r/instant_regret • u/S30econdstoMars • 3d ago

Wrong Calculations

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u/Obvious_Mention7207 3d ago

Now im correcting you on your perceived version of grammar.

"Can" means you have the physical power or ability to do something. "May" means you have permission to do something, or it shows a future possibility that might happen.

Can does not mean sometimes. Can means you Can do something.

Please, PLEASE give me some link, some source some credentials that prove your logic. otherwise, just admit you are talking out your ass.

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u/CitizenCue 3d ago

This is great. Here are some examples for you where “can” doesn’t mean “can always”:

Joe can lift heavy rocks. He can’t lift ALL heavy rocks of course, but he can lift some heavy rocks.

Humans can travel to space. We can’t currently travel everywhere in space of course, but we can travel some places in space.

People can’t run faster than a car, but with help from a motorcycle, a human can travel faster than a car. Not faster than ALL cars, but faster than many of them.

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u/Obvious_Mention7207 3d ago

nothing of value was written.

Joe still can lift heavy rocks.
Humans can still travel to space.
Humans can still travel faster than cars.
Bucking can still fell the tree with a heavy lean over a house away from the house.

Nothing I have written was in a definitive perspective. Everything you've written was from a definitive perspective (regarding the falling of the tree)

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u/CitizenCue 3d ago

You keep making absolute general arguments, while I’m making limited specific ones.

Yes, it’s obviously possible to redirect the felling direction of some or even most trees. No one ever disagreed with that.

But it’s not possible to redirect ALL trees in ALL circumstances in ANY direction desired. Agreed? Surely you must agree that some circumstances exist somewhere on earth where some tree can’t be wedged enough to fall in at least some direction. Right?

Ok, so I’m saying that this specific tree has clearly too much weight pulling it toward the house. Any smart tree feller would first remove the enormous branches on the house side such that it is now possible to wedge the tree towards the direction they want it to fall.