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Cho7712 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

all not

I am quite sure that the following sentence is ambiguous.
All the guests did not drink wine.
And one of the two possible meanings is stated as follows;
All the guests drank no wine.
Is my thinking right?
  

Top answer

" There is something incongruous about "all" with "no".

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  • " There is something incongruous about "all" with "no".
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You have the right idea, but I think it is better expressed as "No guest drank any wine." There is something incongruous about "all" with "no".
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Thank you for the answer and the better expression.
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