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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"Is this not..?"
0 Hello everyone, 02 br
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00 I've seen "Is this not...?" several times but I don't know if it is right. Why is it in that way and not "Isn't this?" ? 02 br
00 Do they mean the same? Can it be that the first one is in a formal way while the other one in an informal way? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance for your help! 0-
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00 I've seen "Is this not...?" several times but I don't know if it is right. Why is it in that way and not "Isn't this?" ? 02 br
00 Do they mean the same? Can it be that the first one is in a formal way while the other one in an informal way? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance for your help! 0-
Top answer
0 Hi Pucca 02 br 02 br 00 Yes, they mean the same thing. 0-
- 0 Hi Pucca 02 br 02 br 00 Yes, they mean the same thing.
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0 Hi Pucca 02 br
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00 Yes, they mean the same thing. "Is this not" would be the more formal/written version or it might be used for emphasis. 0-
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00 Yes, they mean the same thing. "Is this not" would be the more formal/written version or it might be used for emphasis. 0-
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0 Hi Pucca 02 br
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00 For your information, the contraction for 01 i 00 am I not? 02 i 00 isn't 01 i 00 amn't I? 02 i 00 (That would be too logical for the British. 05 0 00 ) It is 01 i 00 aren't I? 02 i 02 br
00 Example: 01 i 00 I'm late, aren't I? 02 i 02 br
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00 Cheers 02 br
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00 For your information, the contraction for 01 i 00 am I not? 02 i 00 isn't 01 i 00 amn't I? 02 i 00 (That would be too logical for the British. 05 0 00 ) It is 01 i 00 aren't I? 02 i 02 br
00 Example: 01 i 00 I'm late, aren't I? 02 i 02 br
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00 Cheers 02 br
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0 Thanks, Yankee and Cool Breeze!:) 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Cool Breeze 12 cite 10 For your information, the contraction for 11 i 10 am I not? 12 i 10 isn't 11 i 10 amn't I? 12 i 10 (That would be too logical for the British. 15 0 10 ) It is 11 i 10 aren't I? 12 i 12 br
10 Example: 11 i 10 I'm l
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00 yes, it's an informal (some people also say nonstandard) contraction. I've usually seen it as a contraction of the verb "to be" in negative forms (are not, is not), but my dictionaries say it's also used for the ver
01 cite 10 Pucca 12 cite 10 What about "ain't I?" Is it in an informal way? 12 blockquote10 HI Pucca, 02 br
00 yes, it's an informal (some people also say nonstandard) contraction. I've usually seen it as a contraction of the verb "to be" in negative forms (are not, is not), but my dictionaries say it's also used for the ver
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0 Hello Kooyeen! 02 br
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00 Thanks for the explanation, it seems much clearer now!:D 0-
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00 Thanks for the explanation, it seems much clearer now!:D 0-
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0 In that case, may I ask that...... 02 br
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00 Is it okay to say "is not it?" because I don't remember I have seen it in that way.. I sometimes get doubtful about using that (So I use 'is it not') in my papers.. So, If we want to write it in a short/informal way "isn't it?", but If I want to write it in a formal/long way I will write "is it not?" but I cannot write "is not it
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00 Is it okay to say "is not it?" because I don't remember I have seen it in that way.. I sometimes get doubtful about using that (So I use 'is it not') in my papers.. So, If we want to write it in a short/informal way "isn't it?", but If I want to write it in a formal/long way I will write "is it not?" but I cannot write "is not it
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