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Salam1101 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Is it corret to say

Hello
Is it correct to say:
1) I can't play the piano.
2) The clouds covere the sky.
Off topic, could you tell me the difference(s) between BY and TILL.
For example: I'll be here (by, till) 4:00. I'm kind of confused.
Thanks in advance.
  

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The two example sentences are correct, but the word is "cover", not "covere". I'll be here by 4:00. At the latest, I will arrive here at 4:00, but I may arrive earlier.

— CalifJim

  • The two example sentences are correct, but the word is "cover", not "covere".
  • I'll be here by 4:00.
  • At the latest, I will arrive here at 4:00, but I may arrive earlier.
  • You can be sure that when it is 4:00 I will have arrived here.
  • I'll be here till 4:00.
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The two example sentences are correct, but the word is "cover", not "covere". Emotion: smile

I'll be here by 4:00. At the latest, I will
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Thanks Jim, it's clear now. Emotion: smile
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To Jim
1) ''I can't play the piano.''
2) ''I don't know how to play the piano.''
Is there any difference? [:^)]
Once I heard that it's better to use (2) not (1).
Thanks
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"I don't know how to ..." means I don't have the necessary training and skill. Perhaps I have never taken piano lessons and have never developed the "know-how" to play the instrument. Knowing how to do something is what you carry around in your brain all the time!

"I can't ..." can mean "I don't know how to ...", but more frequently it is used to mean that I do not have the physical a
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