What Does "how can you" Mean?
Learn what "how can you" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
How can you be so cold to your dead daughter?
The speaker is accusing someone of being heartless and morally wrong in a deeply emotional situation.
From Faded Threads, Episode 32
When do people say this?
Scene Context
The speaker angrily criticizes a parent for being emotionally cold toward their dead daughter.
Usage Scenario
Use this only in a very intense argument about grief or family neglect. It is highly confrontational and would sound cruel in ordinary conversation.
Better ways to say it
How can you be so cold to your dead daughter?
How can you be this cold?
How could you be so cold to your daughter?
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