3 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/editors/ed.c b/editors/ed.c
index 8ed4cd42b..9ce8bead1 100644
--- a/editors/ed.c
+++ b/editors/ed.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ static void subCommand(const char *cmd, int num1, int num2)
                  */
                 nlp = malloc(sizeof(LINE) + lp->len + deltaLen);
                 if (nlp == NULL) {
-                        bb_error_msg("cannot get memory for line");
+                        bb_error_msg("can't get memory for line");
                         return;
                 }
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ static NOINLINE int searchLines(const char *str, int num1, int num2)
                 lp = lp->next;
         }
 
-        bb_error_msg("cannot find string \"%s\"", str);
+        bb_error_msg("can't find string \"%s\"", str);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 27c345921..cc609c3f6 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ int sed_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         G.outname = xasprintf("%sXXXXXX", argv[i]);
                         nonstdoutfd = mkstemp(G.outname);
                         if (-1 == nonstdoutfd)
-                                bb_perror_msg_and_die("cannot create temp file %s", G.outname);
+                                bb_perror_msg_and_die("can't create temp file %s", G.outname);
                         G.nonstdout = fdopen(nonstdoutfd, "w");
 
                         /* Set permissions of output file */
diff --git a/editors/vi.c b/editors/vi.c
index 1a3997a6b..6a6722875 100644
--- a/editors/vi.c
+++ b/editors/vi.c
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ static int file_insert(const char *fn, char *p, int update_ro_status)
         } else if (cnt < size) {
                 // There was a partial read, shrink unused space text[]
                 p = text_hole_delete(p + cnt, p + (size - cnt) - 1);    // un-do buffer insert
-                status_line_bold("cannot read all of file \"%s\"", fn);
+                status_line_bold("can't read all of file \"%s\"", fn);
         }
         if (cnt >= size)
                 file_modified++;