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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a thing can be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express the possibility or capability of something existing or occurring.
Example: "In the realm of science fiction, a thing can be anything the imagination allows."
Alternatives: "something may exist" or "an object could be".
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That is to say, a thing can be an "object of possible experience" for human beings only if it conforms to human knowledge in certain respects.
"If," he writes, "such a thing can be done".
It was the Parthenon of Times Square, if such a thing can be imagined.
It cannot be standardized any more than a thing can be unburned.
Quietly, though, the formula for California chardonnay, if such a thing can be said to exist, has been recalibrated.
This is a big question, largely unaddressed by civic England, insofar as such a thing can be said to exist.
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Cueto continued: "It is a reality check that such a small thing can be made into such a massive deal.
But judging when the fringe has already had too much of a good thing can be a real skill too.
There can be too much of a good thing, but a great thing can be remade over and over.
"Too much of a good thing can be bad," she wrote, "and democracy is no exception".
"So what seems to us to be a small thing can be very intense".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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