Jack wasn’t at the meeting. He might have not known about it.
To me, "might have not p.p." is incorrect English. Negation 'not' ought to be placed right after a modal verb. I don't understand why Many people believe that "Might have not" vs. "might not have" can have distinct meanings.
Anonymous Negation 'not' ought to be placed right after a modal verb. Right. Anonymous I don't understand why Many people believe that "Might have not" vs.
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AnonymousNegation 'not' ought to be placed right after a modal verb.
Right.
AnonymousI don't understand why Many people believe that "Might have not" vs. "might not have" can have distinct meanings.
I don't either.
CJ