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Pelin
Can I use these interchangeably?
I can do something now.
If I say;
I couldn't do it before.
I've never been able to do it before
11 dec. 2024 00:22
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Both options are fine but the original isn’t.
It’s clearer to say:
Now, I can do something. (Starting with and emphasizing ‘Now’ suggests ‘now and not previously’ more clearly than putting it at the end.)
12 december 2024
Or you can say ‘I couldn’t have done it before’
12 december 2024
They mean the same thing, but the second has a little bit more emphasis in my opinion, as if it's amazing that you can now do it.
11 december 2024
Both your examples are okay Pelin.
11 december 2024
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