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Krissy Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Can potentially or could potentially

If she hones her vocals even more, she can/could potentially be a great singer someday.

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Krissy If she hones her vocals even more, she can/could potentially be a great singer someday. With 'potentially', 'could' is the better choice.

— Mister Micawber

  • Krissy If she hones her vocals even more, she can/could potentially be a great singer someday.
  • With 'potentially', 'could' is the better choice.
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KrissyIf she hones her vocals even more, she can/could potentially be a great singer someday.
With 'potentially', 'could' is the better choice.
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Thank you for your help, Mister Micawber. Emotion: smile
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Neither. Could is the conditional form of can, or to be able to (infinitive). Potentially is an adverb derived from the Latin potere (Spanish poder, Italian potere) meaning likewise to be able to. So could potentially and can potentially are both redundancies, a bit like saying died fatally.

The two possibilities are:

'' ..., she will potentially be a great

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Neither of the two.

Correct would be "...she could be a great singer..."

Or "...she would potentially be a great singer..."

Or, if the present tense is to be maintained, "...she has the potential to be..."

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I believe the problem is in the question.

Make it simpler: "If she runs, she gets there quicker".

Better put: "If she ran, she'd get there quicker".

Or more formally: "If she were to run, she would get there quicker".

Any "could potentially" is redundant and best left out.

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