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How do you read "ability" into this? Can't can mean many things, like no I can't do it because I don't want to, I don't have time for this etc.
by baxtr 4y ago
How do you read "ability" into this? Can't can mean many things, like no I can't do it because I don't want to, I don't have time for this etc.
- hxugufjfjf 4y agoCan't (can not) does not imply won't (will not / don't want to), and vice versa. The words have different implications. Can't implies a lack of ability, and won't implies a lack of motivation. That's why the common statuses are "won't fix" and "can't reprodure", not "can't fix" and "won't reprocedure", even though the two latter would be interesting to see. While writing this reply I realized that able/unable might be better words to use in this context, especially if you want to specifically remove your own motivation from the equation. E.g., by saying "unable to reproduce" or "unable to prioritize" you are implying "can't" as oppposed "I don't want to".