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Question!

Do we use "Can Not" or "cannot?" This is a serious question because I keep spacing them out D:!

I feel like I'm ruining the feng shui of the wiki here.

レキシス・ミカヤ (talk)15:22, 19 February 2014

Use ain't.

I think cannot is more widely used.

Saiyr (talk)15:40, 19 February 2014
 

Is there a difference between Can Not and Cannot?

Personally I use cannot more.

Infodude575 (talk)15:45, 19 February 2014

There is no difference, as both are acceptable. I space mine out :x Also "Cannot" is more commonly used soo....Better request a a text replace...I think?

Also I think "can not" is used in a more empathetic way, which I think is fine consider you can not dye certain parts anyways.

レキシス・ミカヤ (talk)15:51, 19 February 2014

I read that as "You have the option to not dye certain parts" which doesn't sound like a tidbit that belongs on a wiki.

Grammatically "can not" is probably correct, but I think it tends to be read differently or have different meanings like the above. For "unable to do" I always use cannot, personally.

Kadalyn (talk)19:57, 21 February 2014
 

"cannot" is technically a bit less ambiguous since "can not" can make it look like the "can" part makes the "not" part optional.

Sozen Cratos Focker (talk)16:51, 19 February 2014
 

Is it one of those cases where American literature uses one and not the other? I've always used both without taking it into account.

Kapra - (Talk)17:01, 19 February 2014

More rather wiki preference than language barriers...

レキシス・ミカヤ (talk)17:15, 19 February 2014