Be able and Can

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Be able

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Can and be able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Can" instead a verb phrase "Be able".

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
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Be able and can are semantically related. You can use "Be able" instead a verb "Can".

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  • You just can't say "I will can do X", you need to use something like "will be able to" instead.
    Source: Perplexing Plurals
  • Invisible Wall You SHOULD be able to jump to that ledge but you can't, and until Robotnik jumps into his machine, you can't do anything to him.
    Source: Invisible Wall
  • Video Game / Mushroom Kingdom Fusion Goomba Stomp: Zig-Zagged because there are characters who can't do this, but they can gain a powerup to be able to do so.
    Source: Video Game / Mushroom Kingdom Fusion
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