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No one is so old that he may/can not learn.

No one is so old that he may not learn.
No one is so old that he can not learn.

Which one of the above two is close in meaning to the following? Thanks.

No one is too old to learn.

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Re: No one is so old that he may/can not learn.

No one is so old that he cannot learn.

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Thanks, Ron.

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