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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Formal or not
I have no idea. - I don't know.
I see no difference. - I don't see any difference.
You make no sense. - You don't make any sense.
I see none. - I don't see any.
It has nothing to do with(something)- - It doesn't have anything to do with(something).
Are there any differences between these?
I see no difference. - I don't see any difference.
You make no sense. - You don't make any sense.
I see none. - I don't see any.
It has nothing to do with(something)- - It doesn't have anything to do with(something).
Are there any differences between these?
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Formality is a very fluid concept open to personal interpretation and dependent on whether you're speaking or writing. That said, here is mine: "I don't know" is rather informal. " "I see no difference" sounds more formal to me.
- Formality is a very fluid concept open to personal interpretation and dependent on whether you're speaking or writing.
- That said, here is mine: "I don't know" is rather informal.
- " "I see no difference" sounds more formal to me.
- Anything involving a contraction is informal in written context.
- "You make no sense" sounds somewhat stilted.
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Formality is a very fluid concept open to personal interpretation and dependent on whether you're speaking or writing. That said, here is mine:
"I don't know" is rather informal. So is "I have no idea."
"I see no difference" sounds more formal to me.
Anything involving a contraction is informal in written context. "You make no sense" sounds somewhat stilted. "You are not making s
"I don't know" is rather informal. So is "I have no idea."
"I see no difference" sounds more formal to me.
Anything involving a contraction is informal in written context. "You make no sense" sounds somewhat stilted. "You are not making s
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