He is the type of person who can/could appear
Situation 1: the speaker doesn't know whether the person has ever appeared in a fashion magazine.
a) He can/could appear in any fashion magazine he wants/wanted to.
b) He is the type of person who can/could appear in a fashion magazine.
Q1: Which is more idiomatic/correct: "can" or "could"?
Situation 2: the speaker knows the person has already appeared in several fashion magazines.
c) He can/could appear in any fashion magazine he wants/wanted to.
d) He is the type of person who can/could appear in a fashion magazine.
Q2: Which is more idiomatic/correct: "can" or "could"?
Note: in all of them, the speaker is commenting on his looks, his potential to appear in a magazine.
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Rizan Malik Situation 1: the speaker doesn't know whether the person has ever appeared in a fashion magazine. a) He can/could appear in any fashion magazine he wants/wanted to. b) He is the type of person who can/could appear in a fashion magazine.
- Rizan Malik Situation 1: the speaker doesn't know whether the person has ever appeared in a fashion magazine.
- a) He can/could appear in any fashion magazine he wants/wanted to.
- b) He is the type of person who can/could appear in a fashion magazine.
- Q1: Which is more idiomatic/correct: "can" or "could"?
- could / wanted could I'm inclined to add "probably" after "could" in both cases.
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Rizan MalikSituation 1: the speaker doesn't know whether the person has ever appeared in a fashion magazine.
a) He can/could appear in any fashion magazine he wants/wanted to.
b) He is the type of person who can/could appear in a fashion magazine.
Q1: Which is more idiomatic/correct: "can" or "could"?
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