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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Could have?

The sentence, "For my return journey, I felt I could afford the extra cost and travel first class.", is more in the realm of possibility. When you state a possibility of doing something, your ability to do it goes without saying.

  

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Thank you. It seems that in your mind the possibility use of "could" equals ability use of it.

  • Thank you.
  • It seems that in your mind the possibility use of "could" equals ability use of it.
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Thank you. It seems that in your mind the possibility use of "could" equals ability use of it.

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