In Expressions^x, Negatives^x

Like most expressions, a lot will depend on context "Good for nothing" can mean useless "Good for you!" can be an idiomatic way to say "Congratulations!" if said with enthusiasm. If said with sarcasm, it can also have a negative meaning, like "I don't care." "It's good for you" means it's...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi,I'm just wondering if there's something strange with that "so"... I hear it very often in negative sentences like "Oh my God, that's so not funny!" My impression is that the use of "so + not + adjective/description" may be of Valley Girl origin. It's a fairly new usage.Also, I...

fHi, Is that ok? I though it had to be "X is no more of a Y than Z is" ... No, don't add 'of' to this expression. However, you can remove the negative and say "X is no more of a Y than Z is". But this has a different meaning. eg Tom is more of a man than Bob is. This means that Tom and Bob...

Hi, Am new to London and a lot of Londoners use the expression "Get in!" Does anyone know what this means when they use it? Is it a negative or positive expression? How would you put it in other words for a non-Londoner? Thanks Lauren

Mister Micawber wrote:A and B are both acceptable. Hi, Mister Micawber. Thank you for the answer. The question has been taken from this source. The answer given is definitely "anywhere" (as is taught, use "any" in questions and negatives and never use "some" in questions) , but I think it is...

Hi, As for permitted developments, new buildings (both for housing and tourism purposes)1 are allowed only in areas adjacent to existing cities, towns and villages and provided that (i) they are proved to be necessary, with reference either to demographic trends or tourism-related2 needs, and at...

Hi,Could you have a look at these two sentences?As for permitted developments, new buildings (both for housing and tourism purposes)1 are allowed only in areas adjacent to existing cities, towns and villages and provided that (i) they are proved to be necessary, with reference either to...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi Simi,double negatives can have two meanings: negative + negative = positive, or negative + negative = negative.It all depends on stress and intonation:- Again, tell me how much money you have... - I said I don't have no money... (<-- I don't have any money = negative)- You...

There may be alternate ways to say it, but in American English it would be on. on a person (or group) is used in many expressions besides commit a foul on a person, many (but not all) of them with a similar negative meaning. an attack on someone an assault on someone inflict harm on...

I've see some posts here about the use of dare and as I saw some tips in a grammar book, so I decided to post them here:The expression dare (to) is most commonly used to refers to someone who has the courage to take a risk. In the negative form the to is optional She dared to tell the truth...