can't
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You can't teach an old dog so don't waste your food.
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You can't teach an old dog so don't waste your food.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 3 -
For twenty-three years I've been dying to tell you what I thought of you ... and now ... well -- being a Christian woman -- I can't say it!
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 3 -
I can't imagine what the poor copper would have had to say if Hebrew pronouns had cropped up in this comedy routine.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 3 -
Surviving a plane crash may be a traumatic experience, but it can't compare with being killed.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 2 -
W: I can't find it.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 3
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