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The verb of every parallel universe where you actually did it.
means A modal verb expressing past ability, present possibility, or polite permission, depending entirely on context.
from From Old English cuthe, the past tense of cunnan, to know or be able to; the silent L was smuggled in around 1500 by scribes copying would and should, who assumed it belonged.
Fake letterThe L was never pronounced, just peer pressure.
Sibling wordsShares roots with can, cunning, and uncouth.
Permission creepPolite cousin of can, as in could I.