General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk)
"May" and "Can"
May 2, 2021 04:14:49
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jerryc41
Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
A twist on the idea of "may" and "can."
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May 3, 2021 09:09:45
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Morning Star
Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.
The fun side of our beautiful English language, no wonder new immigrants (myself included, some 50 years ago) get confused :-)
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May 3, 2021 10:06:34
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Sendai5355
Loc: On the banks of the Pedernales River, Texas
I remember from many many years ago when I was in elementary school I asked a teacher "Can I ....", she replied "Yes you can but no you may not."
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May 3, 2021 13:18:36
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jerryc41
Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
Morning Star wrote:
The fun side of our beautiful English language, no wonder new immigrants (myself included, some 50 years ago) get confused :-)
Yes, it is a tough language, and let's not even get into spelling vs pronunciation.
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May 3, 2021 13:20:50
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Curmudgeon
Loc: SE Arizona
Oh yeah. That's one smart kid
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May 3, 2021 17:54:14
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Rick-ws
Loc: Seattle or North Idaho
Things can be, and often are as tough in German. We english speakers don't corner that market.
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May 3, 2021 18:44:43
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nervous2
Loc: Provo, Utah
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May 3, 2021 23:28:50
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burkphoto
Loc: High Point, NC
jerryc41 wrote:
A twist on the idea of "may" and "can."
You can tuna, but you can’t tune a fish. And if you tuna a piano, it will smell bad in a couple of days!
Ms. HR Director, may I can May? She’s late every morning.
May flies can fly in May.
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General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk)