What's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences?

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notatall123

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[FONT=新細明體][/FONT]What's thedifference in meaning between the following two sentences? Are the both grammaticallycorrect?
I can swim.
I am able to swim.
Could you explain why they are different in meaning or point out the grammatical error from each one.
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What's the#difference in meaning between the following two sentences? Are the both grammatically#correct?
I can swim.
I am able to swim.
Please check your posts before sumitting, not at all. You have once gain mised spaces between words.

Without more context, it's not possible to claim a clear difference between the two sentences.
 

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Please check your posts before sumitting, not at all. You have once gain mised spaces between words.
Without more context, it's not possible to claim a clear difference between the two sentences.
Yes, I will check the spaces before I post them. Thanks again.
But could you show me the context for each sentence to make it correct?

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notatall123's member type said:
  • Member Type:
  • Student or Learner
  • Native Language:
  • Bulgarian
  • Home Country:
  • Bermuda
  • Current Location:
  • Bhutan

Is this infromation accurate? Seems like quite a coincident that all of those start with a "B" and Bulgarian isn't the official language in either Bhutan or Bermuda.
 

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Is this infromation accurate? Seems like quite a coincident that all of those start with a "B" and Bulgarian isn't the official language in either Bhutan or Bermuda.
Thanks, Sandwich. I have reedited my profile.
 
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