http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/01/27/pluralism-or-dittophobia/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:22:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/01/27/pluralism-or-dittophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-6864 John Markley Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:23:44 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2905#comment-6864 That seems like the most likely intended meaning, but on the other hand, "can't just" is often used to mean "can't," with the implication that the person being addressed is being chastised for their presumption or chutzpah. ("You can't just walk in here and expect me to accept your demands!") That wouldn't really fit with Obama's usual style, though, so I agree that your interpretation is more likely the correct one. That seems like the most likely intended meaning, but on the other hand, “can’t just” is often used to mean “can’t,” with the implication that the person being addressed is being chastised for their presumption or chutzpah. (”You can’t just walk in here and expect me to accept your demands!”) That wouldn’t really fit with Obama’s usual style, though, so I agree that your interpretation is more likely the correct one.

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