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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
two questions
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"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."
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1. Does 'argue' in the above sentence denote giving reasons or citing evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view, or does it mean exchanging or expressing diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way?
2. In my poor view, It's seems that 'no' in no different should be changed into 'not.' Am I wrong?
Thank you for reading.
"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."
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1. Does 'argue' in the above sentence denote giving reasons or citing evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view, or does it mean exchanging or expressing diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way?
2. In my poor view, It's seems that 'no' in no different should be changed into 'not.' Am I wrong?
Thank you for reading.
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Anonymous 1. Does 'argue' in the above sentence denote giving reasons or citing evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view, or does it mean exchanging or expressing diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way? The first.
- Anonymous 1.
- Does 'argue' in the above sentence denote giving reasons or citing evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view, or does it mean exchanging or expressing diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way?
- The first.
- Arguing = Stating your reasoning, your logic, for believing something.
- It has nothing to do with quarreling.
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Anonymous1. Does 'argue' in the above sentence denote giving reasons or citing evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view, or does it mean exchanging or expressing diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way?The first. Arguing = Stating your reasoning, your logic, for
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CalifJim"is no different than" is a fixed phrase, typically joining two gerund clauses. The "no" is more forceful than "not".I have you to thank for this.
My inadequate input on English gave rise to this poor question.
I'll bear it in mind that "no" is more forceful than 'not'.
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AnonymousI'll bear it in mind that "no" is more forceful than 'not'.However, I should mention that the substitution is mostly restricted to cases where two things are being compared.
"is no different than" / "is no less likely than" / "is no more likely than" / ...
(You can use adjectives other than "likely" in the last two examples above.)
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CalifJimthe substitution is mostly restricted to cases where two things are being compared."is no different than" / "is no less likely than" / "is no more likely than" / ...(You can use adjectives other than "likely" in the last two examples above.)In other words, we can't just substitute "no" for "not" every time "not" occurs.I checked it.
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