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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of negatives
I am trying to help a friend who is translating something from urdu to English but his grammar is a little weak. he wrote,
"Never forget
Heaven nor earth"
I want to say it's incorrect because of double negative. I would like to suggest, either
"Forget neither heaven nor earth"
or
"Never forget heaven or earth"
The first sounds better to me. Am I right? is his incorrect?
"Never forget
Heaven nor earth"
I want to say it's incorrect because of double negative. I would like to suggest, either
"Forget neither heaven nor earth"
or
"Never forget heaven or earth"
The first sounds better to me. Am I right? is his incorrect?
Top answer
His is incorrect. What you suggest is probably the more common of the two alternatives, and being a native speaker you therefore find it better. I'm a nonnative speaker and see no reason to prefer one to the other.
- His is incorrect.
- What you suggest is probably the more common of the two alternatives, and being a native speaker you therefore find it better.
- I'm a nonnative speaker and see no reason to prefer one to the other.
- CB
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His is incorrect. What you suggest is probably the more common of the two alternatives, and being a native speaker you therefore find it better. I'm a nonnative speaker and see no reason to prefer one to the other.
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