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Fattyshank Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What does it mean?

Hello.

What does it mean when "not" is put after nouns and verbs? Example: "She loves me not". Why is "not" after all here?

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This word order is not part of modern English. It is borrowed from the English of centuries ago in order to make the idea sound more poetic. CJ

— CalifJim

  • This word order is not part of modern English.
  • It is borrowed from the English of centuries ago in order to make the idea sound more poetic.
  • CJ
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This word order is not part of modern English. It is borrowed from the English of centuries ago in order to make the idea sound more poetic.

CJ
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