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Penicillin Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

He's not/He isn't

Hello

What's the most common?

- He's not OR He isn't.

- You'd not OR You wouldn't

- They're not OR They aren't

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Hi Ohn Both "He's not" and They're not" are common, but I'd say that "He isn't" and "They aren't" are used a little more often. "You'd not" is possible, but far less common than "You wouldn't". That's my take.

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  • Hi Ohn Both "He's not" and They're not" are common, but I'd say that "He isn't" and "They aren't" are used a little more often.
  • "You'd not" is possible, but far less common than "You wouldn't".
  • That's my take.
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Hi Ohn

Both "He's not" and They're not" are common, but I'd say that "He isn't" and "They aren't" are used a little more often.

"You'd not" is possible, but far less common than "You wouldn't".

That's my take.
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Hi,
I usually say "He's not", "You're not" (your not), "They're not" (there not)... instead of "isn't", "aren't".
I think the version I use are more common, but as you see, Amy just said it's the other way around. Anyway, I don't think you need to worry, because both versions are in use in everyday English.
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Google counts, if you trust them:

he isn't 2,240,000
he's not 1,910,000

I would not consider this a significant difference.

I imagine the others that use the present tense of to be are about the same proportionally.

With modal verbs, however, the cases where the word not is isolated are far less common. Modals typically take the att
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