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JungKim Posted 14 years ago
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'Couldn't work.'
On a date, the girl asks the man about his ex-wife.
And the man answers: "Couldn't work."
In the context, I guess he meant: The relationship between me and my ex couldn't work.
(1) Is that right?
Assuming that my guess is right and given the context:
(2) would you normally do without the subject in an informal conversation?
(3) I would have gone with "Didn't work." over "Couldn't work." What would you prefer?
And the man answers: "Couldn't work."
In the context, I guess he meant: The relationship between me and my ex couldn't work.
(1) Is that right?
Assuming that my guess is right and given the context:
(2) would you normally do without the subject in an informal conversation?
(3) I would have gone with "Didn't work." over "Couldn't work." What would you prefer?
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1-- Yes. 2-- 'Normally'? Sometimes.
- 1-- Yes.
- 2-- 'Normally'?
- Sometimes.
- It is an occasional option in casual conversation.
- Too much of it makes one sound like a character in a cheap detective novel.
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1-- Yes.
2-- 'Normally'? Sometimes. It is an occasional option in casual conversation. Too much of it makes one sound like a character in a cheap detective novel.
3-- 'Couldn't' suggests that he and/or she tried harder to make it work.
2-- 'Normally'? Sometimes. It is an occasional option in casual conversation. Too much of it makes one sound like a character in a cheap detective novel.
3-- 'Couldn't' suggests that he and/or she tried harder to make it work.
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