Not vs Canna - What's the difference?
not | canna |
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
* 1973 , .
To no degree
And .
Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
* 2000 , (JG Ballard), Super-Cannes , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 7:
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 18, author=Anne Raver, title=Is It Spring? Winter? What’s a Flower to Think?, work=New York Times
, passage=Still, some of Mr. Cooper’s tender salvias are wintering over, and he plans to leave a few clumps of cannas in the ground next fall. }}
(Scotland, Jamaica) Contraction of can not; cannot.
* 1966 -- Star Trek: )
As nouns the difference between not and canna
is that not is unary logical function not, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function while canna is any member of the genus (taxlink) of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers or canna can be a measure of length in italy, varying from six to seven feet.As a adverb not
is negates the meaning of the modified verb.As a conjunction not
is and.As a interjection not
is used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.As a verb canna is
(scotland|jamaica) contraction of can not; cannot.not
English
(wikipedia not)Adverb
(-)- Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
- Did you take out the trash? No, I did not .
- Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
- That is not red; it's orange.
Usage notes
In modern usage, the form do not ...'' (or ''don’t ...'') is preferred to ''... not'' for all but a short list of verbs (is/am/are/was/were, have/has/had, can/could, shall/should, will/would, may/might, need): * They do not''' sow.'' (modern) vs. ''They sow '''not . (KJB) American usage tends to prefer don’t have'' or ''haven’t got'' to ''have not'' or ''haven’t'', except when ''have'' is used as an auxiliary (or in the idiom ''have-not ): * I don’t have a clue'' or ''I haven’t got a clue. (US) * I haven’t a clue'' or ''I haven't got a clue. (outside US) * I haven’t been to Spain. (universal) The verb need is only directly negated when used as an auxiliary, and even this usage is rare in the US. * You don’t need to trouble yourself. (US) * You needn’t trouble yourself. (outside US) * I don’t need any eggs today. (universal) The verb dare can sometimes be directly negated. * I daren't do that.Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
- He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
Usage notes
* The construction “A, not B” is synonymous with the constructions “A, and not B”; “not B, but A”; and “not B, but rather A”.Interjection
not!- I really like hanging out with my little brother watching ''Barney''... not !
- Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not !
Synonyms
* I don't thinkSee also
*Noun
(en noun)- You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
See also
* AND * OR * NAND * XORSee also
* if * then * else * and * or * true * falseStatistics
*canna
English
Etymology 1
(wikipedia canna) From (etyl) . (Canna)Noun
(en noun)- A palisade of Canary palms formed an honour guard along the verges, while beds of golden cannas flamed from the central reservation.
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Etymology 2
Verb
(en-cont)- Scotty: I canna' change the laws of physics.