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Michelle Cha Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I have not more than.../ I don't have more than...

1. I have not more than $100.

2. I don't have more than $ 100.

Are the both grammatical and same in meaning?
  

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(1) is rather strained. It's like something I'd expect to read in an old book, rather than hear used in modern English. (2) is OK except you should not put a space after the dollar sign.

— GPY

  • (1) is rather strained.
  • It's like something I'd expect to read in an old book, rather than hear used in modern English.
  • (2) is OK except you should not put a space after the dollar sign.
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(1) is rather strained. It's like something I'd expect to read in an old book, rather than hear used in modern English.

(2) is OK except you should not put a space after the dollar sign.
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Hi.

Yeh, 1 is not modern English and is certainly sounds very odd. 2 is correct without the space after the $ sign.

Katrina
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Oh, I forgot to mention, you can also say "I have no more than $100."
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