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Too finicky 7 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

More Sentences - Can and could ?

Should I use "Can" or "Could"? ALSO EXPLAIN WHY ?

1. There are times when I am not able to express my thoughts even if it is a very simple thing that could/can be expressed with simple words.


2. What could I possibly angry about ?

What can I possibly angry about?

Could you explain the difference in the above sentences?


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too finicky 7 Should I use "Can" or "Could"? ALSO EXPLAIN WHY ? 1.

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  • too finicky 7 Should I use "Can" or "Could"?
  • ALSO EXPLAIN WHY ?
  • 1.
  • There are times when I am not able to express my thoughts even if it is a very simple thing that could/can be expressed with simple words.
  • Your sentence is grammatically correct, though not idiomatically smooth to thwe ear.
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too finicky 7

Should I use "Can" or "Could"? ALSO EXPLAIN WHY ?

1. There are times when I am not able to express my thoughts even if it is a very simple thing that could/can be expressed with simple words. Your sentence is grammatically correct, though not idiomatically smooth to thwe ear. This is the rule of thumb. We know Can

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too finicky 71. There are times when I am not able to express my thoughts even if it is a very simple thing that can be expressed with simple words.

You're referencing things that truly can be expressed in simple words, not things that (maybe) could be so expressed.

too finicky 72. What could I possibly angry about?
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