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Alik Bairamov
Can I say "I think we've not met before" instead of "I don't think we've met before"?
5 мая 2020 г., 5:47
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No, we wouldn't say that. We would always phrase this statement as "I don't think we've met before". Or, if you wanted to say 'we've not met before', you'd use a tag question: "We've not met before, have we?"
If you were to say "I think we've not met before" people would understand you, but it would sound strange and unnatural.
A general rule is that we always put the negative element as near to the beginning of the statement as we can.
5 мая 2020 г.
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"I think we've not met before" is formal and less said.
The 2nd is more idiomatic and far better to say if you want to sound natural.
5 мая 2020 г.
the first option sounds more british. they use "have" in "-'ve" more often. it's unusual to use the negative like that in american english at least. much more common to hear the second
5 мая 2020 г.
Thank you very much, Trisha!
5 мая 2020 г.
You can and will be understood by English speakers, but it sounds quite formal. "I don't think we've met before" is much more common.
5 мая 2020 г.
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