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Do ngoc tien Posted 13 years ago
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cannot of imagined
They cannot of imagined that they would fallen behind so early to a goal from 30 yards out.
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The grammar is very strange.I don't know and I have ever seen it before.
http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/athletic-bilbao/live-commentary/live-commentary-athletic-bilbao-0-3-real-madrid-as-it-happened_79507.html
The grammar is very strange.I don't know and I have ever seen it before.
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It is incorrect. It should be They cannot have imagined... ) which then sounds like cannot of.
- It is incorrect.
- It should be They cannot have imagined...
- ) which then sounds like cannot of.
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It is incorrect. It should be They cannot have imagined...
This is an error made frequently by native English speakers, because we tend to say it as though it is cannot've (not an actual word!) which then sounds like cannot of.
This is an error made frequently by native English speakers, because we tend to say it as though it is cannot've (not an actual word!) which then sounds like cannot of.
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