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Thomaskochi Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Usage of 'Not'
Reproduced below is a sentence from an article :
" Probably because it’s part of the wider Indian culture to not really expect people to mean what they say."
Query: Would it be correct or the meaning be different if , in the above sentence, 'not to really expect ' is used instead of ' to not really expect' ?
" Probably because it’s part of the wider Indian culture to not really expect people to mean what they say."
Query: Would it be correct or the meaning be different if , in the above sentence, 'not to really expect ' is used instead of ' to not really expect' ?
Top answer
I think they mean different things. 'to not really expect' -- they don't quite expect it, maybe a little bit. 'not to really expect' -- they don't actually expect it, even though they may appear to do.
- I think they mean different things.
- 'to not really expect' -- they don't quite expect it, maybe a little bit.
- 'not to really expect' -- they don't actually expect it, even though they may appear to do.
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I think they mean different things.
'to not really expect' -- they don't quite expect it, maybe a little bit.
'not to really expect' -- they don't actually expect it, even though they may appear to do.
'to not really expect' -- they don't quite expect it, maybe a little bit.
'not to really expect' -- they don't actually expect it, even though they may appear to do.
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Hi,
Reproduced below is a sentence from an article :
" Probably because it’s part of the wider Indian culture to not really expect people to mean what they say."
Query: Would it be correct or the meaning be different if , in the above sentence, 'not to really expect ' is used instead of ' to not really expect' ?
There's no real di
Reproduced below is a sentence from an article :
" Probably because it’s part of the wider Indian culture to not really expect people to mean what they say."
Query: Would it be correct or the meaning be different if , in the above sentence, 'not to really expect ' is used instead of ' to not really expect' ?
There's no real di
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