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Is it, "I can imagine," or "I can't imagine?" nt (Original Post)
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Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)1. Well can you or can't you?
harmonicon
(12,008 posts)3. +1 (nt)
Ptah
(33,041 posts)2. Your General, Div II, Class 3 Poetic license gives you freedom to express yourself without concern
for others viewpoint.
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)4. Denial is "I won't imagine".
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Societally pressured is "We shouldn't imagine".
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Commandingly is "Thou shalt not imagine".
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I don't imagine this will be of any real help.
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)5. Do you want to or don't you?
vanlassie
(5,690 posts)6. Use it in a sentence.
Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)7. On the off chance this is a legitimate question....
The phrase is meant to reflect whether you can or cannot imagine a situation ... "I can imagine how badly you felt...as I have had a similar experience", or "I can't imagine how you felt, because something like that has never happened to me."
Still Blue in PDX
(1,999 posts)8. This is whatever you want it to be.
Can you imagine it? Can you relate? Can you empathize?
If yes, then it's "I can imagine."
If no, then it's "I can't imagine."