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Square Posted 12 years ago
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Why do English native speakers not learn English?

1. Why do English native speakers not learn English?
2. Why don't English native speakers learn English?

As I know, they are both correct and have different meanings.
However, I am interested in the positions of the adverb "not". Can we infer the different meanings of #1 and #2 just from the position of the adverb (not from your experiences)?

Thanks.
  

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What are the two different meanings that you see?
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Hi.

I think #1 means that why English speakers don't have to learn English seriously like foreigners. They can learn it from their parents and surroundings.

#2 has the same structure like the one below and I think it is a suggestion.
Why don't we save more money?
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They are just slightly different forms of the same question. Questions can be interpreted in different ways.

I think #1 means that why English speakers don't have to learn English seriously like foreigners. They can learn it from their parents and surroundings. You are adding a lot of extra meaning to the original wording.
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