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Bookmark or Share- contractions - "There isn't" vs. "there's not" - English Language ...But if said aloud, "there isn't anyone" rolls off the tongue better than " There's not anyone" -- similar to how people tend to say "should have went" when "should have gone" is the correct option. Or we often say "this'll be good" versus "this will/shall be good" - somewhat lazy tongues.
- "It isn't" vs. "it's not" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeI tend to think "it isn't" sounds a little more formal than "it's not", which sounds a bit more colloquial. I don't really have any solid reason for that though, it just sounds/feels that way to me. – Cam Jackson
- grammar - Doesn't, Isn't, or Won't? Which is correct? - English ...For #2, I hope the intended answer is "I hope the cake isn't burnt". If the cake were still being baked, two acceptable answers would be "I hope the cake won't burn" or "I hope the cake doesn't burn". But both the original form "I hope the cake won't be burnt" and "I hope the cake isn't burnt" don't make that assumption. –
- Usage of “isn’t it” in the sentence - English Language & Usage ...Using isn't it? as a general-purpose tag question seems quite common in Asian/Indian English. Standard English makes the verb in the tag match the main verb: "You didn't wait, did you?" There are quite a number of questions in ELU about this sort of tag. –
- grammar - 'That's a good one, isn't it/that?' -- Question Tag after ...'Isn't that' is respectively rare in this position, but I'm not sure if it's incorrect. My question is: ...
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