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HungryHippo1234 Posted 6 years ago
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Can't

"You can't expect to win the election after what you did."

"You can't expect to....."

Does "can't" imply permission? Possibility? Ability?

  

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Does "can't" imply permission? Possibility? Ability?

— CalifJim

  • Does "can't" imply permission?
  • Possibility?
  • Ability?
  • None of those.
  • " cannot connotes unreasonableness here.
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Does "can't" imply permission? Possibility? Ability?

None of those.

"You can't expect to win the election after what you did."

cannot connotes unreasonableness here.

It is unreasonable for you to expect to win ....

For unreasonable you may substitute illogical, absurd,

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