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20 ago 2015
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Inglés (US)
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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre not certain y uncertain ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre not certain y uncertain ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.
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- Inglés (US)
I don't want say it's true 100% of the time. But generally, it does sound more formal to me.
"I was unaware." <-- more formal
"I was not aware."
"I wasn't aware." <-- more casual
"I was unafraid."
"I was not afraid."
"I wasn't afraid."
"I was unprepared."
"I was not prepared."
"I wasn't prepared."
It depends on how commonly used the word is, which will differ for each one. For example, I hear "unprepared" a lot, but I rarely hear "unaware". So "unprepared" and "not prepared" sound almost equal to me, but not the others.
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- Inglés (US)
I don't think there is any difference. "Uncertain" sounds more formal, though.
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- Coreano
I have one more question. Then, are the words containing 'un(adjective)' are usually more formal than 'not (adjective)?
- Inglés (US)
I don't want say it's true 100% of the time. But generally, it does sound more formal to me.
"I was unaware." <-- more formal
"I was not aware."
"I wasn't aware." <-- more casual
"I was unafraid."
"I was not afraid."
"I wasn't afraid."
"I was unprepared."
"I was not prepared."
"I wasn't prepared."
It depends on how commonly used the word is, which will differ for each one. For example, I hear "unprepared" a lot, but I rarely hear "unaware". So "unprepared" and "not prepared" sound almost equal to me, but not the others.
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