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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
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COULD HAVE NOT
could you say
1 I could have not found the keys and been locked outside, we were lucky i did (could you stick the NOT in there??)
1 I could have not found the keys and been locked outside, we were lucky i did (could you stick the NOT in there??)
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Yes, you can stick not in there where you have put it, but recognize that the meaning changes depending on the location of the not . I could not have done it. ~ I would not have been capable of doing it.
- Yes, you can stick not in there where you have put it, but recognize that the meaning changes depending on the location of the not .
- I could not have done it.
- ~ I would not have been capable of doing it.
- / It is not logically possible that I did it.
- I could have not done it.
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Yes, you can stick not in there where you have put it, but recognize that the meaning changes depending on the location of the not.
I could not have done it. ~ I would not have been capable of doing it.
/ It is not logically possible that I did it.
I could have not done it. ~ I had the option of choosing not
I could not have done it. ~ I would not have been capable of doing it.
/ It is not logically possible that I did it.
I could have not done it. ~ I had the option of choosing not
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