Are they interchangeable in every situation? These two statements do not imply each other Why is “cannot” spelled as one word whereas other similar constructions such as “do not,” “will not,” “shall not,” “may not” and “must not” are spelled as two words (unless they are contracted as “.
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This isn't really a duplicate, as both the question and answer are different, and include the form can not with valuable info as to when not to use it
This was exactly what i was looking for, and the other question+answer wasn't.
9 cannot not say would only rarely be used in english, and only in very specific circumstances In particular, this is not a simple double negative Cannot not does not mean the same as can, it means must It also carries a connotation that not saying is the expected or default action.
8 both are acceptable, but cannot is now more common Oed has this much to say about cannot (ˈkænət) the ordinary modern way of writing can not Notwithstanding, in some situations ambiguity may arise if you write can not, and the difference might not be a minor one
I cannot make love to you.
Theoretically, since it is a single word, you can say why cannot you.without a problem My theory is that modern english speakers don't want to put cannot before the subject because it contains not and sounds like can not. 1 there is no correct way to use cannot help but. there are two traditional and synonymous idioms, cannot but [do something] and cannot help [doing something]. those who say cannot help but are conflating the two (in much the same some people conflate irrespective and regardless to create the nonsensical irregardless). I cannot find the tool, it is neither in the kitchen nor in the bathroom
I dislike that punctuation and i would either use a semicolon or make it two sentences But if the sentence is interpreted that way then it only has a minor punctuation issue, while the use of 'neither' and 'nor' is actually correct. You can't help it, but you exhibit undesirable behavior There are other explanations for poor impulse control, including the obvious
You want to be rude.
So, cannot means something (denoted s) is impossible, while can not means the inverse of that something (denoted !s) is possible
