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Sundarnaz Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Are you not OR Are not you
Is there any difference between the following sentences
Are you not my father?
and
Are not you my father?
Which sentence is more natural?
Are you not my father?
and
Are not you my father?
Which sentence is more natural?
Top answer
Only the first sentence is correct. Also: Aren't you my father? CB
- Only the first sentence is correct.
- Also: Aren't you my father?
- CB
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Only the first sentence is correct. Also: Aren't you my father?
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Oops! I thought both were correct but had different meanings.
"Sir, are not you my father?" I have read this line in Shakespeare's Tempest, Act I-scene II spoken by Miran. Do you think he could use incorrect English or I'm facing a typo mistake?
"Sir, are not you my father?" I have read this line in Shakespeare's Tempest, Act I-scene II spoken by Miran. Do you think he could use incorrect English or I'm facing a typo mistake?
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Shakespeare lived 400 years ago. English has changed a lot since then.
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Yes, you are write English has changed a lot since then. But we can't say anything wrong written by the legends like Shakespeare. I heard people often call them Old English or Shakespearean English.
Anyway thanks for your help.
Anyway thanks for your help.
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1. Are you not my father? - very formal and perfectly fine. (You are not = Are you not)
2. Aren't you my father? - Colloquial and perfectly fine again. ('Are you' cannot be contracted, therefore, it's 'Aren't you).
3. Are not you my father? - Better to avoid in my opinion.
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