Any difference in meaning?

Old EladioCould you answer to these two questions of mine, please?

First: Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences:

a.- He doesn’t postpone answering my questions.

b.- He postpones not answering my questions.

Second: Which would be more used in Conversational English?

Thank you in advance,

Thank you for your comment, Goodman, but I don't understand you.

First: What's the negative sentence for this affirmative one: "He postpones answering my questions".

Second: I can say, for instance: She stops smoking when sees her husband. So, I believe, I can say as well: "She doesn't stop smoking even if she sees her husband". Now, can I say?: "She stops not smoki

You cannot stop not doing something...

When you say "he postpones not answering my questions" means he answers them right away, or it's completely weird!

Now I believe I've got it. Let's see. My choice of the verb "postpone" for this post was inadequate. Now I'm going to ask the same with the verb advise. What's the difference between:

I don't advise cleaning this room now.

I advise not cleaning this room now.

I think the meaning is nearly the same. I do not advise doing something. And, I advise not doing something. Am I

Relax! One thing learners need to understand. Not everyone on this forum was trained by the same manual. That said, the answers and interpretation may vary slightly among the volunteers. I said “postpone” contains a negative connotation which is my perception. So are verbs like “delay” , “impede” and “hinder” etc. Now, with your sentence:



1) He doesn’t postpone answering m

PieanneYou cannot stop not doing something...

When you say "he postpones not answering my questions" means he answers them right away, or it's completely weird!

It sounds weired.

Perhaps, the speaker wans to say: he postpones implementing his resolve not to answer my question.

Old EladioI don't advise cleaning this room now.

In this case, you'd better write: I advise you against cleaning this room now.

You can't insist on using certain grammatical construction without regard to the common fixed, idiomatic usage of particular words.

Thanks, again, all of you, for your comments. I'm all relaxed, Goodman. And I like to hear from you or anyone other all you want, wish or like to tell me. I'm just learning English. So, I cannot understand the 'tone' of your second comment to this post. Anyway, in the meantime, I"m still waiting someone tell me wheater "I don't advise doing something" is the same as "I advise not doing something".

They are nearly the same in most cases. The "I advise not doing it" is a stronger warning, which becomes even stronger in other tenses.

I didn't advise you to tell you husband is merely a statement of what didn't happen - someone else might have advised you, or Imay have advised you of an entirely different course of action. But:

I advised you not to call the police

Old EladioNow I believe I've got it. Let's see. My choice of the verb "postpone" for this post was inadequate. Now I'm going to ask the same with the verb advise. What's the difference between:

I don't advise cleaning this room now.

I advise not cleaning this room now.

I think the meaning is nearly the same. I do not advise doing something. And,