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Use of could
Is it correct to say “ No harm could last forever” instead of no harm lasts forever
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panda ladder 96 Is it correct to say “ No harm could last forever” instead of no harm lasts forever "Harm" is noncount, so it sounds strange to speak of no harm because that implies one harm. But that aside, "could last" is OK.
- panda ladder 96 Is it correct to say “ No harm could last forever” instead of no harm lasts forever "Harm" is noncount, so it sounds strange to speak of no harm because that implies one harm.
- But that aside, "could last" is OK.
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panda ladder 96Is it correct to say “ No harm could last forever” instead of no harm lasts forever
"Harm" is noncount, so it sounds strange to speak of no harm because that implies one harm. But that aside, "could last" is OK.
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