troche komentarzy nativow jak oni odczuwaja ta roznice:
(1) We should leave no space between the dash and the letters on either side of the dash.
or
(2) We should not leave any space between...
Hello again! My ESL brain thinks sentence (1) = (2), but which one of these sentences would your native English-thinking brain rather write than say and vice versa?
Thank you.
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To me, number 1 seems more emphatic than number 2.
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Definitely the second version. The first is too emphatic.
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Both are correct, but the first sounds stiff.
Number two.
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We shouldn't leave spaces between the dash and the letters on either side of it. [That's how my ordinary, average AE brain would do it.]
Of your examples, both are correct, and (2) is more idiomatic.
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They are both correct.
Use 1 if you want to emphasize 'no'
Use 2 if you want to emphasise 'space'
Just my opinion
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Hi!
I think that we use "no" when we want to emphasise the negative idea.
Eg,
Sorry, I can't talk to you now. I've got no time. >>> more emphatic than I haven't got any time
IMHO,
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I would not WRITE: I have no milk. To me it does not sound formal. It sounds either stiff or literary.
I think the first way is very common in books, in narration. I also think there are many more factors than the ones we've discussed.
I agree with Art that many times using "no" emphasizes a point.
1) I don't have a connection to the Intenet. That's strange! (I'm stating a fact, and I expect the problem to be resolved in a minute or so.)
2) D--- it! I have NO connection to the Intenet—AGAIN! (I'm angry and would like to scream at someone)
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