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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

can not/cannot

0Why sometimes, `can not' is used why not `cannot'?02br
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00Similarly, why sometimes `at least' is used why not `atleast'.02br
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00Please clarify mine this doubts.0-
  

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0 Why sometimes, `can not' is used why not `cannot'? 02br 02br 01font 00Because they are separate words: "can", "not", "at", "least"02br 02br 02font 00 0-

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  • 0 Why sometimes, `can not' is used why not `cannot'?
  • 02br 02br 01font 00Because they are separate words: "can", "not", "at", "least"02br 02br 02font 00 0-
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0 Why sometimes, `can not' is used why not `cannot'? 02br
00Similarly, why sometimes `at least' is used why not `atleast'.02br
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00Please clarify 01b00my02b00 doubts.02br
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01font00Because they are separate words: "can", "not", "at", "least"02br
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0 Cannot is usually written as one word. However, to give greater emphasis, it can be used as two words with a stress on the second - "01font00No, you can 01b00not02b00 go out this evening02font00"02br
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00At least is always written as two words. No exceptions. If it is written as one word, it is wrong.
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01cite10Feebs1112cite10Cannot is usually written as one word. However, to give greater emphasis, it can be used as two words with a stress on the second - "11font10No, you can 11b10not12b10 go out this evening12font10"12br
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10At least is always
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0 Oh, Philip don't be shy this is language learning(look at the one who is talking:D) 0-
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