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 #2 (permalink) Fri Nov 13, 2009 13:01 pm 'There is no' and 'there is not' |
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There is no computer in the room.
There isn't a computer in the room.
There are no computers in the room.
Good morning Yuri. All three are valid.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Nov 13, 2009 13:40 pm 'There is no' and 'there is not' |
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Hi Kitosdad,I haven't heard from you for ages.
One more point: if I say "There is not (isn't) a computer in the room" must I keep in mind that there is not a computer in the room but anything else that I have taken for a computer?
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Yuri
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Nov 13, 2009 14:06 pm 'There is no' and 'there is not' |
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Sorry Yuri, your question has me confused.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Nov 13, 2009 15:53 pm 'There is no' and 'there is not' |
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It is because of my Russian mind, Kitos. In my question I followed the next chain. When we indentify something we may say, for example, "This is not a book. This is a notebook." I thought if that was so why not say "There is not a computer in the room. There is another device." In other words I thought that the sentences "There is no computer in the room" and "There is not a computer in the room" had different meanings. Do you understand me now, Kitos? If I were a native speaker I would express my thoughts better.
Best regards again,
Yuri
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Nov 13, 2009 17:50 pm 'There is no' and 'there is not' |
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OK Yuri, I think I follow you now.
Regards, Kitos.
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