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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
can
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We use can to seek or refuse permission, but in a newspaper article I recently read, the writer is referring to the use of can in a situation like the one given below and saying it sounds awkward.
The situation he refers to is a manager responds to a subordinate " Try if you can" when he asks," Can I come in?"
Please give your views.
We use can to seek or refuse permission, but in a newspaper article I recently read, the writer is referring to the use of can in a situation like the one given below and saying it sounds awkward.
The situation he refers to is a manager responds to a subordinate " Try if you can" when he asks," Can I come in?"
Please give your views.
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vsuresh The situation he refers to is a manager responds to a subordinate " Try if you can" when he asks," Can I come in? ' is a common familiar request. The response 'Try if you can' is an overly common jocularity, word play on the 'standard' grammar of the word.
- vsuresh The situation he refers to is a manager responds to a subordinate " Try if you can" when he asks," Can I come in?
- ' is a common familiar request.
- The response 'Try if you can' is an overly common jocularity, word play on the 'standard' grammar of the word.
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vsureshThe situation he refers to is a manager responds to a subordinate " Try if you can" when he asks," Can I come in?'Can I come in?' is a common familiar request.
The response 'Try if you can' is an overly common jocularity, word play on the 'standard' grammar of the word.
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