Conversation started Mar 31, 2012 at 11:17.
Meysam
Meysam
Mar 31, 2012 11:17
Guys! I have a question regarding using Not after verb. Is it used in colloquial conversations? Like these: saying "He knows not" instead of "he doesn't know". Or saying "Fear not" instead of "don't fear"
David Wallace
David Wallace
@Meysam I mistakenly referred to football as "rugby" in my earlier comment, simply so that it would be clear that I didn't mean either "soccer" or "American football".
"Rugby" is the name of a school in England, not the name of a game. It is, in fact, the school where football was first played.
Meysam
Meysam
@DavidWallace Uhum
@DavidWallace Yes I agree it's a very hard condition for them, and really sad
David Wallace
David Wallace
@Meysam It's kind of archaic to use "not" in this way. Those two particular examples are relatively common, because they both occur in the Bible, KJV. However, most other cases of "not" after a verb (other than an auxiliary verb or the verb to be) would be regarded as abnormal by most speakers of English.
Meysam
Meysam
@DavidWallace good to know, thanks
@DavidWallace As far as I know, 'b' is not pronounced after 'm' at the end of words. Like in "numb" or "bomb" or "climb", ... Can you think of any word where 'b' is pronounced after 'm'?
David Wallace
David Wallace
Luke 2:10 and Luke 23:34 to be precise.
Meysam
Meysam
Mar 31, 2012 11:26
"And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy"
 
Conversation ended Mar 31, 2012 at 11:26.