Terms indicating or emphasising negation - for example, any, at all, ever, neither.
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Origin and correctness of “ain’t no”?
In contemporary American English usage, I come across sentences like:
I ain’t got no money.
Ain’t no man like him.
Saying ain’t no sounds incorrect to me because it is a double ...
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uninterested / me too or me either [closed]
Which statement is grammatically correct?
A: I am uninterested.
B: Me too./ So am I.
A: I am uninterested.
B: I am uninterested either./ Neither am I.
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Double negation “does not any”
I understand that any has negative connotations, as can be seen in the above link, but I need to say that there are no pages in a book. I've come up with the following sentence:
That book does not ...
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“Any information” or “some information” [duplicate]
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“Any” or “some” in various questions?
I'm trying to figure out which is correct, or if both are correct.
From what I understand (and I may be wrong, so please correct ...
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Reason for Subject-Verb Inversion: Only in cases where A is B, shall the Company do X [duplicate]
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Sentences using: [something] + have + they
subject-auxiliary inversions not associated with questions
In the following, why does subject-verb inversion occur? Is it ...
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“Nobody ever joined” vs “Nobody joined at all” [duplicate]
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Usage of “ever” in a negative statement
Yesterday I read a discussion here and I still cannot figure it out. What is the difference between the following:
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Use of “ever” in non-negated sentence
Is the sentence grammatically correct:
I do recall ever seeing my mother in the light of day.
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'Yet' is to 'already' as what is to 'eventually'? Could 'never' do?
I don't know if my title serves well in expressing what I am actually trying to ask, so maybe an example will do better:
I have done it already. <-> I have not done it yet.
I waited ...
