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28 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between can you speak english? and can you speak in english? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between can you speak english? and can you speak in english? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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There is only a slight difference between these.
"Can you speak English?" is a simple question asking whether you know how to speak English or not. For example, "I'm not from around here. Can you speak English?"
While asking "Can you speak in English?" the speaker is requesting you to specifically and only speak in English. For example, "I couldn't understand what you just said in Korean. Can you speak in English?"
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- English (US)
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There is only a slight difference between these.
"Can you speak English?" is a simple question asking whether you know how to speak English or not. For example, "I'm not from around here. Can you speak English?"
While asking "Can you speak in English?" the speaker is requesting you to specifically and only speak in English. For example, "I couldn't understand what you just said in Korean. Can you speak in English?"
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i get it now. thank you >3<
i get it now. thank you >3<
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