2015年10月1日 · Not is the general negator for verb phrases, including predicate adjectives and nouns. In a verb phrase, not occurs immediately after the first auxiliary verb. If there is no auxiliary verb in the verb phrase, Do-Support supplies a form of do. Not is contracted whenever possible, with auxiliaries or subjects (especially pronouns):

You can certainly say . . . it's not OK to not learn from them. However, bear in mind that there are still people around who mistakenly believe that such a construction is a split infinitive and should be avoided. (They are mistaken because the particle to is not part of the verb so there’s nothing to split.) If you think your readers or ...

2012年5月18日 · It*is*n't vs Its*not. This obviously matters a whole lot for rhythm and rhyme. Sometimes (though rarely) it is worth avoiding the harsh 's' sound from it's not due to microphones' tendency to accentuate the sssss. But in terms of …

Won't is simply a contraction of the words will not. They have the exact same meaning. Won't is more informal; if you're writing an essay, in most cases you're advised not to use any contractions. Beyond that, there's no reason not to choose whichever you like. More often when speaking, you'll hear won't. So if you're writing dialogue, you ...

The normal form of a negative infinitive is "not to X", in all contexts. The form "to not X" is grammatical (notwithstanding the generations of people who have moaned about "splitting the infinitive"), but unusual, and would only be used in order to convey a special meaning.

TL;DR: "or not" is never required if the alternative is a simple negation of the stated proposition, but an "or" clause is required in, say, "You must choose whether to write novels or poems" (presupposing that you're obliged to write something, and that writing, say, software is not an option currently on offer).

As Kieren has commented, won't is short for will not whereas wouldn't is short for would not. They're not interchangeable. e.g. you wouldn't write I won't do that if I were you, you'd write I wouldn't do that if I were you. If you're not going to be at a party you might write I won't be there and not I wouldn't be there.

2010年9月25日 · I do this not because it is grammatically incorrect, but because it is more aesthetically pleasing. The overuse of the word "that" is a hallmark of lazy speech. Indeed, if avoiding these instances causes you to think outside the box, your speech and writing will become more fresh and creative as a result.

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is certainly not excluding those cars that are both dented and need their oil changed. The main difference between or and and is a mild sense of contrast or indifference: "Help yourself to the cakes, the pies, and the tarts" versus "Help yourself to the cakes, the pies, or the tarts." Still, there are some cases where or is exclusive: Either A ...