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- 07-Sep-2011, 15:14 #1
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Word order for negation Are these two sentences equally acceptable?
Not every participant was guaranteed a free lunch
Every participant was not guaranteed a free lunch
If so, is there a difference in meaning?
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Andrea
- 07-Sep-2011, 15:34 #2
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Re: Word order for negation #1 means that some people got a free lunch and others did not.
#2 means that no one got a free lunch.
What are you trying to say? That some people were guaranteed a free lunch?
- 07-Sep-2011, 15:58 #3
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Re: Word order for negation 
Originally Posted by licinio 
***** NOT A TEACHER *****
(1) NOT every participant was guaranteed a free lunch, but SOME were.
(2) No participant was guaranteed a free lunch; none of the participants was
guranteed a free lunch.
(a) It is ONLY my opinion that a native speaker would not say your second
sentence.
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