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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can/could
You can call us at 1800-12345667. Or
You could call us at 1800-1234567.
I mean I'm sure we know that we can call the person so what's with the possibility here? SHouldn't it just be can instead of could?
You could call us at 1800-1234567.
I mean I'm sure we know that we can call the person so what's with the possibility here? SHouldn't it just be can instead of could?
Top answer
I would use "can". The use of "could" implies that there are other ways of communicating (e-mail, ICQ) or that the caller has the choice of whether to call or not.
- I would use "can".
- The use of "could" implies that there are other ways of communicating (e-mail, ICQ) or that the caller has the choice of whether to call or not.
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I would use "can".
The use of "could" implies that there are other ways of communicating (e-mail, ICQ) or that the caller has the choice of whether to call or not.
The use of "could" implies that there are other ways of communicating (e-mail, ICQ) or that the caller has the choice of whether to call or not.
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What's the difference between these?
I could totally do that.
I can totally do that.
Thanks.
I could totally do that.
I can totally do that.
Thanks.
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I could... if...
... if I wanted to.
... If I needed to.
... if you asked me to.
etc.
... if I wanted to.
... If I needed to.
... if you asked me to.
etc.
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What about this?
There are contexts in which we could/can omit (something).
There are contexts in which we could/can omit (something).
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