7241 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1aout
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/ld.1aout
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ searches for a library of the from libx.so.n.m
 (see the
 .Fl l
 option)
-according to the search rules in effect. If such a file can not be
+according to the search rules in effect. If such a file cannot be
 found a traditional archive is looked for.
 This options can appear anywhere on the command line and is complementary
 to
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
index 3cc2ea7095984..b48b194962a68 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/tar/tar.1
@@ -570,4 +570,4 @@ The
 .Nm
 file format is a semi fixed width field format, and the field
 for device numbers were designed for 16 bit (8 major, 8 minor)
-and can not absorb our 32 bit (8 major, 16+8 minor) numbers.
+and cannot absorb our 32 bit (8 major, 16+8 minor) numbers.