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Cook Satpal Posted 12 years ago
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Difference between couldn't have and might not have?
1) Sarah couldn't have got my message. Otherwise she would have replied.
2) I wonder why Sarah hasn't replied to my message. I suppose she might not have got it.
Help me understanding the difference between these two statements.
2) I wonder why Sarah hasn't replied to my message. I suppose she might not have got it.
Help me understanding the difference between these two statements.
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Hello, Cook Satpal—and welcome to English Forums. -- The speaker is confident that she did not receive it. 2) She might not have got it.
- Hello, Cook Satpal—and welcome to English Forums.
- -- The speaker is confident that she did not receive it.
- 2) She might not have got it.
- -- The speaker considers it a possibility that she did not receive it.
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Hello, Cook Satpal—and welcome to English Forums.
1) Sarah couldn't have got my message.-- The speaker is confident that she did not receive it.
2) She might not have got it. -- The speaker considers it a possibility that she did not receive it.
1) Sarah couldn't have got my message.-- The speaker is confident that she did not receive it.
2) She might not have got it. -- The speaker considers it a possibility that she did not receive it.
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