Does 'You can do' not clearly mean 'Yes, you could do that' in America? Just been told its very hard to understand what I'm trying to say.
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However, it was by someone trying to patronise me. But it wld be good to know. Cannot recall an American saying 'can do.' or 'will do.' now.
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Was part of active US slang, "can do/no can do". Last I heard was in 'Buckaroo Banzai' in '82. ("That's a big no can do.")
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Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Jessica Faye Davies 🎃
Yeah, very different.https://twitter.com/Jessicafayphoto/status/774262744690397184 …
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Helen Pluckrose Retweeted VeryBritishProblems
We don't like to say 'no' directly but these things mean them.https://twitter.com/SoVeryBritish/status/650681395212353536 …
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