Timeline for Can I use “can” here?
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| Nov 22 at 23:09 | answer | added | Mahmut | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Nov 22 at 16:24 | comment | added | Barmar | This question is similar to: Can I use “can” here?. If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem. | |
| Nov 22 at 14:43 | answer | added | Lambie | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 22 at 14:16 | comment | added | TimR | can there would have the practical meaning "there will be nothing to stop them from cutting the supply line." It is stronger than mere possibility. There is a suggestion of likelihood. This putative "can" vs "will be able to" distinction has been a bugbear of usage mavens for more than a century. | |
| Nov 22 at 14:03 | answer | added | Sam | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 22 at 11:41 | history | migrated | from english.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Nov 22 at 8:02 | comment | added | Stuart F | The probability or remoteness of the action matters, and helps choose between can and could. | |
| Nov 22 at 6:58 | comment | added | Barmar | yes, for 60+ years | |
| Nov 22 at 5:43 | comment | added | Skywarrior | Thanks for replying @Barmar Are you a native speaker of American English? | |
| Nov 22 at 0:35 | comment | added | Barmar | Sounds normal to me. "could" would also be reasonable. | |
| Nov 21 at 23:29 | history | asked | Skywarrior | CC BY-SA 4.0 |