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Because there isn`t,,,it is spelt Can`t and is an abridgement of the two words can and not
It is not a real word, I have never heard of it either.
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no, there isnt!!, what did you think it meant??, lol
There is no word as carnt but can't is a word. It's a contraction for can not.
Can't means shan't
I think you mean can't, officially it's the contracted form of can not so is an abbreviation. The reason it is said though is just to prevent people giving up and just saying they can't do something. It's just a phrase
its spelt can't and the comma takes the place of NO so the word is realy can not
my teachers always said ain't is not a word and they also said there is no such thing as can't (as in as long as you give it your best shot can't does enter into the situation)
but as far as i know carn't is not a word.
If you mean can't then it is a contraction for the words can not. "No such word as can't" is said to try to provoke people into action instead of them using can't as an excuse. The word does exist. It is just not a good word to use for an excuse for not doing something.
there is.. you said it already. invent a meaning of it so that it will be added to the dictionary, and you are the founder
It's actually can't - short for cannot. What they were trying to tell you is that you really can if you try.
You mean CAN'T which is the abbreviated form of CANNOT.
You're right that there's no such word as CARNT!!
It's spelt CAN'T and is a shortened version of two words, CAN NOT.
People say there is no such thing as "can't" because "can not" is saying that you are unable to do something without trying first. It's a way parents get their kids to try something harder before they give up. Kids have no patience or willpower to try things and this is a way of teaching them to be better.
It's a saying.
There isn't.
because there's really no such word.
you have this whole board to prove that.
why not ask the person who told you about it?
you said your parents weren't the ones who told you about it, so who? ask him / her..
Because there is no "R" in can not Abbreviated to can't so tell your children there is no such word as carrrrrrnt. Got it?
Kay, the word is can't, not carn't! when will you people learn to speak English as it's supposed to be? Really, I get very annoyed at this and you carn prolly tell...innit
I live in the North, and I've often heard it on my visits to London. "You Northern carnt," they would say...
I know... I was told the same. They said "Can't means won't and you bloody well will!" So that sums it up.
What about "I can't tell Stork from butter or try the link below about butter.
There is also a sad story about a soldier not wanting to go to Iraq because he "can't". See the second link...
Wow! There's a lot of people picking you up on your spelling... even though they knew what you meant. How sad is that?
" You cannot be serious" :)
It is 'Can not' rather than can't
There is no such word. As others have said, you can have the contraction "can't " You can also have " cant " meaning hypocrisy.
Possibly because the word is can't or cannot not carnt which if you used spellchecker you would have found
Actually they are all wrong!
"Carn't" is a common usage word with its origins in street drag-racing. It is formed by the two words, "Car" and "Nut".
This term was used originally to denote a person who was avidly interested in motorcars, almost to the point of obsession.
Over the years the phrase has merged into the term you queried.
So there is such a word. So there and everything...
it's can't, you idiot! as in cannot. the term is a good one, because it teaches children that they have to push themselves to do and not just say " I can't!"
Can't (cannot) means you have admitted defeat. That's why parents say 'There's no such word as can't.' What they really mean is, 'You don't know until you try.'
I had other difficulties with my parents. 'Can I go to the cinema on Saturday?' would invariably get the answer, 'You can but you may not.'
Once I'd sorted out the grammatical problems I usually got permission.
like that all said its can´t not carn´t
miss terry. it's an apostrophe not a comma
dunno where you're from but i've heard certain english accents adding an extra R into words, so it's just the way you pronounce it or you're trying to be funny or it's a well known phrase, either way it certainly got a good reaction!
Your parents were right !
There ain't no such word as carnt.
But I'm sure they meant, "there ain't no such word as can't", meaning, can-not is a state of mind, try and you can. or such like.
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