Tales from the Bush in Quebec: THE REAL MEANING OF "CAN'T"

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Monday, August 2, 2010

THE REAL MEANING OF "CAN'T"

My grandmother had a saying for everything, and one of her favourites (at least, one I heard often) was “ Can’t is a sluggard too lazy to work”. Telling her “I can’t…” was, in her mind, an excuse, or an unwillingness to try. It never worked. Unless we could prove beyond a doubt that whatever we were... Sign in to see full entry.

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