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Oct 6 |
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Contraction of “is not” Your examples suggest to me a more permanent state of affairs though, but that may just be my interpretation. Ultimately, the sentences are the same when the contractions are removed, so there really shouldn't be a difference in meaning. |
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Oct 6 |
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Contraction of “is not” True. However, consider Spot, who often runs around happily. He's now ill and is sleeping in his basket. I'm asked how Spot is. I would reply, "He's not running around" rather than "He isn't running around" to indicate that he is still unwell. Both mean "He is not running around", but, as you said, the context and tone would confer the subtlety of meaning. |
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Jul 14 |
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What does ‘“I don’t know if there’s a cloud name for where I am right now,” mean? Agreed. Had he said, "I don’t know if there’s a cloud number for where I am right now" his meaning may have been clearer. |
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Jan 23 |
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Footnote marks at end of a sentence I think FX_ is referring in the answer above to the use of superscripts to indicate academic references in journals, rather than a more general footnote. In other disciplines it is important to indicate clearly that the footnote applies to a particular word only (as in critical editions). Rereading the original question, I can add that if the footnote is used as a reference, then it should be placed after the stop. |
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Jan 23 |
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How to use “I love you”? Thanks. I remembered the "2" but didn't go back to check how it was used. I'll update my answer. |
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Jan 23 |
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Footnote marks at end of a sentence @dmckee: Thanks. I didn't know about the "to-the-second" pop-up. I "win" by 44 seconds. |
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Jan 22 |
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Footnote marks at end of a sentence Haha, yes, both marked "11 mins ago" as of now. |
