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cant, can’t
cant (KANT) (noun)
Words that are supposed to sound like serious statements about important issues; such as, religion or morality, but that are not honest or sincere: We think the people are sick of hypocrisy and cant from their leaders.
can't (KANT) (verb/adverb)
A contraction of the words "can not": The child yelled out, "I can’t do it!" when he was urged by his father to jump off the diving board into the swimming pool.
I can't tell you how offended I am by all the cant that has been preached at the electorate during this election.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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