Why Can't Spell Checker Correct "dont"?

It appears as if the built in spell checker does not offer common contractions as suggestions for mispelled words. Type "dont" into a new TextEdit document and then Ctrl+Click for spelling options and it gives you everything but the most likely "don't". Typing "cantt" does not suggest "can't", but "woldnt" suggests "wouldn't". I don't get it.

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