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Discussion:
I think I can't.” and “I don't think I can.”.
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Message 1 - posted by mandychang1022 (U14021045) , 17 Hours Ago
Excuse me! Can you tell me the difference between” I think I can't.” and “I don't think I can.”. They are the same meaning In Chinese.And I want to know is that a graceful refuse sentence.



Message 2 - posted by Robert J. (U2283314) , 17 Hours Ago
"I think I can't" = "I think that I cannot""I don't think I can".These have the same meaning; however, the latter is much more common.

Usually I had lots of question when I was studying. But now I don't know what question can I ask suddenly. So I find this question in the highest frequency of English mistake. There is a indistinct memory. It seems that teacher said“ I think I can't .”is a wrong sentence and tell us we should say “I don't think I can. ”. They are the same meaning when they translate into Chinese. So l want to ask this question.


The result is they are the same. He says that“I don't think I can. ”is much more common.