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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

'not ~ any' vs 'no'

Could you tell me what the difference is between 'not ~ any' and 'no' in the following sentence? Thank you.

1. I didn't hurt any one.
2. I hurt no one.
  

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lucas21c ould you tell me what the difference is between 'not ~ any' and 'no' in the following sentence? The second is more formal and more confident.

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c ould you tell me what the difference is between 'not ~ any' and 'no' in the following sentence?
  • The second is more formal and more confident.
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lucas21could you tell me what the difference is between 'not ~ any' and 'no' in the following sentence?
The second is more formal and more confident.
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lucas21c1. I didn't hurt any one.
Anyone is normally one word in sentences like your example. But: I didn't hurt any one of them.

CB
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