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Sentence #252846

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 morbrorper morbrorper May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 at 3:34:16 AM UTC link Permalink

can not -> cannot [?]

AlanF_US AlanF_US May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 at 9:39:34 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes.

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/cannot-or-can-not/

morbrorper morbrorper May 15, 2021 May 15, 2021 at 7:12:46 AM UTC link Permalink

There are about 115 sentences with "can not".

https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentenc...can+not%22&to=

morbrorper morbrorper May 15, 2021 May 15, 2021 at 8:21:09 AM UTC link Permalink

Sure, there may be some examples of old-fashioned or archaic usage, but I don't think this is one of them.

The problem is that these sentences turn up in other places, as learning material at Clozemaster, for instance. That is arguably their problem, but anyway.

AlanF_US AlanF_US May 15, 2021 May 15, 2021 at 1:25:36 PM UTC link Permalink

The consensus is that "can not" is at least poor usage where "cannot" can be used instead. Others go farther and say that it's incorrect (as I would). I would have no qualms about changing an unowned sentence that uses "can not" in this way, and in similar situations in the past, Trang has said that making such a change is fine. But this is an owned sentence. If CC (== CK) doesn't want to change it, based on his ability to provide sources that back up his claim, that's his prerogative. As for asking the owners of the other 100+ sentences to change their sentences, the effort does not seem justified, even though I agree that English learners should be taught to use "cannot".

Horus Horus June 11, 2022 June 11, 2022 at 5:02:06 PM UTC link Permalink

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