From the Sunny Side: The “can’t” tombstone

For anyone who has been to the Greene Publishing, Inc. office, they have no doubt seen a row of tombstones in front of the building. These tombstones mark the death and burial of a series of words whose elimination would benefit most of us. One of these words is “can’t.” This is one word, in particular, that deserves to be buried. I have heard adults say “I can’t do (fill in the blank here with some task that may be challenging, but is certainly achievable with a bit of effort and p