What is the final solution to the defective English modal auxiliary verb question?

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Minnesotan Orthodox!!7PVmJUxNNM Ffd43nE0 06/04/26 (Thu) 03:54:00 №3512473 [Quote]

What is the final solution to the defective English modal auxiliary verb question?

Chud Dl0H10AW 06/04/26 (Thu) 04:56:23 №3512607 [Quote]

uhh idk poop or something lol

Scob bBB!4eHB 06/04/26 (Thu) 05:26:59 №3512693 [Quote]

>>3512607
Insightful.

Eskimos ifCsK4i7 06/04/26 (Thu) 05:29:23 №3512698 [Quote]

>>3512473 (OP)
Raped language tbh french has such a better auxillary verb systems for future composed

Minnesotan Orthodox!!7PVmJUxNNM Ffd43nE0 06/04/26 (Thu) 05:34:24 №3512706 [Quote]

>>3512698
Leftist/progressive types love to complain how terrible of a language English is (not to call you that), but I have a feeling that if we actually tried to do some formal reform of it they would decry it as racist and prescriptivist o algo aci

Chud vffYGWED 06/04/26 (Thu) 06:18:25 №3512781 [Quote]

>>3512706
English influences-omg how ugly what an ugly abomination
Some snca brazil rainforest language with portuguese influence-OMG DIVERSITY SO INTERESTING

Scob URt6B0Ep 06/04/26 (Thu) 06:19:53 №3512785 [Quote]

Why is it bad?

Minnesotan Orthodox!!7PVmJUxNNM Ffd43nE0 06/04/26 (Thu) 06:25:19 №3512797 [Quote]

>>3512785
English modal verbs are called "defective" because they all have missing conjugations. Notably, none of them have an infinitive form. So for example I can say "I can", but I can not say "To can", but rather I have to say "To be able to". This is unlike Norwegian where one can say "Jeg kan" and "A kunne". I don't speak Norwegian so hopefully that's right.

Scob URt6B0Ep 06/04/26 (Thu) 06:30:05 №3512817 [Quote]

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>>3512797
you meant to type this right in the place of the a?
But yeah that makes sense, but if you were to introduce to can then it's kinda weird sounding no?

Chud Jq7d8r6! 06/04/26 (Thu) 06:30:54 №3512823 [Quote]

>time wasting question
>lust provoking image