He has no more than 10 books.
Does this sentence suggest the number of the books is exactly 10 or
it can be less than 10?
Aya-san wrote: He has no more than 10 books. Does this sentence suggest the number of the books is exactly 10 or it can be less** than 10?
it can be less** than 10?
Hi Philip
Thank you for answering my question.
May I ask you one more question?
He has not more than 10 books.
Does this also mean the number is 10 or fewer?
If so, what is the difference between the sentence above?
Not more than 10 means 10 or fewer.
No more than 10 means as few as 10.
Anonymous wrote: No more than 10 means as few as 10.
So does that mean the number of the books is most likey 10, but one feels that it's a few?
no fewer than = as many as
not fewer than = more than or as many as