Definitions
Etymologies
- could + -n’t (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Famous for dressing stars such as Rihanna, Blake Lively, Naomi Campbell and Penelope Cruz in their fairytale-esque creations, the British design duo behind the label couldn't resist the opportunity to make over the Playboy bunny in Marchesa.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“The newspaper reported that Perry said his father painted over the word in the early 1980s, and that it was eventually turned over to further ensure the word couldn't be seen.”
“Anyone who thought that an Alabama win tonight might call into question who deserves the national title couldn't possibly have any doubt after seeing LSU drown in the Crimson Tide.”
The Guardian: Alabama 21 LSU 0 - as it happened! | Michael Solomon
“My spouse and I have shared a primary email address for years and when I set up a Facebook account in my name I couldn't see how to do a duo Facebook, the contacts in the account apparently were scanned for Facebook addresses and loaded.”
“Mr. Sprecher was unavailable for comment yesterday and financial terms couldn't be determined.”
The Wall Street Journal: ICE Sets Brazil Deal Amid Exchange Fight
“Precise terms couldn't be learned, but the person said Sprint's board has blessed the "broad outlines" of a deal.”
“Tara not her real name couldn't listen to another word.”
The Huffington Post: Linda Lipshutz: Do Our Children Do As We Say, Or Do As We Do?
“But even the cutesy spelling of the store's name couldn't keep it afloat; the space has now reinvented itself as Spirit Halloween superstore.”
The Huffington Post: Harmon Leon: Do All Closed Businesses in SF Resurrect as Halloween Superstores?
“The several Mexican ladies who called couldn't speak English and were probably illegal, a circumstance Sadhana felt fear about.”
“I thought I'd be able to see the difference between the electric car and a regular petrol engine, but I couldn't, which is quite interesting, she notes.”
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Big Tent
Universal quantifiers, totalizing pronouns and superlatives will save us ALL (and NONE)!
everyone, nobody, all, every, none, everybody, never, always, no one, nothing, nowhere, everywhere and 16 more...
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bootload's Words
grouse, beaut, ripper, gassit, hack, hacking, twit, spon, goon, rosella, magpie, galah and 184 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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electricblue's list
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creative, just above me at ..., i cant choose jus..., lazy, but how, couldn't, best, everything, allthings, resembling nothin..., practily perfet, not me and 54 more...
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