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Discover LudwigThe phrase "you can rather" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English, although it may sound informal or colloquial.
It is often used to indicate a preference or suggestion. Example: "Instead of taking the bus, you can rather walk to the park. It's a lovely day outside."
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Although, to be fair, after 25 years' service, you can rather understand why, even if does make Brix tut.
The only thing I would say to Duncan, having played a bit of tennis myself as a lad, is that it's often a case of just hitting the ball wherever you can, rather than wherever you want to.
"Practical advice should be 'Spray as little as you can,' rather than 'Spray to the limit of your capacity.' Pressure on the pest population should always be as slight as possible".
"You're concerned about separating those two as far as you can rather than understanding anything about what's in between".
It is better to answer as many as you can, rather than spend too much time on one question.
"But right now you have to pursue more rational policies when you can, rather than just dismissing any kind of engagement".
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They should be helping you to focus on what you can do, rather than what you can't.
Remember that it's designed to show what you can do rather than what you can't.
It's like having a precancerous condition that you can treat rather than waiting till it's cancer".
"We are getting to the next phase where you can analyse rather than simply represent," he says.
Or sometimes you can have rather a lot of chavs in, and that gets a bit scary".
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