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How to form our negative sentences correctly
By Jose A. Carillo
Feb 15, 2024 12:01 am

English Plain and Simple (2190th of a series)

LET'S revisit the very important matter of negation in English.

We all know that the adjective 'no' — as do its semantic cousins 'not' and 'never' — undermines and negates every single thought and idea to which it latches on: 'No, I don't like you.' 'No, I have never loved you.' Doubtless the most subversive single word in English, 'no' when placed right before an assertion negates it with brutal efficiency: 'No parking.' 'No swerving.' 'No overloading.' 'No election cheating.'

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