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Eladio Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

"It's not" versus "It isn't"

0 Please, could you explain when do we use "It's not" and when "It isn't". For example, people say: 02br
001.- It's not fair. Why people don't say "It isn't fair" 02br
002.- It isn't my shirt or It's not my shirt. Why both are correct? 02br
003.- A: Is this your cat? B: No, it isn't. Why people don't say "No, it's not" 02br
00There are, of course, a lot of similar examples. 02br
00And thank you in advance. 02br
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0 I think the two expressions are really interchangeable. " I think the choice is just random. 0-

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  • 0 I think the two expressions are really interchangeable.
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0 I think the two expressions are really interchangeable. You could certainly hear people say "It isn't fair," or "No, it's not my cat." I think the choice is just random. 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00Yes, pretty interchangeable. Perhaps "It's not" places a little more emphasis on the 'not', at least in some contexts? 02br
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