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Is it grammatical to say of some potential meaning that it is "able to be said" or "trying t...
AHD has this to say about whether or not 'This is able to be said' is allowable:
Usage Note:
The construction able to takes an infinitive to show the subject's
[referent's] ability to acco …
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Can an inanimate object "claim" to do something? Like a car that "claims" 45 mpg?
The usual subject of 'claim' would indeed reference an agent. However, it is not a vast step from
Dietitians claim that co-enzyme 534, found in aardvark milk, makes
waists hairier.
to
This …
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