There are some things you can say and some things you cannot.

[October wind]

There are some things you can say and some things you cannot.

Is this a correct sentence?

 

[Tarheel]

Yes. You can leave off (omit) the second "say"; it's implied.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes. You can leave off (omit) the second "say"; it's implied.

There's only one "say" in the original. Did you mean to say that you can omit the second "things"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Is this the following a correct sentence correct?

There are some things you can say and some things you cannot.

Please note my various changes. First, and most importantly, I changed your thread title. Don't put your request or question as the title - use the sentence you're asking us to look at. Above, I have improved the wording of your question and moved it to the start of the post.

 

[October wind]

There's only one "say" in the original. Did you mean to say that you can omit the second "things"?

There are things you can say and things you cannot. What about this? I omitted “things.” Does this sound any better than the original?

 

[Tarheel]

There's only one "say" in the original. Did you mean to say that you can omit the second "things"?

Well, it's not there. If it was it would be: "There are some things you can say and some things you cannot say." That's what I meant when I said the second one is implied.

 

[Tarheel]

There are things you can say and things you cannot. What about this? I omitted “things.” Does this sound any better than the original?

I'm not sure what you mean. The word "things" is still there in the same places.

I don't think it's any better than the original.