> I can not get the message through to her.
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Both "cannot" and "can not" are perfectly fine, but "cannot" is far more common and is therefore recommended, especially in any kind of formal writing. "Can't" has the same meaning, but as with contractions in general, it is somewhat informal. In some cases, the "not" following "can" is in fact part of another phrase, such as “not only"; in such instances "can not" is the appropriate choice.
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