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"Cannot" vs. "can not"
Are they interchangeable? Why?
We are having a heated discussion about this in another forum. I've
suggested some instances when "cannot" and "can not" are not
interchangeable. For example:
(1) ... can not only ....
(2) "You can do it, or you can not do it."
But the opposition keep denying that this is a dos-proof of their notion of
perfect interchangeability. No matter how I explain and repeat they are
still unconvinced.
Can anyone help me out? Thank you.
Are they interchangeable? Why?
We are having a heated discussion about this in another forum. I've
suggested some instances when "cannot" and "can not" are not
interchangeable. For example:
(1) ... can not only ....
(2) "You can do it, or you can not do it."
But the opposition keep denying that this is a dos-proof of their notion of
perfect interchangeability. No matter how I explain and repeat they are
still unconvinced.
Can anyone help me out? Thank you.