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Reply Thu 19 Oct, 2017 08:20 pm
Is it wrong if we rewrite "And Could It Happen Here?" as "And Can It Happen Here?"?


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How Do Democracies Fall Apart (And Could It Happen Here?)
The Yale Program on Democracy
Bright Line Watch
October 6, 2017
American democracy seems more endangered than at any time in living memory. Partisan polarization, both in Congress and the electorate, is at a historical high. During the 2016 presidential campaign, implicit rules of political discourse and conduct were violated, one after another. Ethnic, national, and religious groups were attacked as criminal enemies and calls were made to remove the citizenship of some native-born groups. Opposing candidates were threatened with criminal prosecution. Campaigns conjured imaginary threats to the electoral process while real threats were ignored or minimized.

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Reply Thu 19 Oct, 2017 09:31 pm
@oristarA,
In that context both ways would be grammatically correct.
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Reply Fri 20 Oct, 2017 12:57 pm
Could = Is it possible

Can = Is it able
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centrox
 
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Reply Fri 20 Oct, 2017 01:56 pm
Could just be a lazy journalist

It Can't Happen Here

A semi-satirical 1935 political novel by American author Sinclair Lewis, describing the rise of a fascist politician.

It Couldn't Happen Here

1988 musical film starring the British pop duo Pet Shop Boys and based on the music from their first two studio albums Please and Actually.

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Reply Fri 20 Oct, 2017 05:44 pm
@oristarA,
The use of parentheses in the title might be improper. As I recall, encompassing that much of a sentence within parentheses is seldom possible within the rules.

On the other hand, this is a rule that most people freely violate. I'm unsure how much a rule counts if everyone ignores it.
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Reply Tue 24 Oct, 2017 09:36 am
@oralloy,
Liberties are often taken in headlines or titles.

It's a non-issue.
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