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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"I cannot speak English."
My teacher said that "I cannot speak English." is wrong because the sentence is also a good English sentence, so we should say, "I do not speak English." I think that he sounds right, but I think that I can say, "I cannot speak English well." if I think my English is not good enough although I can speak it and I know some. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and I hope to hear from you again.
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You are both right. ). Adding 'well' to I don't speak English makes perfectly good sense.
- You are both right.
- ).
- Adding 'well' to I don't speak English makes perfectly good sense.
- " I like to answer keine (none), which is self-contradictory.
- Some get the humor, some don't.
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You are both right. It is self-contradictory to say "I cannot speak English" (because you have just spoken it!). Adding 'well' to I don't speak English makes perfectly good sense.
When someone asks me, 'Sprechen sie Deutsch?" I like to answer keine (none), which is self-contradictory. Some get the humor, some don't.
When someone asks me, 'Sprechen sie Deutsch?" I like to answer keine (none), which is self-contradictory. Some get the humor, some don't.
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