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24 Dec 2017
- Japanese
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"It can mean 〜" and "It could mean 〜"
what's the difference in their nuance?
could someone teach me,please?
thank you!
"It can mean 〜" and "It could mean 〜"
what's the difference in their nuance?
could someone teach me,please?
thank you!
what's the difference in their nuance?
could someone teach me,please?
thank you!
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24 Dec 2017
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- English (UK)
"Could mean" is less certain than "can".
It can mean - i know there are two or three possibilities, and this is one of them"
It could mean "I'm guessing a little bit,. this is a possible meaning."
They are somewhat interchangeable, but that's the nuance.
It can mean - i know there are two or three possibilities, and this is one of them"
It could mean "I'm guessing a little bit,. this is a possible meaning."
They are somewhat interchangeable, but that's the nuance.
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- English (UK)
"Could mean" is less certain than "can".
It can mean - i know there are two or three possibilities, and this is one of them"
It could mean "I'm guessing a little bit,. this is a possible meaning."
They are somewhat interchangeable, but that's the nuance.
It can mean - i know there are two or three possibilities, and this is one of them"
It could mean "I'm guessing a little bit,. this is a possible meaning."
They are somewhat interchangeable, but that's the nuance.
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@lucyfyfehe thank you for teaching me! that was great help!
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