--- a/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py	Mon Mar 19 12:01:07 2018 +0100
+++ b/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py	Mon Mar 19 13:47:07 2018 +0100
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@
             selectedrev = utility.revselectionprompt(ui, repo, list(heads),
                                                      cheader)
             if selectedrev is None:
-                msg = ("could solve instability, "
-                        "ambiguous destination: "
-                        "parent split across two branches\n")
+                msg = ("could not solve instability, "
+                       "ambiguous destination: "
+                       "parent split across two branches\n")
                 ui.write_err(msg)
                 return (False, '')
             target = repo[selectedrev]

--- a/tests/test-evolve-orphan-split.t	Mon Mar 19 12:01:07 2018 +0100
+++ b/tests/test-evolve-orphan-split.t	Mon Mar 19 13:47:07 2018 +0100
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
   q: quit the prompt
   enter the index of the revision you want to select: foo
   invalid value 'foo' entered for index
-  could solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
+  could not solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
 
   $ hg evolve --all <<EOF
   > 4
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
   q: quit the prompt
   enter the index of the revision you want to select: 4
   invalid value '4' entered for index
-  could solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
+  could not solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
 
   $ hg evolve --all <<EOF
   > -1
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
   q: quit the prompt
   enter the index of the revision you want to select: -1
   invalid value '-1' entered for index
-  could solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
+  could not solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
 
   $ hg evolve --all <<EOF
   > q
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
   1: [7f87764e5b64] added a b c
   q: quit the prompt
   enter the index of the revision you want to select: q
-  could solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
+  could not solve instability, ambiguous destination: parent split across two branches
 
 Doing the evolve with the interactive prompt