Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Cannot"

A: "Popcorn snow is a really exciting type of snow that we actually call graupel"

A: Like when you say something you can't un-say it. for an example I said "Hi" I can't take it back or act like I didn't say it.

A: you can't trust what he says

A: I can't tell if I've been here before or not.

A: I think the correct sentence should "We cannot put *enough* emphasis on the importance of health."

It means that we should put as much emphasis as possible on health.

A: Examples:

1. I can not live (my life) knowing, that I can never have children.

2. I can not live (my life) knowing, that I could have tried.

3. I can not live (my life) knowing, that I will never see you again.

4. I can not live (my life) knowing, that everything is pointless.

5. I can not live (my life) knowing, that the murderer of my mother is still free.



I hope you can see a pattern with these sentences. They all express that you can't just go on like you are, that you can't just continue your life as it is.
For example, the first sentence might be said by a woman whose dream has always been having lots of children, then she goes to a doctor and the doctor tells her: "You are infertile, you can never have children."

The woman would despair over this, since her life lost the meaning she had until this point. She would say something like: "I can not live (my life) knowing, that I can never have children." and get really depressed about it.


The second sentence would be said by someone who is faced with a tough situation, or a descision to do something difficult or dangerous.
For exmaple, a house is burning, and a man is standing in front of it knowing that his children are inside. He wants to run inside to safe them, but his friend holds him back telling him it's too dangerous.
He would then reply: "I can not live (my life) knowing, that I could have saved them."
He expresses, that if he just stood around doing nothing while his children burn inside his house, he would never forgive himself.

The third sentence might be said by someone who is heartbroken, for example his girlfriend left him and he loved her very much.
He would say: "I can not live (my life) knowing, that I will never see you again."
He expresses his strong feelings for her by basically exaggerating, that knowing he would never see her again would make his life lose any meaning.

The fourth sentence might be said by someone who is religious. When being asked why he believes in a higher power, or the afterlive he would respond: "I can not live (my life) knowing, that everything is pointless."
He expresses, that he simply has to believe that there is a meaning to life, and that if there was none, if everything was pointless, then his life would be meaningless and he can't accept that.

The fifth sentence may be said by someone whose mother was murdered. The murderer is still out there, the police is looking for him but after months they still didn't catch him.
The son of the murdered mother is still grieving, he just can't let go and maybe dedicates himself to trying to catch this murderer instead of getting his life back together.
When a friend tells him: "You should get back to your normal life, back to your job, back to your friends" He would respond: "I can not live (my life) knowing, that the murderer of my mother is still free."
He expresses, that as long as this murderer is still out there, he simply can not go back into his normal life. The thought of the murderer being free would linger in his head, nag at him and drive him crazy. He can't go on knowing that.

A: I cannot stress enough how important this is

A: McDonald's can't hold a candle to MOS Burger. The food at MOS Burger is so much better.

Jessica might be a better dancer than Diana, but her singing can't hold a candle to Diana's. Diana's voice is so much more beautiful.

Our high school's baseball team can't hold a candle to their rivals. There's no way they'll win the big game next week.

A: I didn't tell you because I don't speak English that well so I can't think straight while you're talking to me.

A: - I cannot help thinking that something has gone wrong
- He cannot help walking slow, his leg is injured
- I cannot help biting my nails when I'm nervous
- She cannot help remembering all the terrible things that have happened to her

A: "Can not" is rarely used.

The other two: "cannot" and "can't" are the exact same meaning and usage. One is a shorter version of the other one.

A: Practically, there is an obligation on John in that example.

But I think the choice between ‘cannot be’ and ‘should not be’ here is about the speaker’s level of belief.

‘Cannot be’ says ‘I do not believe it is possible’

‘Should not be’ says ‘I do not believe it is possible, but I may not have all the information’

There is a 3rd option, ‘will not be’, which says ‘I am 100% certain it is not possible. If you check, you will discover I am right!’

- Shall we try John’s home number?
- No, he won’t be there. That would be a waste of time.

A: Cannot and can't both mean "I am not able to...", however can't is the contracted form of cannot.
Cannot - o = Can't
Cannot is generally used in a more formal context.
e.g. "I can't go to work today" would be something you would say if you had to call your boss because you were sick.
However, "I cannot attend work on this occassion" would be a much more formal way of saying the same thing, but perhaps in a letter. If you said that in a real life conversation, it would probably sound too formal and a bit strange.

A: It’s just shortened down :) if you wanted to exaggerate that you couldn’t do it u say I cannot do it. But they mean the same thing

A: he cannot control himself without using drugs is u give an example about something he cant control
and
he cannot control control himself is like can't control himself his body or brain but without an exact meaning

A: You can say “live healthy” but “live independent” sounds weird so it’s better to just say “live independently”

A: Finally, we intend to convert the south facing bedroom furthest from the stairs into the library, since it gets the best light.

A: This is such a broad topic haha, but overall I think A.I is going to be good for us. It helps us analyse and predict things more accurately than what humans can do. Which can save a lot of money/ time when to comes to emergency situation such as healthcare and forecasting natural disasters.

There is the problem of ethics of course. So I Guess there has to be a universal agreement on the type of A.I we should be exploring🤔

Hope this helps!

A: There's no way this can be right!

A: Check the question to view the answer

A: × Besides, instead of investing too much, the effort we have made has not achieved expected results.
✓ Besides, instead of investing too much, the effort we have made has not achieved the expected results.

× To sum up, the attention and resources given to protecting wildlife is considerable, but it is still far from enough, let alone being too much.
✓ To sum up, the attention and resources given to protecting wildlife are considerable, but it is still far from enough, let alone too much.

A: i'm not sure if i'm going to be able to banter with him...

and that façade quickly faded

A: Such as to is basically making it a verb and/or used for explaining something for extra detail.

A: Like they cant do something other than obeying him. I dont really know what the word class is, sorry

A: × That is always because I sleep afternoon, watch livestreaming all day
✓ It’s because I always sleep all afternoon, watch livestreams all day

× long, or eat oily foods.
✓ long, and eat oily foods.