Posted: Feb 17, 2017 7:38 am
by Cito di Pense
romansh wrote:
Have I not been clear on what I mean by could not do otherwise?


It makes a difference, too, whether this is in the first (or second or third) person. "Could have" expresses freedom, and "could not have" expresses lack thereof. Do you want to say, "It's more than a feeling..."? Rock on, romansh!