“Everything is really blurry. I can't even make out what that sign over there says.”

You're chatting with a friend in a cafe. You start to talk about your glasses. Your friend asks how well you can see without them. You take off your glasses and say:

Everything is really blurry. I can't even make out what that sign over there says.

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“I've never been able to stick to a diet.”

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You're talking about dieting with a coworker at lunch. You've tried to diet several times in the past, but you gave up too quickly. You say:

I've never been able to stick to a diet.

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“I'm really sorry, but I won't be able to make it to New York next month.”

You live in New York. A friend was supposed to come to visit you from out of town next month, but he emailed to say that he can't come. He wrote:

I'm really sorry, but I won't be able to make it to New York next month.

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“Are you going to be able to make the deadline?”

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There is a school assignment due in two days. You are talking to your friend, who hasn't started working on the assignment. You are worried for your friend that she won't be able to finish it by the deadline. You ask her:

Are you going to be able to make the deadline?

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