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Negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (e.g. "I am American") into its opposite denial (e.g. "I am not American").
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"I won't" vs. "I'll not"
Normally, you will use I won't. Only when not is somehow strongly linked to a phrase would you perhaps sometimes leave it as such and simply use I'll rather than abbreviate not. But it is fairly rare. …
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Reported speech commands - negations which aren't related to subject
But she told me [that] it did not have to be something expensive.
In your example, the person who receives the command (me) is not the same as the primary argument (it) of the verb that describes …
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The word 'not' often doesn't mean total negation in mathematical sense?
While sometimes "not x" can mean the logical/mathematical negation of x, at other times it has a different meaning. …
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What's the negation of "I used to be"? Surely not "I didn't used to be"?
This is a surprising development. A pertinent xkcd comic comes to mind. But I am rather drunk now, so I will save myself the trouble of deleting emotional remarks in the morning. For the record, I nev …
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Why use "need not" instead of "do not need to"?
There are two verbs need, which mean the same thing but use different constructions:
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He need not be concerned.
Need I be concerned?
This need is sometimes called a modal verb (altho …
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Isn't the word "uninstall" wrong?
What Reg says. I'd like to add that you are not the only one who is reluctant to use "uninstall" for one reason or another, as I have heard similar complaints elsewere. I think there are two other thi …