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Oct 20, 2017 · There is no difference in denotation. // 'Unknown' is further from the verby end of whatever continuum is involved than 'not known' is, so connotes (if it connotes anything) more strongly the unknown-ness of the values; 'not known' is closer to the verby end, and so connotes more strongly the scientists' ignorance of the facts.
Dec 15, 2013 · 1. Yes, this is perhaps counter-intuitive. With. The man was advised to not wear red. the order seems logical, and the sentence sounds reasonable, if the last three words are given moderate stress. However, The man was advised not to wear red. is by far the more idiomatic (usually used) variant.
Jan 31, 2019 · 2. Apparently in old English there was no 'do' support to form the negative verb as in the now more common form ' don't know '. I suppose the intention of that use is to make the sentence sound somewhat dated. Compare also with the quote from some English versions of the Bible.
May 18, 2016 · Mx. Smith, seems too much like Mr. "X".It's easy to concoct alternatives, M?.Smith, Mystery Smith, Hm.Smith, but the problem is that formality itself implies sensitivity and shared customs, which requires knowledge of the other party, so lacking such knowledge the situation seems intrinsically impersonal and therefore pre-formal.
Jul 26, 2016 · Definition: "not acceptable to talk about or do" (Mirriam Webster) examples: Filipina helper Liz (not her real name) battled bed bugs in June 2012 in Tai Wong Street in Wan Chai. She says the pests covered the 500 sq ft hostel, which was home to 10 helpers. "They were on the walls, on my towels and on the carpet." Travellers also spread the ...
Apr 17, 2015 · Here, 'tragedy is known to the Kennedy family', though grammatical, sounds unusual. 'The Kennedy family have known their share of tragedy' is more idiomatic, as is 'tragedy is not unknown to the Kennedy family' (which, being an obvious vast understatement and hence incongruous, generates emphasis).
Aug 17, 2023 · 1b: not known in advance. If I understand correctly, your items or tools exist in three states: dispensability, indispensability, and indeterminate dispensability. To insert my suggested answer into a paraphrase of your paragraph: Here I am, starting a process and having a number of items, of which some I will need and some I will not.
Jun 15, 2020 · Therefore, the correct way is : ” would not have happened ”. The incorrect way is : ” would have not happened ”. With abbreviations, because of a lack of any other way, the correct way is ” would’ve not happened ”, because the abbreviation ” would’ve ” cannot be made into ” would’nt’ve ”. Because of the abbreviation ...
Unlike some languages English does not have two verbs to distinguish between a. knowing a person and b. knowing a fact or how to do something. With the former meaning it would be possible to say: I have already known many people like you and have learned not to trust them.
Apr 18, 2012 · Sometimes (well, often) people pretend not to understand what's going on (or pretend not to understand what the other person means, etc.) when in fact they do perfectly well. For example, Person A is hoping that his friend Person B would let him crash at his place for a couple of days, but, so as not to appear too intrusive, he wants Person B to invite him instead of asking directly.
