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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
This is not always so.
Is it acceptable to say "This is not always so" to mean "This is not always the case" as in the sentence below?
Some people think that Japanese people are poor at speaking English, but this is not so.
Some people think that Japanese people are poor at speaking English, but this is not so.
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Yes. However, your sentence says "this is not so" rather than "this is not always so". Both are correct English, but it seems you meant to write the latter.
- Yes.
- However, your sentence says "this is not so" rather than "this is not always so".
- Both are correct English, but it seems you meant to write the latter.
- Stylistically the "people ...
- people" repetition is noticeable, though it is not a big problem.
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Yes.
However, your sentence says "this is not so" rather than "this is not always so". Both are correct English, but it seems you meant to write the latter.
Stylistically the "people ... people" repetition is noticeable, though it is not a big problem.
However, your sentence says "this is not so" rather than "this is not always so". Both are correct English, but it seems you meant to write the latter.
Stylistically the "people ... people" repetition is noticeable, though it is not a big problem.
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Yes, I meant to write "this is not always so." Does it sound more casual and informal than "this is not always the case/this is not necessarily true?"
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teacherJapanDoes it sound more casual and informal than "this is not always the case/this is not necessarily true?"No. All of those are acceptable both in formal English and in everyday English.
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