Come together with the global Drupal community in Rotterdam, 28 Sept – 1 Oct 2026. Sessions, contribution, connection, and Early Bird savings until 8 June."Can not" should be "cannot". "Can not" has a different meaning than "cannot".
| Comment | File | Size | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 | change_can_not_to_cannot-2277879-3.patch | 3.63 KB | aohrvetpv |
| #1 | change_can_not_to_cannot-2277879-1.patch | 1.06 KB | aohrvetpv |
Comments
Comment #1
aohrvetpv commentedComment #2
aohrvetpv commentedNeeds to be fixed in other constraints too. Patch forthcoming.
Comment #3
aohrvetpv commentedComment #4
aohrvetpv commentedExample:
"Password can not have more than this number of identical consecutive characters."
can be read as
"Password is able to not have more than this number of identical consecutive characters."
which is the opposite of the intent.
Some people seem to argue that "can not" is equally valid, but even if considered valid, "cannot" is less prone to misinterpretations such as the above.
Comment #5
deekayen commentedComment #7
aohrvetpv commentedVerified "can not" exists neither in 7.x-1.x nor 6.x-1.x.
Originally I thought "can not" was flatly wrong, but as I posted before, it is not agreed upon. "cannot" has no chance of misinterpretation, so it seems to make sense to prefer it.