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Scw72 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A little vs. not much

Hello,

I'm just wondering if the first sentence has the same meaning as the second one.

(1) We are taught a little music and art.

(2) Music and are are not taught much.

Thank you for your answer in advance!!

scw
  

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Hi, I'm just wondering if the first sentence has the same meaning as the second one. (1) We are taught a little music and art. (2) Music and ar t are not taught much.

— Clive

  • Hi, I'm just wondering if the first sentence has the same meaning as the second one.
  • (1) We are taught a little music and art.
  • (2) Music and ar t are not taught much.
  • #2 clearly suggests this is a negative fact, implying that more should be taught.
  • #1 is not clearly negative.
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Hi,

I'm just wondering if the first sentence has the same meaning as the second one.

(1) We are taught a little music and art.

(2) Music and art are not taught much.

#2 clearly suggests this is a negative fact, implying that more should be taught.



#1 is not clearly negative. In the right context, it could be see
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