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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Why couldn't you have vs Why didn't you
Why couldn't you have told us all this yesterday?
Why didn't you tell us all this yesterday?
What's the difference?
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Why couldn't you have told us all this yesterday? There's not a lot of difference, but in #1 the focus is on 'why were you not able to tell us . .
- Why couldn't you have told us all this yesterday?
- There's not a lot of difference, but in #1 the focus is on 'why were you not able to tell us .
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Why couldn't you have told us all this yesterday? There's not a lot of difference, but in #1 the focus is on 'why were you not able to tell us . . . '.
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