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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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Please read:

1.Why didn't she write that?

2. Why did she not write that?

3. Why did not she write that?

All are correct (standard) and refer to the same thing?

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3 is incorrect, 2 is more formal

  • 3 is incorrect, 2 is more formal
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3 is incorrect, 2 is more formal
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Inchoateknowledge 2 is more formal
And emphatic.
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why does the third one is incorrect?

Why didn't she write that?

Why did not she write that?

_____what is the difference?_____
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Hi,

why does the third one is incorrect? I wouldn't say that it is incorrect. It's really just not idiomatic. As you know, the abbreviated version is the one you'll hear all the time.


Why didn't she write that?

Why did not she write that?

Best wishes, Clive
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<Why did not she write that?>

In which version of contemporary Englishis that correct?
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Hi,

Well, seemingly in this British MP's, as recorded in the House of Commons Hansard Debates for 1 Feb 2006.

Chris Grayling: Chris Grayling>The Stonehenge tunnel is a good example and I understand the Secreta

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