Adverbs modify "not" in front of "not"
Can "so", "very", "quite", "much", "so much", and "very much" modify "not" in front of "not" as in "so not", "very not", "quite not", "much not", "so much not", and "very much not"?
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fire1 Can "so", "very", "quite", "much", "so much", and "very much" modify "not" in front of "not" as in "so not", "very not", "quite not", "much not", "so much not", and "very much not"? No, not in standard English. These kinds of structures occur only in very casual speech where the speaker almost certainly knows the pattern is wrong but uses it anyway as a mild joke.
- fire1 Can "so", "very", "quite", "much", "so much", and "very much" modify "not" in front of "not" as in "so not", "very not", "quite not", "much not", "so much not", and "very much not"?
- No, not in standard English.
- These kinds of structures occur only in very casual speech where the speaker almost certainly knows the pattern is wrong but uses it anyway as a mild joke.
- Of those you listed, only "so not" occurs like this, as far as I've heard.
- — You know, it says on the internet that the moon is made of green cheese, so it must be right.
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fire1Can "so", "very", "quite", "much", "so much", and "very much" modify "not" in front of "not" as in "so not", "very not", "quite not", "much not", "so much not", and "very much not"?
No, not in standard English. These kinds of structures occur only in very casual speech where the speaker almost certainly knows the pattern is wrong but uses it an
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