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'can't afford' with 'always' Tue Feb 05, 2008 22:19 pm  'can't afford' with 'always'
 

Hello again,

Could you please tell me which is correct?

1 I always can't afford to go to restaurants.
2 I can't always afford to go to restaurants.
3 I can't afford always to go to restaurants.


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'can't afford' with 'always' Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:26 am  'can't afford' with 'always'
 

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Only this one is natural:

2 I can't always afford to go to restaurants.
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'can't afford' with 'always' Sat Feb 09, 2008 20:57 pm  'can't afford' with 'always'
 

Hi, I'm a new member and I was just reading the different topics and questions which are really interesting I think. I know you already got an answer to your question but I was just thinking of putting your sentence another way. What do you think of : "I can't afford going to restaurants all the time / every day." Do you think there's a difference of meaning?
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'can't afford' with 'always' Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:40 am  'can't afford' with 'always'
 

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It suggests that the speaker may indeed be going to restaurants frequently, and is spending too much money.
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