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Michelle Cha Posted 10 years ago
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Every body does not like me.

"Every body does not like me."

Does the above sentence mean 'Nobody likes me' or 'Not all like me'?
  

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Michelle Cha Everybody does not like me. ] Does the above sentence mean 'Nobody likes me' or 'Not all like me'? Who knows?

  • Michelle Cha Everybody does not like me.
  • ] Does the above sentence mean 'Nobody likes me' or 'Not all like me'?
  • Who knows?
  • It's ambiguous.
  • It could mean either.
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Michelle ChaEverybody does not like me. ['everybody' is one word.]
Does the above sentence mean 'Nobody likes me' or 'Not all like me'?
Who knows? It's ambiguous. It could mean either. That's why it is a really bad sentence.

This always happens when you use a universal quan

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