
Episode 44 - The Quest for the Holy Grail of English Grammar | An Interview with Christopher Walker
The Clark and Miller English Podcast
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Can I Go to the Toilet?
If a student puts their hand up and say can I go to the toilet they're not asking about their freedom to act physically they're acting. Despite what your pedantic teacher may have said exactly they are missing the point aren't they. If you were to teach all of the different ways that can is used or applied the students would have a fairly long list of meanings that they'd have to learn.
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