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diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index e409e5d0748..02a481225b0 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
"-stable" tree:
- It must be obviously correct and tested.
- - It can not be bigger than 100 lines, with context.
+ - It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context.
- It must fix only one thing.
- It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
problem..." type thing).
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
critical.
- No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how the
race can be exploited is also provided.
- - It can not contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes,
+ - It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes,
whitespace cleanups, etc).
- It must be accepted by the relevant subsystem maintainer.
- It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules.