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Bebop Posted 11 years ago
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couldn't/can't
I see a medium sized swimming pool and I say to my friend who's on the swim team:
Wow, that pool is so small you couldn't/can't even do laps in it.
Are both OK? Because technically you could but he's used to the long olympic sized pools.
Wow, that pool is so small you couldn't/can't even do laps in it.
Are both OK? Because technically you could but he's used to the long olympic sized pools.
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bebop Are both OK? Yes. The same contrast occurs in this pair: — Look at that pool.
- bebop Are both OK?
- Yes.
- The same contrast occurs in this pair: — Look at that pool.
- What do you think of the size?
- — It's too small to do laps in.
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bebopAre both OK?Yes. The same contrast occurs in this pair:
— Look at that pool. What do you think of the size?
— It's too small to do laps in. / It would be too small to do laps in.
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