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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Question about sentences
Dear all,
Kindly tell me whether the following sentences are correct. If yes, I would like to know the difference in their meaning.
1) We don't have enough food.
2) We haven't enough food.
Thank you.
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They are both correct and mean the same, but (1) is more usual in ordinary modern English. ) (2) may feel faintly stilted or dated to some modern speakers.
- They are both correct and mean the same, but (1) is more usual in ordinary modern English.
- ) (2) may feel faintly stilted or dated to some modern speakers.
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They are both correct and mean the same, but (1) is more usual in ordinary modern English. (Even more usual conversationally is "We haven't got enough food".) (2) may feel faintly stilted or dated to some modern speakers.
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