How do I differentiate "I can do" from "I can't do" in spoken English?

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I can do means you have capacity or capabilitie to do something Whereas, I can't do means you are not capable to do any work
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Speking Can and Can't is little tricky . It takes lot of practice and you need to understand technicality .However, in short, Can is pronounced little relaxd eg. Caan while Can't sound is bit abrupt eg:Can. In Indian way you may stress on 'a' in Can and on 't' in Can't . Hope it's clear .
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There is a clear distinction in pronunciation specially in Indian accent. In 'can' we generally stress on 'a' and in 'can't ' , 't' sound is the most prominent.
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the difference here is confidence level of learning, I can do- you are interested and confident to start. I cant do- you are doubtful, and thinking over learning.
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There is a major difference Between "I Can doo" from " I can't Do " Because if we decide we can do we attract positive waves .. Everything Will start going in positive way . we just need to focus on Hard work instead of Focusing On how to get Good Results, results will automatically improve.. so...
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There is a major difference Between "I Can doo" from " I can't Do " Because if we decide we can do we attract positive waves .. Everything Will start going in positive way . we just need to focus on Hard work instead of Focusing On how to get Good Results, results will automatically improve.. so just Think Postive Attract Positive As our Mind is Like a Magnet, Thankyou read less
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'I can do ' means you are expressing your willingness to do a task ..on the other hand 'I can't do' expresses your lack of confidence to do a task and your non willingness of doing a task
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Can denotes the ability to do anything whereas can't is inability to do. While pronunciation, 1) CAN - it should be pronunced as KEN. 2) CAN'T - as KANT.
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