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Usage of 'not different'
Take a look at this sentence.
Many apps are not good. Even some of Apple's
own apps are not different.
I intend to mean some of Apple's own apps are not good. Is this correct?
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1answer
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Is the “or not” in “whether or not” optional? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Whether or not” vs. “whether”
I am not sure about the usage of whether. My doubt over it is whether or not is optional. Suppose I have the following sentence:
The ...
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1answer
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“I haven't got” vs. “I don't have”
Which is the correct way of saying this in English?
I haven't got any money.
I don't have any money.
If both are correct, which is the difference between them?
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1answer
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“No, I don't” or “No, I do not” in responding English questions
Consider:
A: Do you like ice cream?
B: No, I don't.
Usually in a grammar book when you answer someone's question with negation you'll use shortened answer as in "I don't". I know you can ...
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1answer
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“Is it not raining” vs. “Isn't it raining”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Tag Questions “is he not”
Which is correct:
Is it not raining today?
Isn't it raining today?
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2answers
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“Allows not” vs. “does not allow”
Which should I use: allows not or does not allow?
Can I use both?
Are there verbs that does not allow the two forms?
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2answers
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Is it not that big a deal vs No big deal
I was just checking an advanced grammar and learned that the following is possible:
It is not that big a deal
1) The book says I cannot skip the article. But how come in "ordinary" version there ...
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1answer
990 views
“Cannot help but think” vs. “cannot but think” vs. “cannot help thinking”
Which of the following are grammatical?
I cannot help but think.
I cannot but think.
I cannot help thinking.
I was taught (1) is not correct. Is it true? Or are they all correct? ...
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1answer
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Is there a difference in meaning between “does not seem to” and “seems not to”?
Consider the following sentences:
Try not to be alarmed if a rule doesn’t seem to work for a specific sentence.
Try not to be alarmed if a rule seems not to work for a specific sentence.
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2answers
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“Does not make changes” or “makes no changes”
I was thinking of using this sentence on my computer program:
This action does not make changes on user's machine.
Just to be sure, I checked Google Translate which suggested:
This action ...
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4answers
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What's the distinction between “nonessential” and “inessential”?
I'm revising a text that uses the word "nonessential", but my ear is telling me "inessential." Usually when there are two very similar words like this, there is some subtle (or not so subtle) ...
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1answer
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Rules for 'no' and 'not' [closed]
Can anyone elucidate a comprehensive list of rules regarding the usage of 'no' and 'not'? I've found rules of thumb, such as 'no' for nouns and 'not' for everything else, but then there's the case of ...
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3answers
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Is “uncomplete” a word? [closed]
Or would I just use incomplete? Would there be any instance that one would uncomplete?
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6answers
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Antonym of the verb “complete”
I have an action on a web form. It's a button whose action is to complete a case.
I need to name another button, and I want to use a verb that conveys the meaning of "undo the completion" of this ...
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4answers
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“Uncapable” or “incapable”?
In Microsoft Word, uncapable is marked as wrong. It sounded pretty alright to me, thus, I checked it up on the Web and found that many dictionaries do not have "uncapable" in their entries, but ...
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6answers
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What is the correct way to use “neither” and “nor” in a sentence together?
Given these facts:
The tool cannot be found in the kitchen.
The tool cannot be found in the bathroom.
Which is the correct sentence to represent the situation above?
I can find the tool ...
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3answers
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“Can hardly wait” versus “can't hardly wait”
This has been bothering me for a while and I'm finally at a forum where I feel like I might get an answer. I have heard people say "I can hardly wait for summer to get here" and I've also heard "I ...
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6answers
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“won't” vs. “wouldn't”
Are these two words interchangeable? How do you know when to use one or the other?
For some sentences it is easy to know which one to use, but not for others. The type of sentences that are difficult ...
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3answers
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Use “or” or “nor”?
I've always wondered this but never asked. Given this statement:
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed.
Should it be or or nor? This is on Wikipedia so they are probably correct in saying ...
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2answers
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Usage of “neither… nor” versus “not … or”
First, this is not a dupe of:
"Not bad either" versus "not bad neither"
nor a dupe of:
"Neither Michael nor Albert is correct" or "Neither Michael nor Albert are ...
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4answers
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“There is no rule” vs. “there isn't rule”
What are the differences between the two sentences below:
There is no rule.
There isn't rule.
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4answers
657 views
Should I use 'or' or 'nor'?
This document does not cover the SDK interfaces nor any other reference material.
I think the above is correct, but my grammatical checker in Microsoft Word underlines nor and suggests or. Why?
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“Undistinguishable” vs. “indistinguishable”
Is there a difference between these two words? To me, it seems that undistinguishable is more where you can't tell what it is, and indistinguishable seems to be where they're the same. It seems a lot ...
