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Springmeans Posted 14 years ago
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How much power have you have?
None / Nothing
Hi,,all. With the question above, I'd definitely say 'None', but would "Nothing" be wrong as an answer?
çan you tell me the reason y it's grammatically wrong, if wrong?
None / Nothing
Hi,,all. With the question above, I'd definitely say 'None', but would "Nothing" be wrong as an answer?
çan you tell me the reason y it's grammatically wrong, if wrong?
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It would be OK casually, but since the 'thing' (power) is mentioned, the vague 'no-thing' is not appropriate. Consider also that 'nothing' is not a quantity. What do you see?
- It would be OK casually, but since the 'thing' (power) is mentioned, the vague 'no-thing' is not appropriate.
- Consider also that 'nothing' is not a quantity.
- What do you see?
- Nothing.
- What is wrong?
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It would be OK casually, but since the 'thing' (power) is mentioned, the vague 'no-thing' is not appropriate. Consider also that 'nothing' is not a quantity.
What do you see? Nothing.
What is wrong? Nothing.
Who do you see? No one
Where are you going? Nowhere
How much power/milk/imagination do you have? None.
How many friends/sandwiches/wishes do you h
What do you see? Nothing.
What is wrong? Nothing.
Who do you see? No one
Where are you going? Nowhere
How much power/milk/imagination do you have? None.
How many friends/sandwiches/wishes do you h
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