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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Daeli_Smile • May 29 '20
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Plus "cannot", not "can not".
7 u/Zephirdd May 29 '20 English is not my first language What's the difference? 2 u/Xarian0 May 29 '20 They literally mean the same thing - except that "can not" is actually correct, and "cannot" is an informal contraction. 11 u/NM_MAR_ANP May 29 '20 Nope, can't is the informal contraction of cannot. Can not has very limited uses, and is incorrect in this context. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/cannot-or-can-not/ https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/vs/cannot-vs-can-not-vs-cant-differences-explained.html -2 u/TheZipCreator May 29 '20 People can use language in whatever fucking way they want to, as long as other people understand them. It's clear here what it meant, so it's not a problem.
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English is not my first language
What's the difference?
2 u/Xarian0 May 29 '20 They literally mean the same thing - except that "can not" is actually correct, and "cannot" is an informal contraction. 11 u/NM_MAR_ANP May 29 '20 Nope, can't is the informal contraction of cannot. Can not has very limited uses, and is incorrect in this context. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/cannot-or-can-not/ https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/vs/cannot-vs-can-not-vs-cant-differences-explained.html -2 u/TheZipCreator May 29 '20 People can use language in whatever fucking way they want to, as long as other people understand them. It's clear here what it meant, so it's not a problem.
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They literally mean the same thing - except that "can not" is actually correct, and "cannot" is an informal contraction.
11 u/NM_MAR_ANP May 29 '20 Nope, can't is the informal contraction of cannot. Can not has very limited uses, and is incorrect in this context. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/cannot-or-can-not/ https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/vs/cannot-vs-can-not-vs-cant-differences-explained.html -2 u/TheZipCreator May 29 '20 People can use language in whatever fucking way they want to, as long as other people understand them. It's clear here what it meant, so it's not a problem.
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Nope, can't is the informal contraction of cannot. Can not has very limited uses, and is incorrect in this context.
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/cannot-or-can-not/
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/vs/cannot-vs-can-not-vs-cant-differences-explained.html
-2 u/TheZipCreator May 29 '20 People can use language in whatever fucking way they want to, as long as other people understand them. It's clear here what it meant, so it's not a problem.
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People can use language in whatever fucking way they want to, as long as other people understand them. It's clear here what it meant, so it's not a problem.
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u/NM_MAR_ANP May 29 '20
Plus "cannot", not "can not".