Comments on: Is “cannot” a word or a contraction? http://www.semanticargument.com/2010/01/06/is-cannot-a-word-or-a-contraction/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.semanticargument.com/2010/01/06/is-cannot-a-word-or-a-contraction/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Rob Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:35:42 +0000 http://www.semanticargument.com/?p=778#comment-200 Paul, In Hong Kong this week and noticing that 7-11 and Circle K seem to have stores on every corner. Just curios, would you consider those 7s-11 and Circles K? Paul,

In Hong Kong this week and noticing that 7-11 and Circle K seem to have stores on every corner. Just curios, would you consider those 7s-11 and Circles K?

]]> By: Paul http://www.semanticargument.com/2010/01/06/is-cannot-a-word-or-a-contraction/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Paul Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:08:31 +0000 http://www.semanticargument.com/?p=778#comment-189 I give this site major props for proper pluralization: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/ I, for one, like saying Whoppers Jr. and MacBooks Pro, but I can't seem to make it catch on... I give this site major props for proper pluralization:

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/

I, for one, like saying Whoppers Jr. and MacBooks Pro, but I can’t seem to make it catch on…

]]> By: brian http://www.semanticargument.com/2010/01/06/is-cannot-a-word-or-a-contraction/comment-page-1/#comment-187 brian Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:09:59 +0000 http://www.semanticargument.com/?p=778#comment-187 cannot = unable to do can not = able to, but choose not to can't = the verb contraction of cannot cannot = unable to do
can not = able to, but choose not to
can’t = the verb contraction of cannot

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