No or not

[tufguy]

I want to know whether you have received money or not? Is this sentence correct?.

I have also seen people using "no" instead of "not" in these kind of sentences. Please tell when to use "not" and when to use "no"?.

 

[Olympian]

**** Not a teacher ****

I think the sentence is correct. (using "not"). I tend to think of it like this: "Have you received the money (or not received it)?" This way there is no confusion for me.

I have only seen Indian people use "no", so it may be correct in Indian English, but I am not sure. Please wait for confirmation from a teacher or a senior member of this forum.

 

[MikeNewYork]

"No" is not correct.

 

[tedmc]

That is not a question and 'or not' is not required. Use 'the' before 'money'.

 

[teechar]

Mike is right in saying "no" is not correct.
Also, "the" may or may not be necessary. It depends on the context.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I heard people say 'whether or not' rather than 'whether or no', but I am not a teacher.

 

[TheParser]

Please tell when to use "not" and when to use "no."

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Mona: I want to marry James.
Mona's mother: But he's only an actor.
Mona: Whether he is an actor or no, I intend to marry him!

(That is: "Whether he is an actor or no actor, I intend ...."

I think, however, that in 2015, most Americans would simply use "not." Perhaps the use of "no" would sound a bit precious (much too elegant).

I am pretty sure that most people would say, "Cold weather or not, I am going to the beach." Technically speaking, it should be "Cold weather or no [cold weather], I am ..."

*****

You should say, "I don't care whether he is going or not" because that is short for "I don't care whether he is going or not going."


Source: HARPER'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR (copyright 1941 and 1965) by John B. Opdycke, Ph.D.

 

[Barb_D]

I disagree that "or no" is somehow more correct or elegant.
"Whether he is an actor or not [an actor]" makes as much if not more sense than "Whether he is an actor or no actor."

 

[MikeNewYork]

Parser, "no" is no longer current in English grammar. Some of your books are out of date.