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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Will do it for nothing
1-I will do it for nothing.
Can't this sentence have two meanings:
a-I will do it for free.
b-I won't do it for anything.
The 'b' reading is not really likely, but consider:
2-I will do that for nobody.
Isn't 2 correct?
Gratefully,
Navi.
Can't this sentence have two meanings:
a-I will do it for free.
b-I won't do it for anything.
The 'b' reading is not really likely, but consider:
2-I will do that for nobody.
Isn't 2 correct?
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
I would only expect it to mean I will do it for free .
- I would only expect it to mean I will do it for free .
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navitasan2-I will do that for nobody.Isn't 2 correct?Yes, but how does that relate to your problem with #!?
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Thank you very much Bluejay and Mr. Micawber.
2-I will do that for nobody.=I will not do that for anybody.
1-I will do that for nothing.
This one has the same structure as 2, so I thought it could also mean 'I will not do that for anything.'
I think my thinking was perhaps a bit too logical. I know that language is not always
2-I will do that for nobody.=I will not do that for anybody.
1-I will do that for nothing.
This one has the same structure as 2, so I thought it could also mean 'I will not do that for anything.'
I think my thinking was perhaps a bit too logical. I know that language is not always
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navitasanI think my thinking was perhaps a bit too logical. I know that language is not always logical.Yes, I think that is the case here. 'For nothing' is very idiomatic for 'for free'.
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