Absolutely no vs absolutely not

[hatgray]

Is it grammatically correct to reply, "absolutely no" or "absolutely not"? Are they both right?

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it grammatically correct to reply to a question with (no comma here) "Absolutely no" or "Absolutely not"? Are they both right?

"Absolutely not" is definitely a possible response to a question. I am trying to work out if I can come up with a context in which "Absolutely no" is possible.

 

[hatgray]

Found this

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...v=onepage&q=she teplied absolutely no&f=false

Question:"Has she done something better than me?"

Reply: "Absolutely no."

Is it acceptable?

 

[Rover_KE]

It's not acceptable to me.

 

[GoesStation]

Question:"Has she done something better than me?"

Reply: "Absolutely no."

Is it acceptable?

Absolutely not.

 

[Raymott]

[FONT=&quot]"But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one." (Matt 5:37)[/FONT]