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YukiKanda Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Negation in Exclamatives?
Hello, is it possible to use "not" in exclamatives like the sentence below?
How not honest John is!
If my understanding's right, the following sentence is unacceptable.
*How tall John is not!
Thank you in advance.
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In such situations, you would generally not use the exclamatory words, "how" and "what," together with the word "not." Instead, you'd phrase it like in the following:
"John is not honest!"
"John is not tall!"
"How dishonest John is!"
"How short John is!"
"What a dishonest guy John is!"
What a short guy John is!"
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