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Voytaszek Posted 10 years ago
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I couldn`t have seen him vs...

What`s the difference between this two sentences?

I couldn`t have seen him.
I can`t have seen him,
  

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Voytaszek What`s the difference between this two sentences? The second sentence is a bit more confident.

— Mister Micawber

  • Voytaszek What`s the difference between this two sentences?
  • The second sentence is a bit more confident.
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VoytaszekWhat`s the difference between this two sentences?
The second sentence is a bit more confident.
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VoytaszekI couldn`t have seen him.
It would not have been possible for me to see him. (I was blindfolded; he was hiding; etc.)
VoytaszekI can`t have seen him,
It must be the case (logically) that I did not see him. / It is logically impossible to say that I saw him.

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