Thread: which adverbs can't have a 'not' after them?
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Old 16-Sep-2006, 03:11
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Default Re: almost can't
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Originally Posted by RonBee
"It is currently not raining" and "It is not currently raining" mean the same thing. However, "I have recently not seen him" and "I have not recently seen him" do not mean the same thing.
Do you find "I recently haven't/have not seen him" natural?

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Originally Posted by RonBee
(Dihen, why all the deletions?)
Because they are only some "please answer me" posts that I use to bump the thread.
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