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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Not constantly

Which are correct:
1 He has had a not constantly interesting life.
2 He has made his life not constantly tedious.

3 He has had a not always interesting life.
4 He has made his life not always tedious.

5 He has made his life not constantly tedious for those around him. (Obviously this does not mean the same as '2'. In '2' he is trying not to be bore. Here he is trying not to bore those around him)
Gratefully,
Navi
  

Top answer

None of them seems a native composition. We don't do that.

  • None of them seems a native composition.
  • We don't do that.
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None of them seems a native composition. We don't do that.
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navitasanHe has had a not constantly interesting life.
Yikes! What are you trying to do? Your sentences are strange.

Here are a few examples I found with "a not", if that's what you're trying for.

That is a not so veiled reference to the debacle that was the Bush presidency.
Perhaps his reservations stem from a not entirely p
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navitasanWhich are correct: 1 He has had a not constantly interesting life. 2 He has made his life not constantly tedious. 3 He has had a not always interesting life. 4 He has made his life not always tedious. 5 He has made his life not constantly tedious for those around him. (Obviously this does not mean the same as '2'. In '2' he is trying not to be bore. Here he is tr

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