“Cannot possibly” is a very strong claim—I would hesitate to say anything much stronger than “should not be expected to”.
You’re correct of course.
But I’m ‘sticking my neck out’ on this one—my intention was to signal this.
Admirable! I will read it as a rhetorical flourish, then.
“Cannot possibly” is a very strong claim—I would hesitate to say anything much stronger than “should not be expected to”.
You’re correct of course.
But I’m ‘sticking my neck out’ on this one—my intention was to signal this.
Admirable! I will read it as a rhetorical flourish, then.