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Hello Cookie,
There really isn't any difference in meaning. To me, the main difference would be that "it's not" puts more emphasis on the negative aspect.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Jun 04, 2009 16:55 pm Difference between isn't it and it's not? |
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| Hello ESL Expert! Thank you for answering so fast! |
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jun 04, 2009 16:56 pm Difference between isn't it and it's not? |
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| Never forget NOT to use contractions when writing essays; it costs you words. ^^ |
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jun 04, 2009 17:08 pm Difference between isn't it and it's not? |
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| SkiIucK wrote: |
| Never forget NOT to use contractions when writing essays |
+1. It can also lower your grade.
| SkiIucK wrote: |
| it costs you words. |
Some people suffer from logorrhea and dearth of words is not a problem.
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Jun 04, 2009 17:55 pm Difference between isn't it and it's not? |
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| My post was intended to be humorous. I guess my sense of humour is poor. :) |
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Jun 04, 2009 20:17 pm Difference between isn't it and it's not? |
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It was humorous Ski, it was. :) :)
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Jun 04, 2009 20:50 pm Difference between isn't it and it's not? |
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Both are amazing -- Dimitar's humour and Milanya's sincerity ;)
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