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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

swimming

When teaching kids how to swim it's not always good to use floaties, because it gives kids false hope and the floaties can/could fall off.

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When teaching kids how to swim it's not always good to use floaties because it gives kids false hope and the floaties can/could fall off. Both choices are fine. can states an objective fact (possibly already learned from the speaker's personal observations).

— CalifJim

  • When teaching kids how to swim it's not always good to use floaties because it gives kids false hope and the floaties can/could fall off.
  • Both choices are fine.
  • can states an objective fact (possibly already learned from the speaker's personal observations).
  • could adds some speaker worry.
  • CJ
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When teaching kids how to swim it's not always good to use floaties because it gives kids false hope and the floaties can/could fall off.

Both choices are fine.

can states an objective fact (possibly already learned from the speaker's personal observations).
could adds some speaker worry.
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