Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
how could you?
0 Hi, 02 br
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01 b 00 How can you eat that stuff? Gross! (How can you = How is it possible that you do...) 02 b 02 br
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00 I'd like to know how to 01 u 00 make that negative 02 u 00 , with a meaning "How is it possible that you don't..." - Should I say "How can't you...?", like "How can't you know that? Everybody knows!" 02 br
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01 b 00 How could you do that to your mother? 02 b 00 (How could you = I'm kind of shocked, I can't believe you did something like that, but you 01 u 01 b 00 did 02 b 02 u 00 ) 02 br
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00 I'd like to know if I can also use "How could" when I'm referring to something that didn't actually happened. Example: 02 br
01 b 00 How could I steal the money? I was nearly a thousand miles away from here! 02 b 02 br
00 Or do I have to say 01 b 00 "How can I have stolen the money? I was..." 02 b 02 br
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00 Thanks 05 0 010id 1
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01 b 00 How can you eat that stuff? Gross! (How can you = How is it possible that you do...) 02 b 02 br
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00 I'd like to know how to 01 u 00 make that negative 02 u 00 , with a meaning "How is it possible that you don't..." - Should I say "How can't you...?", like "How can't you know that? Everybody knows!" 02 br
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01 b 00 How could you do that to your mother? 02 b 00 (How could you = I'm kind of shocked, I can't believe you did something like that, but you 01 u 01 b 00 did 02 b 02 u 00 ) 02 br
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00 I'd like to know if I can also use "How could" when I'm referring to something that didn't actually happened. Example: 02 br
01 b 00 How could I steal the money? I was nearly a thousand miles away from here! 02 b 02 br
00 Or do I have to say 01 b 00 "How can I have stolen the money? I was..." 02 b 02 br
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00 Thanks 05 0 010id 1
Top answer
0 01 b 00 How can you eat that stuff? Gross! ", like "How can't you know that?
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0 01 b 00 How can you eat that stuff? Gross! (How can you = How is it possible that you do...) 02 b 02 br
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00 I'd like to know how to 01 u 00 make that negative 02 u 00 , with a meaning "How is it possible that you don't..." - Should I say "How can't you...?", like "How can't you know that? Everybody knows!" 02 br
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00 I'd like to know how to 01 u 00 make that negative 02 u 00 , with a meaning "How is it possible that you don't..." - Should I say "How can't you...?", like "How can't you know that? Everybody knows!" 02 br
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0 Thank you Jim, 02 br
00 I'm afraid I've been interpreting "How could" the wrong way. I'd like to ask something more, with some examples in different contexts. 02 br
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01 u 01 i 01 b 01 font 00 Criticizing: 02 font 02 b 02 i 02 u 02 br
01 b 00 What? You are stealing money from you
00 I'm afraid I've been interpreting "How could" the wrong way. I'd like to ask something more, with some examples in different contexts. 02 br
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01 u 01 i 01 b 01 font 00 Criticizing: 02 font 02 b 02 i 02 u 02 br
01 b 00 What? You are stealing money from you
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0 01 u 01 i 01 b 01 font 00 Criticizing: 02 font 02 b 02 i 02 u 02 br
01 b 00 What? You are stealing money from your mother? How could you! 02 b 00 01 font 00 (also "can", right? 02 font 00 01 font 00 Right. 02 font 00 ) 02
01 b 00 What? You are stealing money from your mother? How could you! 02 b 00 01 font 00 (also "can", right? 02 font 00 01 font 00 Right. 02 font 00 ) 02
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