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Dominique1313 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
"Can" and "will"
Hi,
Please consider the statement below:
"In this hour, I will refuse nothing to a soul that makes a request of me. during this hour, you CAN obtain everything for yourself for the asking"
Does the above statement equivalent to saying "In this hour, I will refuse nothing to a soul that asked a request of me. During this hour, you WILL obtain everything you ask" (notice I changed the word "can" into "will")?
Thank you
Please consider the statement below:
"In this hour, I will refuse nothing to a soul that makes a request of me. during this hour, you CAN obtain everything for yourself for the asking"
Does the above statement equivalent to saying "In this hour, I will refuse nothing to a soul that asked a request of me. During this hour, you WILL obtain everything you ask" (notice I changed the word "can" into "will")?
Thank you
Top answer
Dominique1313 Is the above statement equivalent to saying No. "Will" is certainty. "Can" is opportunity.
- Dominique1313 Is the above statement equivalent to saying No.
- "Will" is certainty.
- "Can" is opportunity.
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Dominique1313Is the above statement equivalent to sayingNo. "Will" is certainty. "Can" is opportunity.
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Hello,
thank you you for your reply.
But wasn't the person who was saying the statement stating that "we will obtain whatever we ask him during that specific hour"?
thank you you for your reply.
But wasn't the person who was saying the statement stating that "we will obtain whatever we ask him during that specific hour"?
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Dominique1313But wasn't the person who was saying the statement stating that "we will obtain whatever we ask him during that specific hour"?Not if they us can.
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Hello,
i get that "can" and "will" are two different things, when we take the original statement as a whole, isn't the person intending to convey or say that we will be able to obtain whatever we ask to the person during this specific hour?
thank you once again,
i get that "can" and "will" are two different things, when we take the original statement as a whole, isn't the person intending to convey or say that we will be able to obtain whatever we ask to the person during this specific hour?
thank you once again,
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