Can vs Can't - do they sound the same?

[Lonyo]

Do can and can't sound the same?

 

[SmoochyTX]

No. But then again, I have a brain.

Great thread Lonyo!

 

[HappyPuppy]

Dey be teh difrunt.

 

[PingSpike]

Depends on the accent of the person speaking. Vermont accents tend to have a weak t...so I do miss the distinction sometimes when people with thicker accents say them, but only when the context isn't obvious as to remove any doubt.

 

[MrDudeMan]

i was shocked that someone couldnt tell the difference.

hey...overgrown monkey and undersized vulva sound the same...right? i cant tell the difference!

 

[AgentOrange]

Could you define "Insipred".

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Depends on the accent of the person speaking. Vermont accents tend to have a weak t...so I do miss the distinction sometimes when people with thicker accents say them, but only when the context isn't obvious as to remove any doubt.

The point is really that the poster of the topic this is about is saying that because he can't tell the difference when he hears them it shouldn't matter which one he types.

Someone even said he can't tell which one it should be by context. BY CONTEXT!!!!

How can you not tell whether you should use CAN or CAN'T by CONTEXT

I can drive drunk
I can't drive drunk.

CAn you guess, by context whether you should use can or can't, (can't being a contraction of can not).

 

[Gurck]

your just gloating about you're intelligence... you should be an english professor; there salary is really good for they're work, and their well-respected. To many people think two much about spelling, what's this world coming too?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Gurck
your just gloating about you're intelligence... you should be an english professor; there salary is really good for they're work, and their well-respected. To many people think two much about spelling, what's this world coming too?

<---shoots self

 

[Yossarian]

inspired by idiots, lol... could be the summary for 90% of the threads here.