When to use didn't or did not?
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I'd use 'did not' if I was writing formally or for emphasis. (See Bill Clinton!).
I'd use 'didn't' if I was writing informally, or using it in dialogue.
(You will now get five pages disagreeing!)
I'd use 'didn't' if I was writing informally, or using it in dialogue.
(You will now get five pages disagreeing!)
Arrowqueen, you won't be getting an argument from me.
Billy, also try reading the proposed sentence aloud. Which version creates the right atmosphere?
Billy, also try reading the proposed sentence aloud. Which version creates the right atmosphere?
I use didn't most of the time.
If a character is protesting I use did not, because I think it adds emphasis to the denial - "I did not!"
If a character is protesting I use did not, because I think it adds emphasis to the denial - "I did not!"
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