Are they interchangeable in every situation? You cannot have your cake and eat it, too 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 “.
Cannot or Can Not: How to Use Can Not vs. Cannot Correctly • 7ESL
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.
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. 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.
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). So here it’s about minimizing ambiguity
Can not permits two interpretations, while cannot permits only one Such care is critical in the language of mathematics As another example, west would tell you that in mathematical discourse, both “x is a minimum” and “x is a minimal” are valid utterances, but they mean different things. 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. The irony of the idiom is that one would expect to be able to eat the cake that he or she owned In that case, possession of the cake would logically come before usage of the cake
