Modal Verbs - CAN
Hi,
I heard this sentence in Jumanji(2017) Movie.
We Can't waste our lifes. it is said by rock to other guy when they were wasting their lifes
I did not understand this bcz as per my knowledge Can being used to talk about Ability,possibility,Offer,Request.
But above sentence does not come under this.
Can any one tell me.
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The proper language would be: We should not waste our lives (doing x or y). This is a statement about what is proper to do. " Perhaps in the ability sense: we cannot waste our lives (as humans we are unable to accept this).
- The proper language would be: We should not waste our lives (doing x or y).
- This is a statement about what is proper to do.
- " Perhaps in the ability sense: we cannot waste our lives (as humans we are unable to accept this).
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The proper language would be: We should not waste our lives (doing x or y). This is a statement about what is proper to do. However, informally, people use "can." Perhaps in the ability sense: we cannot waste our lives (as humans we are unable to accept this).
0train tileWe can't waste our lives.
~ We must not waste our lives.
~ It is not right for us to waste our lives.
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