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Minor rewording of FALSEHOODS for clarification (#1413)

Attempted to clarify the wording around the 800 country code, which is distinct from the 800 area code, and was initially confusing (to me).
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dantwining 9 years ago
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@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ surprising how many false assumptions programmers continue to make about them.
1. **A phone number is dialable from anywhere**
Some numbers can only be dialed within the country. Some can only be dialled
from within a subset of countries, such as the international 00800 numbers.
from within a subset of countries, such as the +800 [Universal
International Freephone Numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll-free_telephone_number#Universal_International_Freephone_Service).
Some may be dialable only if the caller is a subscriber to a particular
telecom company.
@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ surprising how many false assumptions programmers continue to make about them.
1. **All valid phone numbers belong to a country**
There are many "country calling codes" issued to non-geographical entities,
such as "800" or satellite services.
such as satellite services, and the "800" code for [Universal International
Freephone Numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll-free_telephone_number#Universal_International_Freephone_Service).
1. **Phone numbers contain only digits**


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