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Question by Priscilla
Submitted on 1/30/2004
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What difference do you make between I can see the moutain and I see the moutain?Try to explain to me what happens in your mind when you add can.Do you think that there's a change of meaning,and what change?

Answer by chazzz
Submitted on 5/11/2004
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An English person would almost always use "I can see the mountain" Someone from the U.S. would probably say "I see the mountain" The meaning would be the same in both cases. Probably the only time someone from England would use "I see" is to indicate that the action is habitual, e.g. "I see my grandchildren three times a year." The exception to this is where 'see' is a synonym for 'understand' as in "I see what you mean".

Answer by mARCO
Submitted on 12/5/2005
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DO AND MAKE

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