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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Correct or not no. 96 - a short sentence

Hello there,

Do native speakers ever combine say things this way? A combination of no and an adj. with a negative prefix strikes me as a bit odd-sounding.

There are no veggies that are unhealthy

Thank you
  

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Perfect Stranger Do native speakers ever combine say things this way? There are no veggies that are unhealthy . Yes, they do, but not very often.

— CalifJim

  • Perfect Stranger Do native speakers ever combine say things this way?
  • There are no veggies that are unhealthy .
  • Yes, they do, but not very often.
  • CJ
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Perfect StrangerDo native speakers ever combine say things this way? There are no veggies that are unhealthy.
Yes, they do, but not very often.

CJ
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Thank you CJ.

What would be a more natural way then?
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Perfect Strangera more natural way
All veggies are healthy. Come on! You knew that. Emotion: smile
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CalifJimAll veggies are healthy. Come on! You knew that.
I guess I did... It's just that I'm surrounded by so many different types of English (coming from my American, Irish, English, South African, Dutch co-workers ) and I sometimes start doubting my language skills...
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Perfect StrangerThere are no veggies that are unhealthy
I hear that as a heated assertion.
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Perfect StrangerI'm surrounded by so many different types of English (coming from my American, Irish, English, South African, Dutch... ) and I sometimes start doubting my language skills...
A common problem. Eventually you'll gain more confidence, and the different varieties of English won't bother you so much.

CJ
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