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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"Can do" typically refers to self, as in "I can do that".
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Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Jessica Faye Davies 🎃
A 'can-do' attitude? Often implies doubt here.https://twitter.com/Jessicafayphoto/status/774262744690397184 …
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@SoVeryBritish I mean "can do" like "I can physically do this, i just really don't want to"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Yes, exactly. "That's an option but I'm not very enthusiastic about it!"
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