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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" | Contractions and plagiarism

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#1 (permalink) Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:03 am Construction: Not only ... but also

Amy wrote:

Not only do I not believe that the Queen speaks English "so much better" than any other English-speaking person, but I also believe that there are plenty of people who speak English just as well as or even better than (gasp!) the Queen.

Hi

I would like to know if Amy has 'coined the use' here or it can be used like this always -- I mean the first part negative and the second part positive.

Tom

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#2 (permalink) Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:12 pm Construction: Not only ... but also

This is a perfectly normal construction, Tom. It can be used all the time.

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