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- Grammar of nowhere is that more apparent - English Language Learners . . .
Nowhere else is it more apparent The clause in question uses the demonstrative pronoun "that" Its antecedent is the entirety of the preceding clause Nowhere is it more apparent that the fallout has been much more severe in some countries than others, than in unemployment figures in the United States and Japan
- grammar - Is Out of nowhere a negative? - English Language Learners . . .
It did not come {out of nowhere} = it came {from somewhere} The phrase is grammatical and it means "Something caused it" When we say "That remark seemed to come out of nowhere" we mean that it was a non-sequitur; it did not seem to flow in any way from the conversation going on at the time
- Who is the author of Excuses are the tools of the incompetent?
The author is anonymous The full content is: "Excuses are monuments of nothingness, They build bridges to nowhere, Those of us who us these tools of incompetence, Seldom become anything but
- What does to get nowhere fast mean and why Unfortunately?
"To get nowhere fast" is an idiom meaning "to be unsuccessful or to fail to make progress " The author writes "unfortunately" before a list of unsuccessful social media strategies to say that it is unfortunate that these are so common
- multiple negation - Is I do not want you to go nowhere a case of . . .
Its meaning is double: a) "you go nowhere", and b) I don't want that This gives a positive sense, but is subtly different from the positive statement "I want you to go somewhere", and would only be used in sentences such as this: "I do not want you to go nowhere, I want you to go somewhere " As noted in comments, there is emphasis on the
- Can it be a correct grammar? Dont go nowhere
In the example the meaning is clear "Don't go nowhere " is equivalent to "Don't go anywhere" Sometimes the double negative introduces an ambiguity: "I don't know nothing about it" could be understood to be a casual way of saying "I don't know anything about it " or a way of saying "I do know something about it "
- Nowhere near ready finished vs Nowhere near being ready finished
First: Yes, both sentences are grammatically correct But to me, the word "being," in the second sentence, sounds redundant WIthout the "nowhere near" adverbial phrase, you would say "I am ready " Second: In both sentences, "nowhere near" is an adverbial phrase
- word usage - Difference between Nowhere and Anywhere - English Language . . .
The use of a double negative is called "negative concord"; English is said not to support this, but in fact it does in many dialects and when used colloquially and for emphasis
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