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Anduy Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Cannot possibly vs. cannot
0 Compare these two sentences: 02 br
00 He cannot do that. 02 br
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00 He cannot possibly do that. 02 br
02 br
00 I know for sure that there's a difference between them but it's so hard to tell, at least for me. 02 br
00 Please make it clearer. Thank you very much. 0-
00 He cannot do that. 02 br
00 And: 02 br
00 He cannot possibly do that. 02 br
02 br
00 I know for sure that there's a difference between them but it's so hard to tell, at least for me. 02 br
00 Please make it clearer. Thank you very much. 0-
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0 To me, the word 'possibly' adds emphasis and suggests that 01 i 00 even if it is 01 u 00 theoretically 02 u 00 possible for him to do that, he cannot. 02 i 00 0-
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