you can never know vs you will never know

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'You can never know' implies a general statement about the possibility of knowing something, while 'You will never know' suggests a specific future event where knowledge will not be attained.

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you can never know

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express the idea that it is impossible to know something.

This phrase is used to convey a general sense of uncertainty or impossibility regarding knowing something. It implies that the knowledge in question is beyond reach or understanding.

Examples:

You can never know what the future holds.
In life, you can never know what will happen next.

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But, you can never know for sure.
I think I'm recording the game, but, you know, you can never know.
At the end of the day, you can never know why somebody gets that far down the line.
You can never know Just where to put all your faith And how will it grow?
Take this, you can never know.
And still, you could be cautious, you can never know!
Look, you can never know everything about someone, but about me?
You can never know what a jury is thinking.
You can never know too much about arteries, right?
You can never know.
Goes to show you can never know about some people.
And yet, if they have behaviour that gives you chaotic solutions, then you can never know the starting point accurately enough.
Cause you've never done it, you can never know it.
You can never know for sure.
You can never know the kind of pressure I'm under.
You can never know in advance.
You can never know... but the winner is the last one standing...
Well, you can never know.

Alternatives:

You may never know
It is impossible to know
Knowing is not possible

you will never know

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a specific future event where knowledge will not be attained.

This phrase is used to suggest that a particular piece of information will remain unknown in the future. It implies a certainty that the knowledge will not be acquired.

Examples:

You will never know the truth about what happened.
I'm sorry, but you will never know the answer.

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Tomorrow when you leave Abrahama, you will never know that you left it!
John's voice: no, posterity, You will never know how much it cost us To preserve your freedom.
Like it or not, you will never know what it is like to be a black woman in America.
And you will never know if he has found forgetfulness within another woman's arms.
The only pity is you will never know how much I will grieve.
The only pity is you will never know how much I will grieve.
And I swear to God you will never - you will never know who she is.
You will never know what I gave up for this program.
You will never know how close to salvation you came, how near lasting peace you brushed.
You will never know the truth unless you stop this!
Danger of a kind which you will never know.
My man, you will never know.
Now you will never know the location of my secret drawer.
You taught me many things, Niklaus Mikaelson, but this I learned myself, and it is something that you will never know.
But you will never know more power than the rush one feels when they make something happen here, in the 75th floor.
Data, you will never know how much I owe you for that.
I am raging inside, but you will never know.
Your father, he was deeply flawed in ways you will never know.
He was a man... Deeply flawed in ways you will never know.
Come with me, and you will never know pain, never know sadness.

Alternatives:

You won't find out
The truth will always elude you
You'll never discover

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