Backport improved test coverage for string.py
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 5c1bdc5..1e2b83d 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 Ross Andrus
 Jon Anglin
 Éric Araujo
+Alicia Arlen
 Jason Asbahr
 David Ascher
 Chris AtLee
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index b44650c..419b0d5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #11505: improves test coverage of string.py. Patch by Alicia
+  Arlen.
+
 - Issue #11548: Improve test coverage of the shutil module. Patch by
   Evan Dandrea.