not (ready) infectious

[Tanguatlay]

Your type of cold is not infectious.

Your type of cold is not really infectious.

Is there any difference in meaning between the two sentences?

Many thanks.

[Skrej]

Hi Tanquatlay

I think there is some distinct difference between the two. The first sentence clearly indicates that the cold is not contagious.

However, the second sentence could mean two things:
1) The cold is contagious, but not extremely contagious.
2) It's probably not contagious, but there's a small chance it could be.

Either way, your second sentence leaves the possibility that the cold might be contagious/infectious, where sentence #1 clearly indicates there is no danger of it being so.
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