Datapoint Singlish/Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Values 
Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
- Example 21-73:
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You can hear the engine.You2sgcancanhearhearthedetengine.engineYou can hear the engine.
Source: Lim 2004: 45
- Example 21-74:
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You can perhaps/possibly hear the engine.You2sgcancanperhaps/possiblyperhaps/possiblyhearhearthedetengine.engineYou can perhaps/possibly hear the engine.
- Confidence:
- Very certain