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Grammar and Linguistics > A better choice - he īs not or rather he isn īt
A better choice - he īs not or rather he isn īt
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niksailor
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A better choice - he īs not or rather he isn īt
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Good day, dear colleagues! Summertime in my place of living gives me quite a lot of free time to reflect on language use :) So, I wonder what seems to be the norm or, to put it more right, a better use in English at present - "he īs not / she īs not / we īre not etc" or "he isn īt / she isn īt / we aren īt...". The question may appear a bit senseless, but I īm asking it as in a grammar book I īm reading there īs only one option presented. So I tend to think that the other is falling or has fallen into disuse. What would you say? Thank you! |
29 Jul 2016
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cunliffe
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Hi niksailor, your place of living sounds nice:-) As to your question, both of those options are fine. I would say that probably, in writing, most people opt for īhe isn īt/we arenīt� etc unless they stick to the full form. I īm not sure, though...
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29 Jul 2016
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niksailor
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Thank you, cunliffe  there seem to be no norms here and different people say differently, I guess :) |
29 Jul 2016
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yanogator
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Like Lynne, I think "isn īt" is more common than " īs not" Bruce |
29 Jul 2016
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TuocTa
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- I think "isn īt" is more common, like Yanogator  |
29 Jul 2016
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