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Bookmark or Share- grammaticality - "Why didn't (or did not) somebody do something?" or ...Why didn't somebody do something? The other way is not wrong. Why did somebody not do something? Putting the not outside of the normal order causes more emphasis to be placed upon it, a rhetorical figure known as anastrophe. From NOAD: anastrophe |əˈnastrəfē| noun Rhetoric the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.
- "don't" vs "didn't" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange"I don't receive the package", or "I didn't receive the package"? //Warning: not a native speaker "I haven't received the package." Please explain why. Generally answer uses the same verb form as the question. At least textbooks teach English this way. Q: Did you receive the package? A: Yes, I did. Q: Do you accept the package? A: Yes, I do.
- grammar - "hadn't thought" vs. "didn't think" - English Language ...Didn't think would be the correct usage here. Perhaps this is helpful: -Use "didn't think" to describe specific actions or events you didn't think would happen. For example, I didn't think I would make it. Or, I didn't think you would call. Or, I didn't think the concert was tonight.
- When is it more correct to say 'did not' and when 'didn't'?@ambitious_ph1lologist Thanks for the heads up. I don't know how I'm going to be able to edit my answer. Maybe Word detects "weren't" and not "didn't" but I'm not sure. I'm not a Word expert. I think however, regardless of the particular contraction, the logic in my answer still applies. –
- grammar - If conditional "didn't" vs "hadn't" - English Language ...If I didn't eat my greens, I got no dessert. Your sentence (If I didn't come to the meeting, it wouldn't happen) belongs either in category 2. For example: If I didn't come (go is more likely) to the meeting, it wouldn't happen (e.g. I wouldn't get my monthly bonus.) - but I'm definitely planning to attend.
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