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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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"all" in negatives
We all don't drink wine.
Can I say it this way?
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Anonymous Can I say it this way? ) before a negation. It's ambiguous.
- Anonymous Can I say it this way?
- ) before a negation.
- It's ambiguous.
- In this case you can solve the problem by putting all after the negation, thus: We don't all drink wine.
- Or by rephrasing (if this is what you mean): None of us drink(s) wine.
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AnonymousCan I say it this way?I don't recommend using a universal quantifier (all, both, every, ...) before a negation. It's ambiguous. In this case you can solve the problem by putting all after the negation, thus: We don't all drink wine. Or by rephrasing (if this is what you mean): None of us drink(s) wine.
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