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In contexts like 'this study can give English learners...', is 'can' idiomatic or should 'wi...
In Chinese, we use ‘能’, meaning 'can / could' very often to express euphemistically and avoid 'absolute'. But I read a thesis written by a Chinese, goes that:
this study can give English learners som …
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