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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Nobody
Can one use:
1) He can marry nobody.
instead of:
1a) He can't marry anybody.
Can one use:
2) He can go nowhere.
instead of:
2a) He can't go anywhere.
It seems to me that '1' and '2' are not incorrect, but they are informal. They seem to be very emphatic too.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) He can marry nobody.
instead of:
1a) He can't marry anybody.
Can one use:
2) He can go nowhere.
instead of:
2a) He can't go anywhere.
It seems to me that '1' and '2' are not incorrect, but they are informal. They seem to be very emphatic too.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan It seems to me that '1' and '2' are not incorrect Right. navitasan but they are informal. I would not say that.
- navitasan It seems to me that '1' and '2' are not incorrect Right.
- navitasan but they are informal.
- I would not say that.
- They may be very slightly more formal, actually.
- navitasan They seem to be very emphatic too.
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navitasanIt seems to me that '1' and '2' are not incorrectRight.
navitasanbut they are informal.I would not say that. They may be very slightly more formal, actually.
navitasanThey seem to be very emphatic too.Yes, they do.
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