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pigs can swim

0Did you see the news yesterday? There were a couple of pigs on the rooftop avoiding the flood. I didn't know pigs can swim.02br
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0Yes, there are mistakes. The pigs are just standing on the rooftop. 010id1

— Neeraj Jain

  • 0Yes, there are mistakes.
  • The pigs are just standing on the rooftop.
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0Yes, there are mistakes. The pigs are just standing on the rooftop. They are not swimming 05000.010id1
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0It is not understood as they swam and got on the rooftop?0-
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1i00 It is not understood as they swam and got on the rooftop?02i02br
00Is it not understood that they swam and got/climbed on the rooftop?02br
00No, I'm afraid it is not clear. 0-
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0I see. If it was a conversation with someone who had been following the flooding in Iowa, would it be acceptable?02br
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00By the way, are there any mistakes? Pigs can/could swim?0-
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0 The pigs can climb to go to the rooftop not swim to go to the rooftop. 0-
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0I see. If I change it to climb, should I use 'can/could climb"?0-
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0 I believe, yes. 0-
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0 could is the better option (for climbing or swimming) 0-
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0Without knowing how they got on the roof, you can't say they climbed. Swimming seems more likley - as the water rose, they swam toward the roof. It's more feasible to me than picturing them going to get a latter from the barn and climbing that.0-
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