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What does Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? mean?
What does Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? mean?
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It is called a tongue twister in English. I will break up the sentence to explain. "Can you can a can" means can you put food in a can; "as a canner" is in reference to a person putting food in a can in a factory; "can a can" or "as a canner can can a can" means a person who puts food in a can and closing the can. A canner was a person in a factory who would can food (put food in can). Canned food might be vegetables in a can, like green beans or peas.
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It is called a tongue twister in English. I will break up the sentence to explain. "Can you can a can" means can you put food in a can; "as a canner" is in reference to a person putting food in a can in a factory; "can a can" or "as a canner can can a can" means a person who puts food in a can and closing the can. A canner was a person in a factory who would can food (put food in can). Canned food might be vegetables in a can, like green beans or peas.
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@violet71 Thanks. It's easy to understand. In the text book sold in Japan, it was written that it means to put a can itself into another can. I thought it was strange.
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