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Tanit Posted 19 years ago
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there is [no/not] such a ...
Hi,
I wrote in another [url=] post [/url] of mine
'there’s no such a need now, because there’s a new plan'
and I suddenly started thinking whether it should be
'there’s not such a need now, because there’s a new plan'
I tried googling in British websites only, and I got 290 occurrences for "there is no such a" and nearly 800 for "there is not such a".
What would a native speaker say?
Cheers!
I wrote in another [url=] post [/url] of mine
'there’s no such a need now, because there’s a new plan'
and I suddenly started thinking whether it should be
'there’s not such a need now, because there’s a new plan'
I tried googling in British websites only, and I got 290 occurrences for "there is no such a" and nearly 800 for "there is not such a".
What would a native speaker say?
Cheers!
Top answer
Either "There is no such need now" OR "There is not such a need now". Both are fine. The first is absolute - there is no need; the second is comparative - there may still be some kind of need.
- Either "There is no such need now" OR "There is not such a need now".
- Both are fine.
- The first is absolute - there is no need; the second is comparative - there may still be some kind of need.
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Either "There is no such need now" OR "There is not such a need now". Both are fine. The first is absolute - there is no need; the second is comparative - there may still be some kind of need.
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Hi Tanit
Your problem is easy to solve. You never say no + a:
I have no book.
I have not a book. / I haven't a book.
I don't have a book.
I haven't got a book.
Your problem is easy to solve. You never say no + a:
I have no book.
I have not a book. / I haven't a book.
I don't have a book.
I haven't got a book.
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Cool BreezeHi Tanit
Your problem is easy to solve. You never say no + a:
I have no book.
I have not a book. / I haven't a book.
I don't have a book.
I haven't got
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Thank you, all.
What is the difference? Are they saying the same thing?
I Googled and seem to have gotten back the following results:
"there is not such a need" -- 51,700 hits (Is 'hits' the right word??)
"there is no such a need" -- 27,800 hits (Is 'hits' the right word??)
"there is no such need" -- 13,400 hits (Is 'hits' the right word??)
What is the difference? Are they saying the same thing?
I Googled and seem to have gotten back the following results:
"there is not such a need" -- 51,700 hits (Is 'hits' the right word??)
"there is no such a need" -- 27,800 hits (Is 'hits' the right word??)
"there is no such need" -- 13,400 hits (Is 'hits' the right word??)
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Yes, hits is the right word.
1. there is not such a need -- there is not so much of a need; there is not so much need; there is not so great a need; there is not this kind of need
2. there is no such a need -- mistaken form for there is no such need (in my opinion)
3. there is no such need -- there is no need like this; there is no ne
1. there is not such a need -- there is not so much of a need; there is not so much need; there is not so great a need; there is not this kind of need
2. there is no such a need -- mistaken form for there is no such need (in my opinion)
3. there is no such need -- there is no need like this; there is no ne
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Thank you all,
Your answer was clear and helpful. I hope I will not catch myself saying\writing "there is no such a..." again!
Your answer was clear and helpful. I hope I will not catch myself saying\writing "there is no such a..." again!
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