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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 9 years ago
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"Listening to very loud music can lead to hearing loss in young ppeople."

Hello all,
Which of the following is correct?

"Listening to very loud music can lead to hearing loss in young people."

"Listening to very loud music could lead to hearing loss in young people."
  

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Mickey Mouse 8241 Which of the following is correct? Both are correct. The first states the fact confidently.

— CalifJim

  • Mickey Mouse 8241 Which of the following is correct?
  • Both are correct.
  • The first states the fact confidently.
  • The second is more tentative, recognizing only that maybe the statement is true.
  • CJ
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Mickey Mouse 8241Which of the following is correct?
Both are correct. The first states the fact confidently. The second is more tentative, recognizing only that maybe the statement is true.

CJ
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So many thanks.
The following context extracted fro0m Miachel Swan Parctical English Book Page 96

"Could is also used to talk about the chances that something will happen, or is
happening.Can is not used in this way. It could rain this afternoon. (NOT It can rain this aftenwfJn.)"

I want to know in my sentence that I use 'can' we talking about the 'possibil
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Swan is talking about a specific future occurrence. Your sentence was about more general situations.

If you regularly go out without an overcoat, you can/could become ill.
If you go out without an overcoat now, you can/could become ill.
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fivejedjonSwan is talking about a specific future occurrence. Your sentence was about more general situations.
How can English learners know these facts? Englsih is very complicated. it is full of exceptions.

I can't distinguish can/could if you don't reply.
Eache English book only talks about general rule and we (learners) might get a low score
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