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@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ Existing files are not truncated on ouput and are instead overwritten.
 
 .SH RATIONALE
 
-The cat(1p) and tee(1p) programs specified in POSIX together provide nearly
-equivalent functionality. The separation of the two sets of functionality into
-separate APIs seemed unncessary.
+The cat(1p) and tee(1p) programs specified in POSIX together provide similar
+functionality. The separation of the two sets of functionality into separate
+APIs seemed unncessary.
 
 .SH COPYRIGHT