On 12/12/2008 14:43, Nguyen Vu Hung wrote:
FYI,
I see a lot of "can not" in the file connectivity/source/resource.po.
As far as I can tell, it should be "cannot".
hmm, interesting question :)
actually istr both are valid... let's see...
<quote>
The negative of the auxiliary can, cannot occurs less frequently than the
contraction can’t but much more frequently than can not, which is
sometimes used for emphasis and to reflect the fact that this locution may
be stressed on the not as well as on the can. Cannot is Formal, can’t
relatively Informal in writing, and can’t is the more frequent in
Conversational contexts, but it is often appropriate as well even in some
Oratorical uses. All three forms are Standard. Cannot, like can’t, is a
very frequent replacement for may not.
</quote>
so, at least this site agrees with me:
http://www.bartleby.com/68/4/1104.html
another explanation (less official-sounding):
http://alexfiles.com/cannot.shtml
regards,
michael
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