general improvements

diff --git a/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh b/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
index 6729cb379fdb16160c79393b96a2f5b3025540f4..e90413204ee32cafc3380244a5cf013eadcd72c1 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
+++ b/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
        four
        three
        two
-Please move or remove them before you can merge.
+Please move or remove them before you merge.
 Aborting
 EOF
 
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
        four
        three
        two
-Please commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
+Please commit your changes or stash them before you merge.
 error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
        five
-Please move or remove them before you can merge.
+Please move or remove them before you merge.
 Aborting
 EOF
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
        rep/one
        rep/two
-Please commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
+Please commit your changes or stash them before you switch branches.
 Aborting
 EOF
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
        rep/one
        rep/two
-Please commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
+Please commit your changes or stash them before you switch branches.
 Aborting
 EOF
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ test_expect_success 'not uptodate file porcelain checkout error' '
 '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
-error: Updating the following directories would lose untracked files in it:
+error: Updating the following directories would lose untracked files in them:
        rep
        rep2