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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary
Everyone who possibly can
"To achieve that, everyone who possibly can needs to turn out in London tomorrow to march for a people’s vote."
(The Guardian.)
Is "can" a modal auxiliary with implied "turn out" following it or is it a notional verb (lexical one) meaning "to be able to..."?
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I don't see an important distinction. "everyone who possibly can (turn out)" and "everyone who possibly is able to (turn out)" mean the same thing.
- I don't see an important distinction.
- "everyone who possibly can (turn out)" and "everyone who possibly is able to (turn out)" mean the same thing.
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I don't see an important distinction. "everyone who possibly can (turn out)" and "everyone who possibly is able to (turn out)" mean the same thing.
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