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Alex+ Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
is not / isn't
0 1. It's not my bag. 02 br
00 2. It isn't my bag. 02 br
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00 What's the difference between "is not"-form and "isn't"? There's no difference in meaning, but maybe, there's a difference in emphasis? Which form do you use more often? 02 br
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00 Thanks for your help in advance. 0-
00 2. It isn't my bag. 02 br
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00 What's the difference between "is not"-form and "isn't"? There's no difference in meaning, but maybe, there's a difference in emphasis? Which form do you use more often? 02 br
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00 Thanks for your help in advance. 0-
Top answer
02 br 00 Yeah, only -- that's not my purse. " 02 br 02 br 00 Semantically, they're the same. 0-
- 02 br 00 Yeah, only -- that's not my purse.
- " 02 br 02 br 00 Semantically, they're the same.
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0 Okay, Barb, I grabbed your purse for you, so we can go. 02 br
00 Yeah, only -- that's not my purse. -- I'd more more likely to say it this way than "That isn't my purse" because it lets me put more emphasis on the word "not." 02 br
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00 Semantically, they're the same. 0-
00 Yeah, only -- that's not my purse. -- I'd more more likely to say it this way than "That isn't my purse" because it lets me put more emphasis on the word "not." 02 br
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00 Semantically, they're the same. 0-
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0 I've felt that "is not" expresses more emphasis but I wasn't be sure. Thank you for the good example. 0-
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