Dec 31, 2009 · I was asked a question the other day about negation in English and found myself complicated. The question was, "when do you use no, don't, and not in English? I know, for what I've …

Jul 13, 2016 · The only time when I can imagine saying "No, I needn't!" is when contradicting someone who has just said "You need to xxxx!" (and yes, "No I don't need" would be incorrect) Can you give …

Oct 1, 2012 · No rules per se. "Don't" is shorter to say. "don't" is less formal than "do not". In written form some writers will move towards "I do not" even if they would usually use "I don't" themselves when …

Aug 16, 2019 · Hello, I've just been told that you can reply a yes/ no question like: Do you have to go there tomorrow? with: No, I do not have to. That it is just formal. I'd have answered such a question …

Don't you have any money? It's a yes/no question but how should one answer the question without ambiguity? When you answer "yes", does it mean "yes, I don't have any money"? or the other way …

Apr 8, 2013 · The first one tells me those are two desperate no's cried out in isolation with a big time gap between them. That seems logical in view of what follows. In the second sentence the time gap …

Feb 20, 2018 · He also showed me a place in a textbook we use with a question like “Don’t you like it” and the answer was “No, I don’t” or “Yes, I do”. This makes sense to me because the question is …

I have no house. I don't have a house. What's the difference between the phrases like the ones above?

May 18, 2009 · You simply don't say "to don't" in English, because it's just not correct, period But on the contrary! JulianStuart has given two very good and easily understandable reasons for not saying “to …

Dec 21, 2020 · I don't think either of those sounds a natural response to the question. (B) should definitely be "No, thanks" while (A) comes across to me as rather oddly insistent for what is …