Cannot and can not

[Jessica]

Which would be the correct spelling? I think it's cannot.:thinking:

[Rusty]

They are both accepted spellings. You can also spell it can't.
They all mean the same thing:
am, is, are unable

In other tenses, the word not is separated from the conjugated form, but if the contraction of not is used, it remains suffixed:
past: could not - couldn't
future: will not be able - won't be able
conditional: would not be able - wouldn't be able
present perfect: have not been able - haven't been able

[Jessica]

thanks :)

[ZeroTX]

The majority of the time, it is written as cannot.

[lee ying]

I now all this is called contractions.
*_*

[Jessica]

can't is a contraction, yes

[ElDanés]

Normally it's said that there's a small difference in the meanings. I found some good examples here (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cannot#Usage_notes), but I'm sure you can find some examples elsewhere as well.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, I think that the words cannot and can't would use most for the people in U.S.A, I don't know I feel that this is more for the comfortable, I prefer use the contraction (Can't) than cannot.

[Jessica]

Yes, I think that the words cannot and can't would use most for the people in U.S.A, :?:I don't know I feel that this is more for the comfortable:?:, I prefer use the contraction (Can't) than cannot.

Yes, I think that the words cannot and can't would be used by most people in the US. I prefer to use the contraction "can't" than cannot.


Correction made above. ;-) good job, Crotalito. Keep up your good work of English :-D