What's the difference between "has nothing to do with" and "does not have anything to do with"?
For example:
a) My question has nothing to do with homework.
b) My question does not have anything to do with homework.
asked Nov 8, 2019 at 22:40
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No, I did it intentionally because I wasn't aware it's a mistake. I'll edit it maybe.– Virtuous LegendCommented Nov 8, 2019 at 22:59
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1I was just pointing out different variations, they were not your mistakes. Those are just the common usages.– AIQCommented Nov 8, 2019 at 23:02
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And the common ways is exactly what I want and I need to know as ELL:) Thank you for this comment.– Virtuous LegendCommented Nov 8, 2019 at 23:05
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Right. I edited it. Thank you.– Virtuous LegendCommented Nov 9, 2019 at 2:22
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In my opinion pretty much the same. Maybe only a little bit different emphasis.– USERNAME GOES HERECommented Apr 11, 2021 at 18:31
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If they mean anything, they mean the same thing, but it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to conceive of a situation in which either would be meaningful.
I think you are confusing them with a different idiomatic construction
My question has nothing to do with homework.
or
My question does not have anything to do with homework.
Both the immediately preceding sentences mean
My question does not concern homework.
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Thank you. I edited the idiomatic mistake in order to focus on the difference between these two. See the comments to my question. Commented Nov 8, 2019 at 23:01
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By the way, the 1st sentence you wrote shouldn't be with the preposition 'with'? ("My question has nothing to do with homework"). Commented Nov 8, 2019 at 23:04