"Don't" or "Can't"

freakybacon

How about if you don't want or need to learn to drive? Maybe you live in a big city such as London with decent public transport? A driving licence may be a waste of time and money if it is not needed. Or how about - like "ourlass" marks 1 &2 seduced an unwitting man with your feminine wiles who is dumb enough to chauffeur you about? New, improved "ourlass mk3" came with driving licence...

Harry_Flashman

mikey72 wrote: »

How do you know you can't?

Trust me on this - I know

fluffymuffy

SailorSam wrote: »

When we were growing up as kids my Mum always use to tell us there's no such word as can't.

I never understood that. Of course there's such a word as "can't".

jase1

SailorSam wrote: »

When we were growing up as kids my Mum always use to tell us there's no such word as can't.

So there is hope for teaching my cat to drive then?

Kilty_2

Definitely can't

Despite having a licence. :rotfl:

bartman

"Don't" means "banned" in many cases!

shaun_from_Africa

I don't drive a lorry in the UK although I do in some other countries. (ones that you don't need a specific category on your driving licence).
So although I can't legally drive one on the road in the UK, I can physically do so, so to state that I can't wouldn't be technically correct as I can, just not on the public highway or other public areas.

LandyAndy

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

I don't drive a lorry in the UK although I do in some other countries. (ones that you don't need a specific category on your driving licence).
So although I can't legally drive one on the road in the UK, I can physically do so, so to state that I can't wouldn't be technically correct as I can, just not on the public highway or other public areas.

Isn't that the difference between 'can't' and 'may not' rather than that between 'can't' and 'don't'?

SailorSam

fluffymuffy wrote: »

I never understood that. Of course there's such a word as "can't".

Try telling my Mother there's no such word when you've told her you can't clean your own shoes.

Flying-High_2

We have a guy in work... He can shunt Artics around all day long.... Doesnt have a car license and rocks up on a BMX each evening...

He can but he cant.