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Point1304 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The meaning of this sentence.

"There is nothing you can do that can't be done."
Does this sentence has the same meaning with
"There is nothing you can't do." ?

Please let me know if there are some differences.
  

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" This is natural and common. " This is nonsensical. The only natural expression that comes close is, "There is nothing you can do that hasn't been done [already].

  • " This is natural and common.
  • " This is nonsensical.
  • The only natural expression that comes close is, "There is nothing you can do that hasn't been done [already].
  • We use this when someone offers to help with a difficult situation.
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point1304"There is nothing you can't do."
This is natural and common.
point1304"There is nothing you can do that can't be done."
This is nonsensical.

The only natural expression that comes close is, "There is nothing you can do that hasn't been done [already].
We use this when someone offers to help with a diffi

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