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- Why cant the word can be used in future tense (will can)?
57 I'm curious about why the English word can cannot be used in future tense (e g will can) An example unrelated to English is French term je pourrai, but that's exactly what I mean Compare German ich werde können which translates exactly to I will be able, and literally to I will can, given that können and can have the same origin
- differences - Should I say more exact more precise? - English . . .
Meaning, there cannot be less accurate or more accurate Is my understanding correct? If it's exactly 1 meter, then there cannot be more exact than 1 meter Also, are these words (exact, precise and accurate) exact synonyms? I have read their meanings in the dictionary and they are, well, the same I am writing a blog that has a title "Love and
- word usage - couldnt help vs. couldnt help but: do they have same . . .
She could not help laughing She could not help but laugh I read somewhere that can't help means "cannot stop" and can't help but means "do only the activity, nothing else"
- differences - Get hold of, get ahold of, get a hold of - English . . .
The three variations of this expression exist and are acceptable The meaning actually depends on what follows of, so get hold ahold of someone means communicate with reach someone and get hold ahold of something means obtaining literally reaching out for something And I believe they convey the same meaning, with "get ahold of" being spoken English (apparently because it's easier to pronounce
- Forgot vs Forget - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is the following correct, or is there more to it? "I forgot his name" — I knew his name, but I forgot it "I forget his name" — I keep forgetting his name Where using "forget" basically means th
- the use of can be in passive voice - English Language Usage Stack . . .
"The problem cannot be solved" can be paraphrased as "It is not possible for the problem to be solved " A similar phenomenon in English is with the word seem E g , "Thomas seems to be angry "
- Etymology of the phrase cannot see the forest for the trees
@HikeDanakian I simply mean that "cannot see the forest on account of the trees" (my natural reading of the phrase) is the meaning that to me is obvious and can be derived directly from the meaning of its constituent parts I realize that transparency is a personal thing It seems evident from this discussion that some people regard the phrase as truly idiomatic, with a "frozen" meaning that
- conditional perfect - Right way to use Cannot but help - English . . .
1 There is no correct way to use "cannot help but " There are two traditional and synonymous idioms, "cannot but [do something]" and "cannot help [doing something] " Those who say "cannot help but" are conflating the two (in much the same some people conflate "irrespective" and "regardless" to create the nonsensical "irregardless")
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