Can/will
Is this okay: Want to know why I gave you this phone? Now you can/will think of me when you use your phone.
Are both okay?
Top answer
Both are grammatical, but the meaning is different with each. "Will" would imply that the speaker thinks fondly of the person he gave the phone to, and wants a relationship with her. "Can" would imply that the speaker has negative feelings about the person he gave the phone to, and his statement is tinged with bitterness and irony.
- Both are grammatical, but the meaning is different with each.
- "Will" would imply that the speaker thinks fondly of the person he gave the phone to, and wants a relationship with her.
- "Can" would imply that the speaker has negative feelings about the person he gave the phone to, and his statement is tinged with bitterness and irony.
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Both are grammatical, but the meaning is different with each. "Will" would imply that the speaker thinks fondly of the person he gave the phone to, and wants a relationship with her. "Can" would imply that the speaker has negative feelings about the person he gave the phone to, and his statement is tinged with bitterness and irony.
0ty123Do you want to know why I gave you this phone?Now(It's) so you can/will think of me when you use your phone.
Are both okay?
Yes. Both are OK. As you probably already know, 'can' focuses on the possibility that these thoug
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