Timeline for Extra negative in subordinate clause
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| Oct 26, 2014 at 7:54 | comment | added | tunny | We cannot use the negative construction with affirmative meaning in (semi-) formal writing. We use auxiliary DO in affirmative sentences only for emphasis. | |
| Oct 26, 2014 at 4:59 | comment | added | Dmitrii Bundin | You said it can mean I shouldn't be surprised if they did get married soon can meant exactly the same. My question is can we use such a construction in more-or-less formal writing? | |
| Oct 26, 2014 at 4:58 | vote | accept | Dmitrii Bundin | ||
| Oct 25, 2014 at 9:15 | history | edited | user230 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 25, 2014 at 8:55 | history | answered | tunny | CC BY-SA 3.0 |