Bob didn’t come to office today. I was asked “Didn’t you see Bob today?” Should I say “Yes, I didn’t see him today” or “No, I didn’t see him today”? Answer “Didn’t you see Bob today?” means that the person asking the question assumes that you saw Bob. The negation works like a tag question, … Read more
I have a question about “important”. When we say <something> is important, that “<something>” is assumed to be positive/desirable. But when we way something is NOT important, then that something could be either positive/desirable or negative/undesirable. “Earning money is important” “Losing money is important” “Earning money is not important” “Losing money is not important” I … Read more
How do you negate the phrase If this is the first row … to a phrase like this: If this is the second or __ row What is the word you insert in the gap? Is it ‘later’? Is there a better way to negate aboves phrase? I don’t want to write something like this: … Read more
Is there any difference between these two sentences? I don’t always get up early. I always don’t get up early. I know it’s one of the silliest questions ever, but, to my shame, I wasn’t able to find information about such usage. It seems for me that #1 means something like ‘Sometimes I do get … Read more
Which one is correct ? I don’t have any occasion to take leave. I have no occasion to take leave. Answer Amber’s made a nice point. The ‘occasion’ is the subject of the sentence. For your example, she and I would say, There is no occasion for me to take leave. There aren’t any occasions … Read more
