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Rizan Malik Posted 5 years ago
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I can swim, I can drive a car,...
Person A: What are your skills?
Person B: I can swim, I can drive a car,...
Do the "can" sentences sound like the speaker is ready/willing to perform those actions? Or do they sound like speaker B is thinking speaker A might ask him to do those things now or in the future?
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It depends on the context. eg Is he standing there in his swim-suit? Clive
- It depends on the context.
- eg Is he standing there in his swim-suit?
- Clive
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It depends on the context. eg Is he standing there in his swim-suit?
Clive
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Rizan MalikDo the "can" sentences sound like the speaker is ready/willing to perform those actions?
Not to me.
Rizan MalikOr do they sound like speaker B is thinking speaker A might ask him to do those things now or in the future?
Not in themselves. If it's a job interview, then maybe that's part of it.
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