Bruce Momjian 8b4ff8b6a1 Wording cleanup for error messages. Also change can't -> cannot. ...

Standard English uses "may", "can", and "might" in different ways:

        may - permission, "You may borrow my rake."

        can - ability, "I can lift that log."

        might - possibility, "It might rain today."

Unfortunately, in conversational English, their use is often mixed, as
in, "You may use this variable to do X", when in fact, "can" is a better
choice.  Similarly, "It may crash" is better stated, "It might crash".

2007-02-01 19:10:30 +00:00

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