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unless + negative construction
Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me if we can have a negative construction with unless? example:
Unless we DON'T HEAR from you, the order WILL NOT BE cancelled.
instead of:
Unless we HEAR from you, the order WILL BE cancelled.
See you,
Hela
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Re: unless + negative construction

Originally Posted by
hela Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me if we can have a negative construction with unless? example:
Unless we DON'T HEAR from you, the order WILL NOT BE cancelled.
instead of:
Unless we HEAR from you, the order WILL BE cancelled.
See you,
Hela
The first one sounds awkward to me. I'd use "If" in that case.
A: Will you cancel the order if I don't call to confirm?
B: If we don't hear from you, the order will not be cancelled. We'll send it anyway, as planned.
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Re: unless + negative construction
I have understood the second sentence =
a) "Unless we hear from you, the order will not be cancelled.
but what about this one ? :
b) Unless we DON'T HEAR from you, the order WILL NOT BE cancelled.
is it possible in English, or is it incorrect ?
or should I say:
c) Unless we don't hear from you, the order will be cancelled.
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