CAN OR CAN'T?

Hi everyone!

What's the difference between CAN AND CAN'T?

CAN- AFFIRMATIVE

CAN'T- NEGATIVE

Of course you know that, that's crystal clear!

I mean, the PRONUNCIATION of these two words?

For example, an American would never pronounce the word "can't":

EX:

1. I can go there

2. I can't go there

For those of you who are used to working with native English speakers, you must have gone through some awkward situations in which you did not know, or was not sure whether the speaker had said CAN or CAN'T, right?

So, how to solve this?

This, my dears, can be easily solved when you learn the importance of INTONATION.

AFFIRMATIVE

When someone says "I can do it", for example, the stress falls upon the verb, not upon CAN itself:

I can DO it.

She can USE it.

They can MAKE it.

You can UNDERSTAND.

NEGATIVE

If you are saying in the negative form, then, the stress will fall upon the word "CAN'T", which will be pronounced "CAN":

I CAN'T do it.

She CAN'T use it.

They CAN'T make it.

You CAN'T understand.

Got it?

I will try to post a video here, giving more examples.