I think that broke my brain. I don't talk that way, except for the last case, "I often cannot X", by which I would mean: "I try and try, but I often cannot get the lid of the damned jar!". Or some such.
For the other cases, I think I am much more likely to use words like "usually", or "rarely".
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Date: 2008-08-08 01:00 pm (UTC)For the other cases, I think I am much more likely to use words like "usually", or "rarely".