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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Remember to trust no one. (sentence correct?)

Hello.

I am a non-native speaker with just a quick question:

Is the sentence "Remember to trust no one." 100% proper English - or is it sounding odd?
(I keep thinking about "Remember not to trust anyone." - but I like the first one a lot more.)

Also is it correct to write "no one" like this? (not "no-one" or "noone") It is a bit strange compared to "anyone", "someone" etc.

Thanks a lot for your help!

-Zero
  

Top answer

"Remember to trust no one" and "Remember not to trust anyone" are both fine and mean the same thing. Arguably the second sentence is slightly more colloquial. "no one" is standard.

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  • "Remember to trust no one" and "Remember not to trust anyone" are both fine and mean the same thing.
  • Arguably the second sentence is slightly more colloquial.
  • "no one" is standard.
  • "no-one" is accepted as a variant by some dictionaries.
  • "noone" is wrong.
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"Remember to trust no one" and "Remember not to trust anyone" are both fine and mean the same thing. Arguably the second sentence is slightly more colloquial.

"no one" is standard. "no-one" is accepted as a variant by some dictionaries. "noone" is wrong.
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AnonymousIs the sentence "Remember to trust no one." 100% proper English, or is does it sound ing odd?
It's grammatical and natural.
AnonymousAlso, is it correct to write "no one" like this?
Yes, that's the correct spelling.
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